AstraZeneca (AZN) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

AstraZeneca (LSE/STO/Nasdaq: AZN) is a global, science-led biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines, primarily for the treatment of diseases in three therapy areas - Oncology, Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolism, and Respiratory & Immunology. Based in Cambridge, UK, AstraZeneca operates in over 100 countries and its innovative medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide. Please visit astrazeneca.com and follow the Company on Twitter @AstraZeneca.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: £134.44 to £136.16
• 50-Day Range: £133.30 to £154.98
• 52-Week Range: 9,651 to £157.32
• Volume: 154.55 million shs
• Average Volume: 31.94 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £210.51 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.44
• Dividend Yield: 1.75%
• Price Target: £153.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

AstraZeneca Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AstraZeneca scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

AstraZeneca has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

AstraZeneca has a consensus price target of £153.33, representing about 13.0% upside from its current price of £135.66.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

AstraZeneca has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of AstraZeneca is 20.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.28.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of AstraZeneca is 20.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Medical sector average P/E ratio of about 29.02.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

AstraZeneca has a PEG Ratio of 0.86. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

AstraZeneca has a P/B Ratio of 5.16. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for AZN.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

AstraZeneca pays a meaningful dividend of 1.75%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of AstraZeneca is 47.70%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.12

News Sentiment

AstraZeneca has a news sentiment score of 0.12. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for AstraZeneca this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

17 people have searched for AZN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 89% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, AstraZeneca insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.15% of the stock of AstraZeneca is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

67.75% of the stock of AstraZeneca is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

AZN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AZN shares performed this year?

AstraZeneca's stock was trading at £137.90 at the start of the year. Since then, AZN shares have decreased by 1.6% and is now trading at £135.66.

How do I buy shares of AstraZeneca?

Shares of AZN stock 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 other stocks do shareholders of AstraZeneca own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that AstraZeneca investors own include GSK (GSK), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), Intel (INTC), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Medical
• Industry: Drug Manufacturers - General
• Sub-Industry: Pharmaceutical Products
• Current Symbol: LON:AZN
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.astrazeneca.com
• Phone: +44-20-73045000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 83,500
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for AstraZeneca: £153.33
• High Price Target: £180
• Low Price Target: £115
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 664
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.44
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.60
• P/E Growth: 0.86
• Net Income: £8.71 billion
• Net Margins: 17.19%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 22.41%
• Return on Assets: 7.68%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 71.66
• Current Ratio: 0.91
• Quick Ratio: 0.59

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £60.44 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.48
• Cash Flow: GBX 349.03 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 38.89
• Book Value: GBX 2,630 per share
• Price / Book: 5.16

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,550,833,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £210.51 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.28