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The closing price of Astrazeneca plc ADR (NASDAQ: AZN) was $78.47 for the day, up 0.68% from the previous closing price of $77.94. In other words, the price has increased by $0.68 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.72 million shares were traded. AZN stock price reached its highest trading level at $78.59 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $77.755.
Ratios:
Our analysis of AZN’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 34.23 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.17. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.67 and its Current Ratio is at 0.86. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.73 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.58.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Exane BNP Paribas on April 15, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $75.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AZN now has a Market Capitalization of 243294666752 and an Enterprise Value of 147550502912. As of this moment, Astrazeneca’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.44, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.23. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.50. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.30 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.44. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.611 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.714.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AZN is 0.38, which has changed by -0.07037079 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16461086 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AZN has reached a high of $87.68, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $61.24. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.55%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 11.40%.
Shares Statistics:
AZN traded an average of 4.59M shares per day over the past three months and 4417550 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 3.10B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 3.10B. Insiders hold about 0.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 16.54% stake in the company. Shares short for AZN as of 1753920000 were 5326651 with a Short Ratio of 1.16, compared to 1751241600 on 6811704. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5326651 and a Short% of Float of 0.16999999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 3.13, AZN has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.56. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0401591The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.26. The current Payout Ratio is 66.95% for AZN, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-08 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-08. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-07-27 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
