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The closing price of Gilead Sciences, Inc (NASDAQ: GILD) was $119.02 for the day, down -0.93% from the previous closing price of $120.14. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.93 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.46 million shares were traded. GILD stock price reached its highest trading level at $120.5 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $118.12.
Ratios:
Our analysis of GILD’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 22.64 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.76. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.15 and its Current Ratio is at 1.32. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.27 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.13.
On July 25, 2025, Needham Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $133.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 28 ’25 when O’Day Daniel Patrick sold 10,000 shares for $113.94 per share. The transaction valued at 1,139,370 led to the insider holds 605,725 shares of the business.
DANIEL ODAY bought 10,000 shares of GILD for $1,139,369 on Jul 28 ’25. On Jul 15 ’25, another insider, Mercier Johanna, who serves as the Chief Commercial Officer of the company, sold 3,000 shares for $111.03 each. As a result, the insider received 333,090 and left with 117,168 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, GILD now has a Market Capitalization of 147681198080 and an Enterprise Value of 166484836352. As of this moment, Gilead’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.68, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.82. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.89. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.13 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.51. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.768 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.063.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GILD is 0.38, which has changed by 0.6131743 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, GILD has reached a high of $121.83, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $72.89. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.48%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 15.41%.
Shares Statistics:
GILD traded an average of 7.44M shares per day over the past three months and 7096130 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 1.24B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.24B. Insiders hold about 0.16% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.62% stake in the company. Shares short for GILD as of 1753920000 were 19990775 with a Short Ratio of 2.69, compared to 1751241600 on 20991552. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 19990775 and a Short% of Float of 1.6099999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 3.12, GILD has a forward annual dividend rate of 3.12. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0259697The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.93. The current Payout Ratio is 805.23% for GILD, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-13 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-15. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2013-01-28 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
