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After finishing at $105.25 in the prior trading day, Gilead Sciences, Inc (NASDAQ: GILD) closed at $101.40, down -3.66%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.66 from its previous closing price. On the day, 14.17 million shares were traded. GILD stock price reached its highest trading level at $105.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $99.25.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of GILD by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 10.93 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.27. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.45 and its Current Ratio is at 1.60. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.41 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.31.
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, Oppenheimer on March 04, 2025, Reiterated its Outperform rating but revised its target price to $132 from $115 previously.
On February 18, 2025, Deutsche Bank Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $120.
DZ Bank Upgraded its Hold to Buy on February 13, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $108.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 17 ’25 when Dickinson Andrew D sold 2,500 shares for $110.53 per share. The transaction valued at 276,325 led to the insider holds 170,674 shares of the business.
ANDREW DICKINSON bought 2,500 shares of GILD for $276,325 on Mar 17 ’25. On Mar 10 ’25, another insider, Dickinson Andrew D, who serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the company, sold 17,929 shares for $118.17 each. As a result, the insider received 2,118,696 and left with 169,061 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 131208568832 and an Enterprise Value of 149233369088. As of this moment, Gilead’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 276.22, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.99. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 11.06. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.40 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.54. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.19 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.092.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GILD is 0.29, which has changed by 0.48964298 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.028231144 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GILD has reached a high of $119.96, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $62.07. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.96%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.85%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 9.24M shares per day over the past 3-months and 11228020 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 1.25B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.24B. Insiders hold about 0.20% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.44% stake in the company. Shares short for GILD as of 1741910400 were 22340679 with a Short Ratio of 2.31, compared to 1739491200 on 21162249. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 22340679 and a Short% of Float of 1.79.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, GILD’s forward annual dividend rate was 3.08, compared to 3.10 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.029263657The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.97. The current Payout Ratio is 805.23% for GILD, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-14 with an ex-dividend date of 1741910400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2013-01-28 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
