NASDAQ:UTHR - United Therapeutics Stock Price, Price Target & More

United Therapeutics trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "UTHR."

United Therapeutics announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase plan on Sunday, June 4th 2017, which permits the company to repurchase $250,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 4.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

United Therapeutics Co. (NASDAQ:UTHR) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 2nd. The biotechnology company reported $5.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $3.62 by $1.95. The biotechnology company earned $389.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $393.96 million. United Therapeutics had a return on equity of 26.68% and a net margin of 27.74%. The business's revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $3.61 earnings per share. View United Therapeutics' Earnings History.

United Therapeutics is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July, 26th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for United Therapeutics.

8 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for United Therapeutics' stock. Their forecasts range from $95.00 to $232.00. On average, they anticipate United Therapeutics' stock price to reach $130.75 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for United Therapeutics.

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Media headlines about UTHR stock have trended somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment reports. Accern identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. United Therapeutics earned a news sentiment score of 0.05 on Accern's scale. They also gave headlines about the biotechnology company an impact score of 47.68 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days.

United Therapeutics' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (11.28%), Palo Alto Investors LP (3.73%), Old Mutual Global Investors UK Ltd. (2.21%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.20%), FIL Ltd (1.48%) and Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC (1.25%). Company insiders that own United Therapeutics stock include Christopher Causey, Christopher Patusky, Judy D Olian, Martine A Rothblatt, Raymond Dwek, Richard Giltner and Tommy G Thompson. View Institutional Ownership Trends for United Therapeutics.

UTHR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Schroder Investment Management Group, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Royal Bank of Canada, Millennium Management LLC, BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC, Swiss National Bank and State of Tennessee Treasury Department. Company insiders that have sold United Therapeutics company stock in the last year include Christopher Causey, Judy D Olian, Martine A Rothblatt, Raymond Dwek and Richard Giltner. View Insider Buying and Selling for United Therapeutics.

UTHR stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including LSV Asset Management, BlackRock Inc., Mackay Shields LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., UBS Group AG, Senzar Asset Management LLC and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board. View Insider Buying and Selling for United Therapeutics.

Shares of UTHR 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of UTHR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $117.49.

United Therapeutics has a market capitalization of $5.11 billion and generates $1.73 billion in revenue each year. The biotechnology company earns $417.90 million in net income (profit) each year or $10.89 on an earnings per share basis. United Therapeutics employs 800 workers across the globe.

United Therapeutics' mailing address is 1040 SPRING ST, SILVER SPRING MD, 20910. The biotechnology company can be reached via phone at 301-608-9292 or via email at [email protected]