CVS Health price target raised to $101 from $90 at RBC Capital

RBC Capital analyst George Hill raised his price target on CVS Health (CVS) to $101 and kept his Outperform rating, citing the increased visibility of the company’s merger with Aetna (AET) after its recent comments that it expects the deal to close in early Q4. The analyst also points to “de-risked” CVS investment thesis as it pertains to pharmacy benefit managers rebates and the much higher relative multiples for managed care companies, even though he warns that investors may still be spooked by any potential steps that the White House takes to drive prescription drug prices lower. Hill notes however that the latest government funding bill pulled the text that required drug companies to disclose prices in their ads, implying that the political will to change status quo may be limited.
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