- Excellent financial health (Piotroski 7/9)
- Beat earnings estimates in 3 of the last 4 quarters
- Consistently positive technical signals over the last month
CVS Health stock downgraded to Buy Candidate
(Updated on Jul 14, 2026)
The CVS Health stock price gained 0.264% on the last trading day (Tuesday, 14th Jul 2026), rising from $105.90 to $106.18. It has now gained 3 days in a row. It will be exciting to see whether it manages to continue gaining or take a minor break for the next few days. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 1.71% from a day low at $105.10 to a day high of $106.90. The price has risen in 6 of the last 10 days and is up by 2.51% over the past 2 weeks. Volume has increased on the last day along with the price, which is a positive technical sign, and, in total, 598 thousand more shares were traded than the day before. In total, 5 million shares were bought and sold for approximately $557.35 million.
The stock lies in the lower part of a wide and strong rising trend in the short term, and this may normally pose a very good buying opportunity. If the lower trend floor at $103.21 is broken, it will firstly indicate a slower rate of rising, but may also be an early warning for a trend shift. Given the current short-term trend, the stock is expected to rise 33.82% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $138.11 and $158.15 at the end of this 3-month period.
CVS Signals & Forecast
The CVS Health stock holds buy signals from both short and long-term Moving Averages giving a positive forecast for the stock. Also, there is a general buy signal from the relation between the two signals where the short-term average is above the long-term average. On corrections down, there will be some support from the lines at $104.27 and $99.31. A breakdown below any of these levels will issue sell signals. A buy signal was issued from a pivot bottom point on Tuesday, June 02, 2026, and so far it has risen 18.64%. Further rise is indicated until a new top pivot has been found. Volume is rising along with the price. This is considered to be a good technical signal. Some negative signals were issued as well, and these may have some influence on the near short-term development. Furthermore, there is currently a sell signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD).
Support, Risk & Stop-loss for CVS Health stock
On the downside, the stock finds support just below today's level from accumulated volume at $98.32 and $94.18. There is a natural risk involved when a stock is testing a support level, since if this is broken, the stock then may fall to the next support level. In this case, CVS Health finds support just below today's level at $98.32. If this is broken, then the next support from accumulated volume will be at $94.18 and $86.86.
This stock is usually traded at a good volume, and with minor daily changes, the risk is considered to be low. During the last day, the stock moved $1.80 (1.71%) between high and low. For the last week, the stock has had daily average volatility of 2.19%.
Our recommended stop-loss: $102.25 (-3.70%) (This stock has low daily movements and this gives low risk. There is a buy signal from a pivot bottom found 28 days ago.)
Trading Expectations (CVS) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Wednesday 15th
For the upcoming trading day on Wednesday, 15th we expect CVS Health Corporation to open at $106.06, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $104.97 and $107.39, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$2.41 (+/-2.30%) up or down from last closing price. If CVS Health Corporation takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 2.30% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.
With no resistance above and support from accumulated volume @ $98.32, some $7.86 (7.40%) from the current price of $106.18, our system finds the risk reward attractive.
Dividend Warning For CVS
Dividend coming up for CVS: Ex-dividend date (Thursday 23rd July, 2026) is 8 days away. The dividend is $0.660.Is CVS Health Corporation stock A Buy?
Several short-term signals, along with a general good trend, are positive and we conclude that the current level may hold a buying opportunity as there is a fair chance for CVS Health stock to perform well in the short-term. Due to some small weaknesses in the technical picture we have downgraded our analysis conclusion for this stock since the last evaluation from a Strong Buy to a Buy candidate.
Current score:
3.654
Buy Candidate
Downgraded
Predicted Fair Opening Price
Predicted fair opening price on July 15, 2026 - $106.06 ( 0.113%).
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CVS Performance
Trading levels for CVS
Fibonacci Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| R3 | 107.86 | 1.58% |
| R2 | 107.17 | 0.93% |
| R1 | 106.75 | 0.535% |
| Price | 106.18 | |
| S1 | 105.37 | -0.761% |
| S2 | 104.95 | -1.16% |
| S3 | 104.26 | -1.81% |
Accumulated Volume Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| R3 | 0 | - |
| R2 | 0 | - |
| R1 | 0 | - |
| Price | 106.18 | |
| S1 | 98.32 | -7.40% |
| S2 | 94.18 | -11.30% |
| S3 | 86.86 | -18.20% |
CVS Dividend Payout History
| # | Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 10, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 | Aug 03, 2026 | $0.665 | 0.628% |
| 2 | Mar 18, 2026 | Apr 23, 2026 | May 04, 2026 | $0.665 | 0.93% |
| 3 | Jan 06, 2026 | Jan 22, 2026 | Feb 02, 2026 | $0.665 | 0.83% |
| 4 | Sep 17, 2025 | Oct 23, 2025 | Nov 03, 2025 | $0.670 | 0.89% |
| 5 | Jul 07, 2025 | Jul 22, 2025 | Aug 01, 2025 | $0.665 | 1.01% |
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