LON:AZN - AstraZeneca Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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GBX 6,351 0.00 (0.00 %)

(As of 03/25/2019 05:55 AM ET)

Previous CloseGBX 6,351

Today's RangeGBX 6,321 - GBX 6,358

52-Week RangeGBX 4,746 - GBX 6,432

Volume166,527 shs

Average Volume2.31 million shs

Market Capitalization£80.49 billion

P/E Ratio37.36

Dividend Yield3.41%

BetaN/A

AstraZeneca PLC discovers, develops, and commercializes prescription medicines for the treatment of oncology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, gastrointestinal, neuroscience, and infection diseases worldwide. Its marketed products include Arimidex, Casodex/Cosudex, Calquence, Faslodex, Imfinzi, Iressa, Lynparza, Nolvadex, Tagrisso, and Zoladex for oncology diseases; Atacand1/Atacand HCT/Atacand Plus, Brilinta/Brilique, Crestor2, Plendil, Seloken/Toprol-XL4, Tenormin5, and Zestril6 for cardiovascular diseases; and Bydureon, Byetta, Farxiga/Forxiga, Kombiglyze XR, Komboglyze, Onglyza, Qtern, Symlin, Xigduo, and Xigduo XR for metabolic diseases. The company's marketed products also comprise Accolate, Bevespi Aerosphere, Bricanyl Respules, Bricanyl Turbuhaler, Daliresp/Daxas, Duaklir Genuair, Eklira Genuair/Tudorza Pressair, Fasenra, Oxis Turbuhaler, Pulmicort Turbuhaler/Pulmicort Flexhaler, Pulmicort Respules, Symbicort pMDI, Symbicort Turbuhaler, and Tudorza Pressair for respiratory diseases; Fluenz FluMist/Tetra Quadrivalen and Synagis3 for infection diseases; Movantik/Moventig, Seroquel IR, Seroquel XR, and Vimovo4 for neuroscience diseases; and Losec/Prilosec and Nexium for gastrointestinal diseases. The company serves primary care and specialty care physicians through distributors and local representative offices. AstraZeneca PLC has a strategic partnership with Bicycle Therapeutics; and with Biothera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to evaluate cancer related drugs, as well as has a collaboration agreement with Innate Pharma S.A. for oncology development. The company was formerly known as Zeneca Group PLC and changed its name to AstraZeneca PLC in April 1999. AstraZeneca PLC has clinical collaboration with Immunomedics, Inc. for the development of Imfinzi(R) and sacituzumab govitecan combination therapy, to include second-line metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. AstraZeneca PLC was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange LON

Industry Drug Manufacturers - Major

Sub-IndustryN/A

SectorMedical

Current SymbolLON:AZN

Previous Symbol

CUSIPN/A

CIKN/A

Webwww.astrazeneca.com

Phone+44-20-73045000

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio136.31

Current Ratio0.96

Quick Ratio0.71

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio37.36

Forward P/E Ratio16.63

P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales£22.09 billion

Price / Sales3.64

Cash FlowGBX 470.81 per share

Price / Cash Flow13.49

Book ValueGBX 984 per share

Price / Book6.45

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A

Net IncomeN/A

Net MarginsN/A

Return on EquityN/A

Return on AssetsN/A

Miscellaneous

EmployeesN/A

Outstanding Shares1,267,289,984

Market Cap£80.49 billion

Next Earnings Date4/26/2019 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

AstraZeneca (LON:AZN) Frequently Asked Questions

What is AstraZeneca's stock symbol?

AstraZeneca trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "AZN."

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

AstraZeneca declared a dividend on Thursday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 28th will be given a dividend of GBX 146.80 per share on Wednesday, March 27th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.57%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 28th. This is a positive change from AstraZeneca's previous dividend of $68.40. The official announcement can be accessed at this link. View AstraZeneca's Dividend History.

When is AstraZeneca's next earnings date?

AstraZeneca is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, April 26th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for AstraZeneca.

What price target have analysts set for AZN?

22 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year target prices for AstraZeneca's shares. Their forecasts range from GBX 5,000 to GBX 8,500. On average, they expect AstraZeneca's stock price to reach GBX 6,282.20 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.1%. View Analyst Price Targets for AstraZeneca.

What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for AstraZeneca?

22 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AstraZeneca in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 7 hold ratings and 13 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for AstraZeneca.

Has AstraZeneca been receiving favorable news coverage?

Headlines about AZN stock have been trending neutral recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. AstraZeneca earned a media sentiment score of 0.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the biopharmaceutical company a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.

Who are some of AstraZeneca's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to AstraZeneca include GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Bayer (BAYN), Hutchison China MediTech (HCM), Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH), Mayne Pharma Group (MYX), Vectura Group (VEC), Eco Animal Health Group (EAH), Medical Developments (MVP), BEXIMCO PHARMAC/S GDR REGS (BXP), Trilogy International Partners (TRL), Pharmaxis (PXS), Allergy Therapeutics (AGY), Vita Life Sciences (VLS), Avivagen (VIV) and Futura Medical (FUM).

What other stocks do shareholders of AstraZeneca own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other AstraZeneca investors own include GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Vodafone Group (VOD), BP (BP), British American Tobacco Plc Ads (BATS), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Encana (ECA), Ford Motor (F), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Nike (NKE).

Who are AstraZeneca's key executives?

AstraZeneca's management team includes the folowing people:

Mr. Pascal Soriot, CEO & Exec. Director (Age 60)
Mr. Marc Dunoyer, Exec. Director & CFO (Age 67)
Ms. Pam P. Cheng, Exec. Vice-Pres of Operations & Information Technology (Age 48)
Thomas Kudsk Larsen, Head of Investor Relations
Mr. Jefrey Pott, Gen. Counsel

How do I buy shares of AstraZeneca?

Shares of AZN and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What is AstraZeneca's stock price today?

One share of AZN stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 6,351.

How big of a company is AstraZeneca?

AstraZeneca has a market capitalization of £80.49 billion and generates £22.09 billion in revenue each year.

What is AstraZeneca's official website?

The official website for AstraZeneca is http://www.astrazeneca.com/.

How can I contact AstraZeneca?

AstraZeneca's mailing address is 1 Francis Crick Avenue Cambridge Biomedical Campus, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 0AA, United Kingdom. The biopharmaceutical company can be reached via phone at +44-20-73045000.

MarketBeat Community Rating for AstraZeneca (LON AZN)

Community Ranking:		2.3 out of 5 ( )
Outperform Votes:		1,355 (Vote Outperform)
Underperform Votes:		1,543 (Vote Underperform)
Total Votes:		2,898

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about AstraZeneca and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe AZN will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe AZN will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

This page was last updated on 3/25/2019 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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