NASDAQ:BIIBBiogen Stock Price, Forecast & News

Biogen's stock was trading at $294.25 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, BIIB stock has decreased by 5.2% and is now trading at $278.88. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

31 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Biogen in the last year. There are currently 5 sell ratings, 17 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Biogen.

Biogen is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 22nd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Biogen.

Biogen will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, July 22nd at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Biogen Inc (NASDAQ:BIIB) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 22nd. The biotechnology company reported $9.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $7.73 by $1.41. The biotechnology company earned $3.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.41 billion. Biogen had a net margin of 40.76% and a return on equity of 49.22%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $6.98 earnings per share. View Biogen's earnings history.

Biogen declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Monday, December 23rd 2019, which allows the company to repurchase $5,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

31 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Biogen's shares. Their forecasts range from $228.00 to $410.00. On average, they expect Biogen's share price to reach $309.63 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 11.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Biogen.

Media coverage about BIIB stock has trended neutral on Sunday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Biogen earned a news sentiment score of 0.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the biotechnology company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news about Biogen.

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Biogen trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "BIIB."

Biogen's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.11%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.09%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.08%), Hexavest Inc. (0.04%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.04%) and Cullinan Associates Inc. (0.01%). Company insiders that own Biogen stock include Alexander J Denner, Brian S Posner, Michael D Ehlers, Michel Vounatsos, Robert W Pangia and Stephen A Sherwin. View institutional ownership trends for Biogen.

BIIB stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Thomasville National Bank, Hexavest Inc., Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, Richard P Slaughter Associates Inc, Triangle Securities Wealth Management, Whittier Trust Co., Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc., and IBM Retirement Fund. Company insiders that have sold Biogen company stock in the last year include Brian S Posner, and Stephen A Sherwin. View insider buying and selling activity for Biogen.

BIIB stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Cullinan Associates Inc., Patton Fund Management Inc., 6 Meridian, DNB Asset Management AS, and Polianta Ltd. Company insiders that have bought Biogen stock in the last two years include Alexander J Denner, and Michel Vounatsos. View insider buying and selling activity for Biogen.

Shares of BIIB 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 BIIB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $278.88.

Biogen has a market capitalization of $45.51 billion and generates $14.38 billion in revenue each year. The biotechnology company earns $5.89 billion in net income (profit) each year or $33.57 on an earnings per share basis. Biogen employs 7,400 workers across the globe.

The official website for Biogen is www.biogen.com.

Biogen's mailing address is 225 BINNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA, 02142. The biotechnology company can be reached via phone at 617-679-2000 or via email at [email protected]