NASDAQ:AMGNAmgen Stock Price, Forecast & News

Amgen's stock was trading at $198.65 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, AMGN stock has increased by 25.4% and is now trading at $249.04. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

28 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Amgen in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 11 hold ratings and 16 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Amgen.

Amgen is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 28th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Amgen.

Amgen will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, July 28th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 30th. The medical research company reported $4.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $3.70 by $0.47. The medical research company earned $6.16 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.01 billion. Amgen had a net margin of 32.03% and a return on equity of 90.75%. Amgen's revenue was up 10.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $3.56 EPS. View Amgen's earnings history.

Amgen announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Monday, May 18th will be paid a dividend of $1.60 per share on Monday, June 8th. This represents a $6.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.57%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. View Amgen's dividend history.

Amgen updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 30th. The company provided EPS guidance of $14.85-15.60 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $15.34. The company issued revenue guidance of $25.0-25.6 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $25.21 billion.

28 analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Amgen's stock. Their forecasts range from $185.00 to $291.00. On average, they expect Amgen's stock price to reach $246.08 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.2%. View analysts' price targets for Amgen.

Media coverage about AMGN stock has been trending negative this week, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press 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. Amgen earned a media sentiment score of -2.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the medical research company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news about Amgen.

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Amgen trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "AMGN."

Amgen's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.09%), Cullinan Associates Inc. (0.03%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.02%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.02%) and Cardinal Capital Management Inc. (0.01%). Company insiders that own Amgen stock include Cynthia M Patton, David Piacquad, David W Meline, Jonathan P Graham, R Sanders Williams, Ronald D Sugar, Sean E Harper and Tyler Jacks. View institutional ownership trends for Amgen.

AMGN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Manning & Napier Group LLC, Thomasville National Bank, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, Gradient Investments LLC, West Branch Capital LLC, Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC, and OmniStar Financial Group Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Amgen company stock in the last year include Cynthia M Patton, David Piacquad, David W Meline, Jonathan P Graham, R Sanders Williams, and Ronald D Sugar. View insider buying and selling activity for Amgen.

AMGN stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Cullinan Associates Inc., O Keefe Stevens Advisory Inc., DNB Asset Management AS, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Renaissance Investment Group LLC, Canandaigua National Corp, and Exane Derivatives. View insider buying and selling activity for Amgen.

Shares of AMGN 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 AMGN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $249.04.

Amgen has a market capitalization of $146.50 billion and generates $23.36 billion in revenue each year. The medical research company earns $7.84 billion in net income (profit) each year or $14.82 on an earnings per share basis. Amgen employs 23,400 workers across the globe.

The official website for Amgen is www.amgen.com.

Amgen's mailing address is ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS CA, 91320. The medical research company can be reached via phone at 805-447-1000 or via email at [email protected]