NASDAQ:ALXN - Alexion Pharmaceuticals Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Alexion Pharmaceuticals announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Sunday, April 9th 2017, which authorizes the company to buyback $1,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 3.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALXN) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 26th. The biopharmaceutical company reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.50 by $0.18. The biopharmaceutical company had revenue of $930.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $920.50 million. Alexion Pharmaceuticals had a net margin of 14.46% and a return on equity of 13.70%. Alexion Pharmaceuticals's revenue was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.38 EPS. View Alexion Pharmaceuticals' Earnings History.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July, 26th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Alexion Pharmaceuticals.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 26th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $6.75-6.90 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $6.82. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.925-3.985 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.98 billion.

18 brokerages have issued 12-month price objectives for Alexion Pharmaceuticals' stock. Their forecasts range from $130.00 to $180.00. On average, they anticipate Alexion Pharmaceuticals' stock price to reach $161.1765 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 19.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Alexion Pharmaceuticals.

18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Alexion Pharmaceuticals in the last year. There are currently 18 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

Some companies that are related to Alexion Pharmaceuticals include Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Sanofi (SNY), GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Eli Lilly And Co (LLY), AstraZeneca (AZN), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Bayer (BAYRY), Celgene (CELG), Allergan (AGN), Shire (SHPG), Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX), Zoetis (ZTS), Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN), Takeda Pharmaceutical (TKPYY) and ASTELLAS PHARMA/ADR (ALPMY).

Media headlines about ALXN stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Alexion Pharmaceuticals earned a media sentiment score of 0.11 on Accern's scale. They also gave news stories about the biopharmaceutical company an impact score of 45.11 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Swedbank (0.37%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.30%), Factory Mutual Insurance Co. (0.27%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.14%), Boston Advisors LLC (0.11%) and Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.07%). Company insiders that own Alexion Pharmaceuticals stock include Alvin S Parven, Ann M Veneman, Bros Advisors Lp Baker, Carsten Thiel, Christopher J Coughlin, Clare Carmichael, David Hallal, Edward Miller, Heidi L Wagner, John B Moriarty, John J Orloff, Julie O'neill, Leonard Bell, Ludwig Hantson, Paul J Clancy and Vikas Sinha. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Alexion Pharmaceuticals.

ALXN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Stralem & Co. Inc., Channing Capital Management LLC, Hartford Investment Management Co., Covenant Asset Management LLC, Creative Planning, Handelsbanken Fonder AB, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC and Sit Investment Associates Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Alexion Pharmaceuticals company stock in the last year include Ann M Veneman, Heidi L Wagner, John B Moriarty, John J Orloff, Julie O'neill, Ludwig Hantson and Paul J Clancy. View Insider Buying and Selling for Alexion Pharmaceuticals.

ALXN stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Swedbank, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Factory Mutual Insurance Co., Bank of Montreal Can, Vigilant Capital Management LLC, Boston Advisors LLC, Oakbrook Investments LLC and Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management UK Ltd.. Company insiders that have bought Alexion Pharmaceuticals stock in the last two years include Bros Advisors Lp Baker, Christopher J Coughlin and Ludwig Hantson. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of ALXN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $135.16.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals has a market capitalization of $30.06 billion and generates $3.55 billion in revenue each year. The biopharmaceutical company earns $443.30 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.16 on an earnings per share basis. Alexion Pharmaceuticals employs 2,525 workers across the globe.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals' mailing address is 100 COLLEGE STREET, NEW HAVEN CT, 06510. The biopharmaceutical company can be reached via phone at 475-230-2596 or via email at [email protected]