Allergan Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:AGN)

Allergan trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AGN."

Allergan announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, July 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.74 per share on Friday, September 13th. This represents a $2.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 12th. View Allergan's Dividend History.

Allergan declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Tuesday, January 29th 2019, which permits the company to repurchase $2,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 4.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Allergan plc (NYSE:AGN) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August, 6th. The company reported $4.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.34 by $0.04. The business earned $4.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.93 billion. Allergan had a negative net margin of 54.25% and a positive return on equity of 8.73%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down .8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $4.42 EPS. View Allergan's Earnings History.

Allergan is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 29th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Allergan.

Allergan issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Tuesday, August, 6th. The company provided EPS guidance of >$16.55 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $16.74. The company issued revenue guidance of 15.4-15.6 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $15.32 billion.

21 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Allergan's stock. Their predictions range from $144.95 to $255.00. On average, they expect Allergan's share price to reach $179.15 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 3.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Allergan.

21 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Allergan in the last year. There are currently 15 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Allergan.

News coverage about AGN stock has been trending somewhat negative this week, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Allergan earned a news sentiment score of -1.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Allergan.

Allergan saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 10,330,000 shares, an increase of 8.9% from the August 30th total of 9,490,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,600,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.9 days. Approximately 3.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Allergan's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Allergan include Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), Pfizer (PFE), Novartis (NVS), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO), Sanofi (SNY), AstraZeneca (AZN), AbbVie (ABBV), GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Eli Lilly And Co (LLY), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CSLLY), Celgene (CELG), Bayer (BAYRY) and Zoetis (ZTS).

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Allergan's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.54%), Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI (0.09%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.06%), Metropolis Capital Ltd (0.05%), Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.05%) and CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC (0.03%). Company insiders that own Allergan stock include Brent L Saunders, Chris W Bodine, Christopher J Coughlin, Joseph H Boccuzi, Maria Teresa Hilado, Matthew M Walsh and William Meury. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Allergan.

AGN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Metropolis Capital Ltd, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., West Coast Financial LLC, Confluence Investment Management LLC, Meeder Asset Management Inc., Gateway Investment Advisers LLC and First Midwest Bank Trust Division. View Insider Buying and Selling for Allergan.

AGN stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, Alpine Group USVI LLC, Alpine Group USVI LLC, Havens Advisors LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Cerebellum GP LLC and Cerebellum GP LLC. Company insiders that have bought Allergan stock in the last two years include Brent L Saunders, Chris W Bodine, Christopher J Coughlin, Joseph H Boccuzi, Maria Teresa Hilado and Matthew M Walsh. View Insider Buying and Selling for Allergan.

Shares of AGN 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 AGN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $172.98.

Allergan has a market capitalization of $56.75 billion and generates $15.79 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $-5,096,400,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $16.69 on an earnings per share basis. Allergan employs 16,900 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Allergan.

The official website for Allergan is http://www.allergan.com/.

Allergan's mailing address is CLONSHAUGH BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY PARK COOLOCK, DUBLIN L2, D17 E400. The company can be reached via phone at 862-261-7000 or via email at [email protected]