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

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

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALXN) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January, 30th. The biopharmaceutical company reported $2.71 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.60 by $0.11. The biopharmaceutical company had revenue of $1.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.32 billion. Alexion Pharmaceuticals had a net margin of 48.17% and a return on equity of 21.29%. The business's revenue was up 22.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.14 earnings per share. View Alexion Pharmaceuticals' Earnings History.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 23rd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Alexion Pharmaceuticals.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Thursday, January, 30th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $10.65-$10.85 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $10.96. The company issued revenue guidance of $5.50-$5.56 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $5.51 billion.

20 analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Alexion Pharmaceuticals' stock. Their forecasts range from $131.00 to $180.00. On average, they anticipate Alexion Pharmaceuticals' share price to reach $149.95 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 51.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Alexion Pharmaceuticals.

20 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Alexion Pharmaceuticals in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 16 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Alexion Pharmaceuticals.

Media stories about ALXN stock have been trending neutral recently, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news 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 media sentiment score of 0.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the biopharmaceutical company a news buzz of 9.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Alexion Pharmaceuticals.

Some companies that are related to Alexion Pharmaceuticals include Amgen (AMGN), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Celgene (CELG), Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX), Biogen (BIIB), Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN), Seattle Genetics (SGEN), Incyte (INCY), BioMarin Pharmaceutical (BMRN), Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY), EXACT Sciences (EXAS), Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX), Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS), Exelixis (EXEL) and Repligen (RGEN).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Alexion Pharmaceuticals investors own include Alibaba Group (BABA), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Celgene (CELG), Micron Technology (MU), NVIDIA (NVDA), Netflix (NFLX), AbbVie (ABBV), Biogen (BIIB), Visa (V) and Broadcom (AVGO).

Alexion Pharmaceuticals' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Wealth Quarterback LLC (6.93%), FMR LLC (6.64%), State Street Corp (4.95%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (1.69%), Artisan Partners Limited Partnership (1.49%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.44%). 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 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 FMR LLC, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, Franklin Resources Inc., Partner Fund Management L.P., FIL Ltd, Sei Investments Co., Jennison Associates LLC and Strs Ohio. Company insiders that have sold Alexion Pharmaceuticals company stock in the last year include Aradhana Sarin, Bros Advisors Lp Baker and Indrani Lall Franchini. View Insider Buying and Selling for Alexion Pharmaceuticals.

ALXN stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wealth Quarterback LLC, AQR Capital Management LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, LSV Asset Management, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Man Group plc and Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc.. 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 $99.02.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals has a market capitalization of $21.92 billion and generates $4.99 billion in revenue each year. The biopharmaceutical company earns $2.40 billion in net income (profit) each year or $9.74 on an earnings per share basis. Alexion Pharmaceuticals employs 3,082 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]