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 (WHO). Since then, GILD stock has increased by 3.6% and is now trading at $76.32. 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) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 30th. The biopharmaceutical company reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 business's revenue for the quarter was up 5.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.67 earnings per share. View Gilead Sciences' earnings history.

Gilead Sciences declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 30th. Investors 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 yield of 3.56%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 11th. View Gilead Sciences' dividend history.

28 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Gilead Sciences' stock. Their forecasts range from $60.00 to $97.00. On average, they expect Gilead Sciences' share price to reach $79.65 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 4.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Gilead Sciences.

Media coverage about GILD stock has trended negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Gilead Sciences earned a coverage optimism score of -2.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the biopharmaceutical company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about Gilead Sciences.

Gilead Sciences saw a drop in short interest during the month of 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 trading volume of 21,470,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.1 days. Currently, 1.9% of the company's shares are short sold. 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 investors include Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.10%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.08%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.04%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.04%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.03%) and Nexus Investment Management ULC (0.02%). 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 Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Robecosam AG, Fulton Bank N. A., Confluence Investment Management LLC, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, Nexus Investment Management ULC, Private Asset Management Inc., and Martin Capital Partners LLC. 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Thomasville National Bank, DNB Asset Management AS, Exane Derivatives, Cardinal Capital Management Inc., Canandaigua National Corp, and Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Gilead Sciences.

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One share of GILD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $76.32.

Gilead Sciences has a market capitalization of $95.73 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]