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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:REGN) Shares Sold by Calamos Advisors LLC

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Calamos Advisors LLC lowered its stake in shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:REGN - Free Report) by 45.8% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 12,272 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock after selling 10,386 shares during the quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC's holdings in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals were worth $7,783,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Capital International Investors increased its stake in shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals by 41.6% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 4,736,929 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock valued at $3,373,859,000 after acquiring an additional 1,390,534 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,427,630 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock valued at $1,726,940,000 after acquiring an additional 155,369 shares during the last quarter. Dodge & Cox increased its stake in shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 2,321,316 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock valued at $1,653,543,000 after acquiring an additional 9,381 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals by 63.5% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 2,085,447 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock worth $1,485,527,000 after purchasing an additional 810,144 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. increased its position in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals by 7.9% during the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 2,045,210 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock worth $1,456,864,000 after purchasing an additional 149,124 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.31% of the company's stock.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals stock traded down $2.74 on Friday, hitting $545.00. 456,413 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 907,387. The stock has a market cap of $58.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.87, a PEG ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.33. The company has a quick ratio of 4.03, a current ratio of 4.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The firm's 50-day moving average is $549.38 and its 200 day moving average is $625.32. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has a 52-week low of $476.49 and a 52-week high of $1,211.20.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:REGN - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The biopharmaceutical company reported $8.22 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $8.83 by ($0.61). The business had revenue of $3.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.40 billion. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals had a net margin of 31.94% and a return on equity of 15.27%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $9.55 earnings per share. Equities analysts anticipate that Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will post 35.92 earnings per share for the current year.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 20th were given a dividend of $0.88 per share. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.65%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 20th. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals's dividend payout ratio is currently 8.96%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Citigroup dropped their target price on shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals from $700.00 to $650.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, June 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals from $950.00 to $800.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, June 9th. Wells Fargo & Company downgraded shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $700.00 to $580.00 in a research report on Friday, May 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada downgraded shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals from a "moderate buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $662.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Friday, May 30th. Finally, UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals from $633.00 to $560.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, June 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, sixteen have given a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $822.58.

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About Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc discovers, invents, develops, manufactures, and commercializes medicines for treating various diseases worldwide. The company's products include EYLEA injection to treat wet age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema; myopic choroidal neovascularization; diabetic retinopathy; neovascular glaucoma; and retinopathy of prematurity.

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