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Illumina (ILMN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$218.22 -3.44 (-1.55%)
As of 09/4/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

About Illumina Stock (NASDAQ:ILMN)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$213.95
$219.58
50-Day Range
$175.83
$227.69
52-Week Range
$88.00
$231.81
Volume
1.73 million shs
Average Volume
1.69 million shs
Market Capitalization
$32.95 billion
P/E Ratio
40.71
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$191.31
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) is a global life sciences company that develops, manufactures and markets integrated systems for the analysis of genetic variation and function. Headquartered in San Diego, California and founded in 1998, Illumina offers a range of sequencing and array-based technologies used by academic researchers, clinical laboratories, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, consumer genomics firms and agricultural researchers to enable discovery, translational research and clinical applications.

The company’s product portfolio includes next-generation sequencing (NGS) platforms and associated consumables, microarrays for genotyping and methylation analysis, library preparation kits and targeted assays. Illumina also provides software and informatics solutions to support data analysis and workflow management, along with services and support for adoption of genomics in research and clinical settings. Its offerings are designed to address whole-genome, exome, transcriptome and targeted sequencing needs across discovery and diagnostic workflows.

Illumina operates globally, selling products and services across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region. Since its founding, the company has played a central role in lowering the cost and increasing the throughput of DNA sequencing, enabling broader use of genomic tools in research and medicine. Illumina’s strategy emphasizes technological innovation, partnerships and an executive leadership team and board that guide product development, commercial operations and regulatory and market access activities worldwide.

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Illumina Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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46th Percentile Overall Score

ILMN MarketRank™: 

Illumina scored higher than 46% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 601st out of 912 stocks in the healthcare sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Illumina has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.39, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 9 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Downside Risk

    Illumina has a consensus price target of $191.31, representing about 12.3% downside from its current price of $218.22.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Illumina has been the subject of 16 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Illumina's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Illumina are expected to grow by 13.81% in the coming year, from $5.36 to $6.10 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Illumina is 40.71, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.27.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Illumina is 40.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Healthcare sector average P/E ratio of about 272.43.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Illumina has a PEG Ratio of 3.14. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Illumina has a P/B Ratio of 11.61. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Illumina's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    6.46% of the float of Illumina has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Illumina has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.83.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Illumina has recently increased by 17.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Illumina does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Illumina does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    Illumina has a news sentiment score of 1.21. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.77 average news sentiment score of Healthcare companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 34 news articles for Illumina this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    18 people have searched for ILMN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 6% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    24 people have added Illumina to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Illumina insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $436,717,110.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    2.90% of the stock of Illumina is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    89.42% of the stock of Illumina is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Illumina's insider trading history.
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ILMN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Illumina's stock was trading at $131.16 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, ILMN stock has increased by 66.4% and is now trading at $218.22.

Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 30th. The life sciences company reported $1.31 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.23 by $0.08. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 9.4% on a year-over-year basis.
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Illumina subsidiaries include these companies: Grail, Enancio, BlueBee, Edico Genome, Conexio Genomics, GenoLogics, NextBio, and others.

Top institutional shareholders of Illumina include California State Teachers Retirement System (26.59%), BlackRock Inc. (12.71%), Primecap Management Co. CA (2.33%) and Jupiter Topco LLC (1.35%). Insiders that own company stock include Keith A Meister, Patricia Leckman, Scott M Davies, Jacob Thaysen, Scott D Ericksen, Christensen Jakob Wedel, Scott Gottlieb and Aimee L Hoyt.
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Shares of ILMN 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Illumina investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), Visa (V) and Alphabet (GOOG).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/30/2026
Today
9/04/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/29/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Life Sciences Tools & Services
Sub-Industry
Life Sciences Tools & Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:ILMN
CIK
1110803
Employees
8,650
Year Founded
1998

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$235.00
Low Price Target
$113.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-12.3%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.39
Research Coverage
18 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$5.36
Trailing P/E Ratio
40.71
Forward P/E Ratio
40.71
P/E Growth
3.14
Net Income
$850 million
Net Margins
18.36%
Pretax Margin
22.59%
Return on Equity
29.84%
Return on Assets
12.17%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.53
Current Ratio
1.80
Quick Ratio
1.40

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$4.34 billion
Price / Sales
7.59
Cash Flow
$6.61 per share
Price / Cash Flow
33.01
Book Value
$18.80 per share
Price / Book
11.61

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
151,000,000
Free Float
146,621,000
Market Cap
$32.95 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.46

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This page (NASDAQ:ILMN) was last updated on 9/5/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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