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

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

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALXN) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The biopharmaceutical company reported $2.79 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.47 by $0.32. The biopharmaceutical company earned $1.26 billion during 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%. Alexion Pharmaceuticals's revenue for the quarter was up 23.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business 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 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 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 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Alexion Pharmaceuticals' stock. Their forecasts range from $125.00 to $186.00. On average, they anticipate Alexion Pharmaceuticals' stock price to reach $154.39 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 46.7% 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 coverage about ALXN stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group rates the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Alexion Pharmaceuticals earned a coverage optimism score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the biopharmaceutical company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect 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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Calamos Advisors LLC (0.31%), Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A. (0.26%), Strs Ohio (0.21%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.14%), State of Michigan Retirement System (0.12%) and Empire Life Investments Inc. (0.11%). 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, Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A., Assenagon Asset Management S.A., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, DNB Asset Management AS and Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH. 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, Empire Life Investments Inc., RBA Wealth Management LLC, Braun Stacey Associates Inc., Cozad Asset Management Inc., Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank and Webster Bank N. A.. 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 $105.27.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals has a market capitalization of $23.30 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]