Ionis Pharmaceuticals Stock Forecast, Price & News

11 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ionis Pharmaceuticals in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" Ionis Pharmaceuticals stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in IONS, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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Ionis Pharmaceuticals is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 3rd 2021.
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Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:IONS) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 4th. The company reported ($0.57) EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.56) by $0.01. The company had revenue of $126 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $128.46 million. Ionis Pharmaceuticals had a negative net margin of 78.78% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 58.39%. Ionis Pharmaceuticals's quarterly revenue was down 13.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned ($0.18) EPS.
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Ionis Pharmaceuticals' stock was trading at $49.14 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, IONS shares have decreased by 24.3% and is now trading at $37.21.
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Ionis Pharmaceuticals updated its FY 2021 earnings guidance on Wednesday, August, 25th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $600 M-, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $618.55 million.

11 equities research analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Ionis Pharmaceuticals' shares. Their forecasts range from $33.00 to $86.00. On average, they anticipate Ionis Pharmaceuticals' stock price to reach $54.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 47.1% from the stock's current price.
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Ionis Pharmaceuticals trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "IONS."

Ionis Pharmaceuticals' stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include FMR LLC (14.98%), Vanguard Group Inc. (8.97%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (8.69%), Bellevue Group AG (7.04%), ARK Investment Management LLC (6.32%) and Clearbridge Investments LLC (4.83%). Company insiders that own Ionis Pharmaceuticals stock include B Lynne Parshall, Breaux Castleman, Brett P Monia, C Frank Bennett, Elizabeth L Hougen, Eric Swayze, Frederick T Muto, Joseph Klein III, Patrick R O'neil, Richard S Geary, Spencer R Berthelsen and Stanley T Crooke.
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IONS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including New York State Common Retirement Fund, Lazard Asset Management LLC, Invesco Ltd., American Century Companies Inc., Clearbridge Investments LLC, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD, and Legal & General Group Plc. Company insiders that have sold Ionis Pharmaceuticals company stock in the last year include B Lynne Parshall, Brett P Monia, C Frank Bennett, Elizabeth L Hougen, Eric Swayze, Frederick T Muto, Joseph Klein III, Patrick R O'neil, Richard S Geary, Spencer R Berthelsen, and Stanley T Crooke.
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IONS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including ARK Investment Management LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Bellevue Group AG, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P., Woodline Partners LP, First Trust Advisors LP, Royal Bank of Canada, and JPMorgan Chase & Co..
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One share of IONS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $37.21.

Ionis Pharmaceuticals has a market capitalization of $5.25 billion and generates $729 million in revenue each year. The company earns $-451,290,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($3.23) on an earnings per share basis.

Ionis Pharmaceuticals employs 757 workers across the globe.

The official website for Ionis Pharmaceuticals is www.ionispharma.com.

Ionis Pharmaceuticals is headquartered at 2855 GAZELLE COURT, CARLSBAD CA, 92010.

Ionis Pharmaceuticals' mailing address is 2855 GAZELLE COURT, CARLSBAD CA, 92010. The company can be reached via phone at (760) 931-9200 or via email at [email protected]