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NASDAQ:AZN

AstraZeneca (AZN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$62.26
-1.26 (-1.98%)
(As of 02/9/2024 08:55 PM ET)
Today's Range
$62.08
$63.37
50-Day Range
$62.26
$69.57
52-Week Range
$61.70
$76.56
Volume
13.73 million shs
Average Volume
7.00 million shs
Market Capitalization
$193.03 billion
P/E Ratio
32.43
Dividend Yield
1.46%
Price Target
$80.00

AstraZeneca MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating
Hold
2.33 Rating Score
Upside/​Downside
28.5% Upside
$80.00 Price Target
Short Interest
Healthy
0.19% of Shares Sold Short
Dividend Strength
Moderate
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability
N/A
News Sentiment
0.22mentions of AstraZeneca in the last 14 days
Based on 65 Articles This Week
Insider Trading
N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth
23.47%
From $4.09 to $5.05 Per Share

Overall MarketRank

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

4.31 out of 5 stars

Medical Sector

127th out of 922 stocks

Pharmaceutical Preparations Industry

43rd out of 424 stocks


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About AstraZeneca Stock (NASDAQ:AZN)

AstraZeneca PLC, a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the discovery, development, manufacture, andcommercialization of prescription medicines. The company's marketed products include Calquence, Enhertu, Faslodex, Imfinzi, Iressa, Koselugo, Lumoxiti, Lynparza, Orpathys, Tagrisso, and Zoladex for oncology; Andexxa/Ondexxya, Atacand, Atacand HCT, Atacand Plus, Brilinta/Brilique, Bydureon/Byetta, BCise, Byetta, Crestor, Evrenzo, Farxiga/Forxiga, Komboglyze/Kombiglyze XR, Lokelma, Onglyza, Qtern, Xigduo/Xigduo, and Zestril XR for cardiovascular, renal, and metabolism diseases; Accolate, Accoleit, Vanticon, Bevespi Aerosphere, Breztri Aerosphere, Bricanyl Respules and Turbuhaler, Daliresp/Daxas, Duaklir Genuair, Fasenra, Pulmicort, Rhinocort, Saphnelo, Symbicort, and Tezspire for respiratory and immunology; and Kanuma, Soliris, Strensiq, and Ultomiris for rare diseases. Its marketed products also comprise Synagis for respiratory syncytial virus; Fluenz Tetra/FluMist Quadrivalent for Influenza; and Vaxzevria and Evusheld for covid-19. The company serves primary care and specialty care physicians through distributors and local representative offices in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Australasia. It has a collaboration agreement with Neurimmune AG to develop and commercialize NI006; and Personalis, Inc, as well as research collaboration with Sernova Corp. to evaluate novel potential therapeutic cell applications; and collaboration with Cholesgen (Shanghai) Co.Ltd. to advance research and development in hypercholesterolemia and related metabolic diseases, as well as a collaboration with BioCity Biopharma to evaluate a monoclonal antibody for the treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma and a collaboration agreement with Cellectis. The company was formerly known as Zeneca Group PLC and changed its name to AstraZeneca PLC in April 1999. AstraZeneca PLC was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

AZN Stock Price History

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings
2/08/2024
Today
2/12/2024
Ex-Dividend for 3/25 Dividend
2/22/2024
Dividend Payable
3/25/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
4/25/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Medical
Industry
Pharmaceutical preparations
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:AZN
Employees
83,500
Year Founded
1999

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$80.00
High Stock Price Target
$80.00
Low Stock Price Target
$80.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+28.5%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.33
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$3.29 billion
Pretax Margin
15.07%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$45.81 billion
Cash Flow
$5.09 per share
Book Value
$11.96 per share

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
3,100,320,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
$193.03 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.52

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AZN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell AstraZeneca stock right now?

6 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AstraZeneca in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 2 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" AZN shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in AZN, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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What is AstraZeneca's stock price target for 2024?

6 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for AstraZeneca's shares. Their AZN share price targets range from $80.00 to $80.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $80.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 28.5% from the stock's current price.
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How have AZN shares performed in 2024?

AstraZeneca's stock was trading at $67.35 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, AZN stock has decreased by 7.6% and is now trading at $62.26.
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When is AstraZeneca's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 25th 2024.
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How were AstraZeneca's earnings last quarter?

AstraZeneca PLC (NASDAQ:AZN) released its earnings results on Thursday, February, 8th. The company reported $0.73 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $12.02 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.07 billion. AstraZeneca had a net margin of 13.00% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 30.67%. AstraZeneca's revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.69 EPS.

How often does AstraZeneca pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for AstraZeneca?

AstraZeneca announced a Semi-Annual dividend on Thursday, February 8th. Investors of record on Friday, February 23rd will be paid a dividend of $0.965 per share on Monday, March 25th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 22nd. This is a boost from the stock's previous Semi-Annual dividend of $0.47.
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Is AstraZeneca a good dividend stock?

AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN) pays an annual dividend of $0.91 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.46%. The dividend payout ratio is 47.40%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, AZN will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.02% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for AZN.

When did AstraZeneca's stock split?

Shares of AstraZeneca split on Monday, July 27th 2015. The 2-1 split was announced on Friday, June 26th 2015. The newly created shares were payable to shareholders after the market closes on Friday, July 24th 2015. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

What is Pascal Soriot's approval rating as AstraZeneca's CEO?

2,350 employees have rated AstraZeneca Chief Executive Officer Pascal Soriot on Glassdoor.com. Pascal Soriot has an approval rating of 98% among the company's employees. This puts Pascal Soriot in the top 20% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. 87.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at AstraZeneca to a friend.

What other stocks do shareholders of AstraZeneca own?
Who are AstraZeneca's major shareholders?

AstraZeneca's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Primecap Management Co. CA (1.39%), Jennison Associates LLC (0.57%), Franklin Resources Inc. (0.32%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.30%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.13%) and Clearbridge Investments LLC (0.12%).
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How do I buy shares of AstraZeneca?

Shares of AZN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Does AstraZeneca have any subsidiaries?
The following companies are subsidiares of AstraZeneca: AAPM Sar, AZ Reinsurance Limited, AZ-Mont Insurance Company, AZENCO2 Limited, AZENCO4 Limited, Acerta Pharma B.V., Acerta Pharma LLC, AcertaPharma, Aktiebolaget Hassle, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Almirall, AlphaCore Pharma, Amylin Ohio LLC, Amylin Pharmaceuticals LLC, Archigen Biotech Limited, Ardea Biosciences, Ardea Biosciences Limited, Arrow Therapeutics, Arrow Therapeutics Limited, Aspire Therapeutics B.V., Astra Alpha Produtos Farmaceuticos Lda, Astra Export & Trading Aktiebolag, Astra Lakemedel Aktiebolag, Astra Pharmaceuticals Limited, Astra Tech International Aktiebolag, AstraPharm, AstraZeneca (Israel) Ltd, AstraZeneca (Thailand) Limited, AstraZeneca (Wuxi) Trading Co. Ltd, AstraZeneca A/S, AstraZeneca AB, AstraZeneca AG, AstraZeneca AS, AstraZeneca Asia-Pacific Business Services Sdn Bhd, AstraZeneca B.V., AstraZeneca BioVentureHub AB, AstraZeneca Biotech AB, AstraZeneca Bulgaria EOOD, AstraZeneca CAMCAR Costa Rica S.A., AstraZeneca CAMCAR S.A., AstraZeneca Canada Inc., AstraZeneca China UK Limited, AstraZeneca Collaboration Ventures LLC, AstraZeneca Colombia S.A.S., AstraZeneca Continent B.V., AstraZeneca Czech Republic s.r.o., AstraZeneca Death In Service, AstraZeneca Dunkerque Production SCS, AstraZeneca Eesti OÜ, AstraZeneca Egypt for Pharmaceutical Industries JSC, AstraZeneca Egypt for Trading LLC, AstraZeneca Employee Share Trust Limited, AstraZeneca FZ-LLC, AstraZeneca Farmaceutica Chile Limitada, AstraZeneca Farmaceutica Holding Spain S.A., AstraZeneca Farmaceutica Spain S.A., AstraZeneca Finance Limited, AstraZeneca Finance S.A.S., AstraZeneca Gamma B.V., AstraZeneca GmbH, AstraZeneca Health Care Division S.A. de C.V., AstraZeneca Holding Aktiebolag, AstraZeneca Holding France S.A.S., AstraZeneca Holding GmbH, AstraZeneca Holdings B.V., AstraZeneca Holdings Pty Limited, AstraZeneca Hong Kong Limited, AstraZeneca Ilac Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi, AstraZeneca India Private Limited, AstraZeneca Industries LLC, AstraZeneca Intermediate Holdings Limited, AstraZeneca International Holdings Aktiebolag, AstraZeneca Investment (China) Co. 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AstraZeneca Indonesia, Pearl Therapeutics, Pearl Therapeutics Inc, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company Pty Limited, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Division Pty Limited, SPA AstraZeneca Al Djazair, Simesa SpA, Sofotec GmbH, Spirogen Sarl, Stauffer Management Company LLC, Stuart Pharma Aktiebolag, Stuart-Produtos Farmacêuticos Lda, Symbicom Aktiebolag, Takeda Respiratory Business, Tika Lakemedel Aktiebolag, Trustee Limited, Unipessoal Lda, WuXi MedImmune Biopharmaceutical Co, ZS Pharma, ZS Pharma Inc, Zenco (No. 8) Limited, Zeneca Epsilon – Produtos Farmacêuticos Lda, Zeneca Finance (Netherlands) Company, Zeneca Holdings Inc., Zeneca Ilac Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi, Zeneca Inc., Zeneca Wilmington Inc., and Zenecapharma Produtos Farmaceuticos .
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