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 quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The biopharmaceutical company reported $2.79 earnings per share 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 the consensus estimate of $1.24 billion. Alexion Pharmaceuticals had a return on equity of 21.21% and a net margin of 31.05%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 23.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.02 EPS. 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 will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, January 30th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals issued an update on 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 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price targets 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 year. This suggests a possible upside of 44.3% 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 articles about ALXN stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Alexion Pharmaceuticals earned a coverage optimism score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the biopharmaceutical company a news buzz of 8.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is very likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Alexion Pharmaceuticals.

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Alexion Pharmaceuticals' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Calamos Advisors LLC (0.31%), Factory Mutual Insurance Co. (0.27%), Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A. (0.26%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.23%), Strs Ohio (0.21%) and New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.14%). 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 Strs Ohio, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB, Virginia Retirement Systems ET AL, Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A., Assenagon Asset Management S.A., State of Alaska Department of Revenue and DNB Asset Management AS. 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Calamos Advisors LLC, Alpine Global Management LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System, Empire Life Investments Inc., Factory Mutual Insurance Co., RBA Wealth Management LLC, Braun Stacey Associates Inc. and M&G Investment Management Ltd.. 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 $106.97.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals has a market capitalization of $23.67 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]