NASDAQ:BIIBBiogen Stock Price, Forecast & News

Biogen's stock was trading at $294.25 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, BIIB stock has decreased by 5.6% and is now trading at $277.7150. 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 Inc (NASDAQ:BIIB) released its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 22nd. The biotechnology company reported $9.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $7.73 by $1.41. The biotechnology company earned $3.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.41 billion. Biogen had a return on equity of 49.22% and a net margin of 40.76%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $6.98 EPS. View Biogen's earnings history.

Biogen declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback program on Monday, December 23rd 2019, which authorizes the company to buyback $5,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

31 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Biogen's shares. Their forecasts range from $228.00 to $410.00. On average, they anticipate Biogen's share price to reach $309.63 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 11.5% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Biogen.

Media stories about BIIB stock have been trending somewhat positive on Friday, InfoTrie reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of press 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 -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Biogen earned a news impact score of 1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the biotechnology company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. 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 variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.11%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.09%), Hexavest Inc. (0.04%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.04%), Cullinan Associates Inc. (0.01%) and Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt (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, IBM Retirement Fund, and Cottage Street Advisors LLC. 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Cullinan Associates Inc., Patton Fund Management Inc., 6 Meridian, DNB Asset Management AS, Polianta Ltd, and Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt. 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 $277.72.

Biogen has a market capitalization of $45.32 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]