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Gilead Sciences (GILD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$159.08 +0.39 (+0.25%)
Closing price 10/27/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$158.12 -0.96 (-0.60%)
As of 04:48 AM Eastern
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About Gilead Sciences Stock (NASDAQ:GILD)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$155.76
▼
$159.28
50-Day Range
$143.44
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$159.08
52-Week Range
$114.02
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$160.51
Volume
4.93 million shs
Average Volume
N/A
Market Capitalization
N/A
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$159.81
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes medicines for serious and life-threatening diseases. The company is best known for its HIV treatments, including Biktarvy, Descovy, Genvoya and Truvada, as well as therapies for chronic hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Its portfolio also includes Veklury (remdesivir), an antiviral treatment for COVID-19.

Gilead has expanded into oncology and cell therapy through products such as Trodelvy and the CAR T-cell therapies Yescarta and Tecartus, which are developed and marketed through its Kite subsidiary. The company also researches treatments for areas including liver disease, inflammation and respiratory illnesses.

Founded in 1987, Gilead is headquartered in Foster City, California, and serves patients and healthcare providers in markets around the world. The company operates through research, manufacturing and commercial organizations across North America, Europe and other international regions. Daniel O’Day has served as Gilead’s chairman and chief executive officer since 2019.

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Gilead Sciences Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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78th Percentile Overall Score

GILD MarketRank™: 
3.88260635433 of 5 stars

Gilead Sciences scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 110th out of 905 stocks in the healthcare sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Gilead Sciences has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.79, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 23 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Gilead Sciences is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Gilead Sciences has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Gilead Sciences' stock forecast and price target.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.64% of the float of Gilead Sciences has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Gilead Sciences has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.72, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Gilead Sciences has recently decreased by 7.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Gilead Sciences does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Gilead Sciences has been increasing its dividend for 10 years.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Gilead Sciences will have a dividend payout ratio of 33.00% next year. This indicates that Gilead Sciences will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • News Sentiment

    Gilead Sciences has a news sentiment score of 0.78. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Healthcare companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 47 news articles for Gilead Sciences this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    40 people have searched for GILD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    22 people have added Gilead Sciences to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 214% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Gilead Sciences insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $15,877,860.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.30% of the stock of Gilead Sciences is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    83.67% of the stock of Gilead Sciences is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Gilead Sciences' insider trading history.
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GILD Stock News Headlines

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GILD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Gilead Sciences' stock was trading at $122.74 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, GILD shares have increased by 29.6% and is now trading at $159.08.

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) posted its earnings results on Monday, August, 3rd. The biopharmaceutical company reported ($6.75) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($7.25) by $0.50. The business's quarterly revenue was up 10.6% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Gilead Sciences subsidiaries include MYR, Immunomedics, Forty Seven, Cell Design Labs, Kite Pharma, Nimbus Apollo, Epitherapeutics, and more.

Top institutional investors of Gilead Sciences include Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.28%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.13%), Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.06%) and Asset Management One Co. Ltd. (0.06%). Insiders that own company stock include Daniel Patrick O'day, Andrew D Dickinson, Johanna Mercier, Merdad Parsey, Deborah H Telman, Anthony Welters, Jeffrey Bluestone and Kelly A Kramer.
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Shares of GILD 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 Gilead Sciences investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Tesla (TSLA), Pfizer (PFE), Micron Technology (MU), Alibaba Group (BABA) and Intel (INTC).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/03/2026
Record date for 9/29 Dividend
9/15/2026
Ex-Dividend for 9/29 Dividend
9/15/2026
Dividend Payable
9/29/2026
Today
10/27/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/29/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Biotechnology
Sub-Industry
Biotechnology
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:GILD
CIK
882095
Employees
17,000
Year Founded
1987

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$185.00
Low Price Target
$126.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+0.5%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.79
Research Coverage
29 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
N/A
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
N/A
Net Margins
N/A
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
N/A
Return on Assets
N/A

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
N/A
Quick Ratio
N/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
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Price / Sales
N/A
Cash Flow
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Price / Cash Flow
N/A
Book Value
N/A
Price / Book
N/A

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
N/A
Free Float
1,236,235,000
Market Cap
N/A
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
N/A

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This page (NASDAQ:GILD) was last updated on 10/27/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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