NASDAQ:GILDGilead Sciences Stock Price, Forecast & News

Gilead Sciences' stock was trading at $73.70 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, GILD shares have increased by 4.2% and is now trading at $76.76. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

28 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Gilead Sciences in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 15 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Gilead Sciences.

Gilead Sciences is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Gilead Sciences.

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 30th. The biopharmaceutical company reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.11. The biopharmaceutical company earned $5.55 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.44 billion. Gilead Sciences had a net margin of 21.84% and a return on equity of 35.44%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 5.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.67 earnings per share. View Gilead Sciences' earnings history.

Gilead Sciences declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 12th will be given a dividend of $0.68 per share on Monday, June 29th. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.54%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 11th. View Gilead Sciences' dividend history.

28 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Gilead Sciences' shares. Their forecasts range from $60.00 to $97.00. On average, they anticipate Gilead Sciences' share price to reach $79.65 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 3.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Gilead Sciences.

News headlines about GILD stock have trended negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm scores the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Gilead Sciences earned a coverage optimism score of -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the biopharmaceutical company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Gilead Sciences.

Gilead Sciences saw a drop in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 24,140,000 shares, a drop of 7.5% from the May 31st total of 26,090,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 21,470,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.1 days. Approximately 1.9% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Gilead Sciences' Current Options Chain.

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Gilead Sciences trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "GILD."

Gilead Sciences' stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.10%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.04%), Thomasville National Bank (0.01%), First Financial Bank Trust Division (0.01%), Private Asset Management Inc. (0.01%) and Stillwater Investment Management LLC (0.00%). Company insiders that own Gilead Sciences stock include Brett A Pletcher, Diane E Wilfong, Gayle E Wilson, Javier Rodriguez, John C Martin, John Francis Cogan, Olsen Per Wold and Richard James Whitley. View institutional ownership trends for Gilead Sciences.

GILD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fulton Bank N. A., Confluence Investment Management LLC, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, Private Asset Management Inc., Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC, and Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY. Company insiders that have sold Gilead Sciences company stock in the last year include Brett A Pletcher, Diane E Wilfong, Gayle E Wilson, Javier Rodriguez, John Francis Cogan, and Olsen Per Wold. View insider buying and selling activity for Gilead Sciences.

GILD stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Thomasville National Bank, First Financial Bank Trust Division, OmniStar Financial Group Inc., Ellevest Inc., Modus Advisors LLC, and Stillwater Investment Management LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Gilead Sciences.

Shares of GILD 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 GILD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $76.76.

Gilead Sciences has a market capitalization of $96.29 billion and generates $22.45 billion in revenue each year. The biopharmaceutical company earns $5.39 billion in net income (profit) each year or $6.14 on an earnings per share basis. Gilead Sciences employs 11,800 workers across the globe.

The official website for Gilead Sciences is www.gilead.com.

Gilead Sciences' mailing address is 333 LAKESIDE DRIVE, FOSTER CITY CA, 94404. The biopharmaceutical company can be reached via phone at 650-574-3000 or via email at [email protected]