NASDAQ:ALXN - Alexion Pharmaceuticals Stock Price, Forecast & News

Alexion Pharmaceuticals trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ALXN."

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALXN) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The biopharmaceutical company reported $2.79 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.47 by $0.32. The biopharmaceutical company had revenue of $1.26 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.24 billion. Alexion Pharmaceuticals had a net margin of 31.05% and a return on equity of 21.21%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 23.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.02 earnings per share. View Alexion Pharmaceuticals' Earnings History.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 30th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Alexion Pharmaceuticals.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals updated its FY 2019 IntraDay earnings guidance on Monday, January, 13th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.95744 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.91 billion.

19 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Alexion Pharmaceuticals' shares. Their forecasts range from $125.00 to $186.00. On average, they expect Alexion Pharmaceuticals' stock price to reach $154.39 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 36.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Alexion Pharmaceuticals.

19 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Alexion Pharmaceuticals in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 15 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Alexion Pharmaceuticals.

News headlines about ALXN stock have trended extremely negative on Saturday, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Alexion Pharmaceuticals earned a daily sentiment score of -5.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the biopharmaceutical company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Alexion Pharmaceuticals.

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Alexion Pharmaceuticals' stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Calamos Advisors LLC (0.31%), Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.07%), Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB (0.06%), Vigilant Capital Management LLC (0.05%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.05%) and Centre Asset Management LLC (0.04%). Company insiders that own Alexion Pharmaceuticals stock include Aradhana Sarin, Bros Advisors Lp Baker, Christopher J Coughlin, Daniel Bazarko, Heidi L Wagner, Indrani Lall Franchini, John B Moriarty, John J Orloff, Julie O'neill, Ludwig Hantson and Paul J Clancy. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Alexion Pharmaceuticals.

ALXN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, DNB Asset Management AS, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Vigilant Capital Management LLC and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have sold Alexion Pharmaceuticals company stock in the last year include Aradhana Sarin, Bros Advisors Lp Baker, Daniel Bazarko and Indrani Lall Franchini. View Insider Buying and Selling for Alexion Pharmaceuticals.

ALXN stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Calamos Advisors LLC, Alpine Global Management LLC, RBA Wealth Management LLC, Cozad Asset Management Inc., Webster Bank N. A., BKD Wealth Advisors LLC, Raymond James Trust N.A. and Gradient Investments LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Alexion Pharmaceuticals.

Shares of ALXN can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of ALXN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $113.27.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals has a market capitalization of $25.07 billion and generates $4.13 billion in revenue each year. The biopharmaceutical company earns $77.60 million in net income (profit) each year or $7.09 on an earnings per share basis. Alexion Pharmaceuticals employs 2,656 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Alexion Pharmaceuticals.

The official website for Alexion Pharmaceuticals is http://www.alexion.com/.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals' mailing address is 121 SEAPORT BOULEVARD, BOSTON MA, 02210. The biopharmaceutical company can be reached via phone at 475-230-2596 or via email at [email protected]