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In the latest session, Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) closed at $74.34 up 0.27% from its previous closing price of $74.14. In other words, the price has increased by $0.27 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.86 million shares were traded. GILD stock price reached its highest trading level at $75.01 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $73.75.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Gilead Sciences, Inc.’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 22.05 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.42. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.95 and its Current Ratio is at 1.14. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.28 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.18.
On May 01, 2024, Maxim Group reiterated its Buy rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $90 to $85.
HSBC Securities Upgraded its Reduce to Hold on April 24, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $69.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 13 ’24 when Mercier Johanna sold 5,490 shares for $73.98 per share. The transaction valued at 406,150 led to the insider holds 114,979 shares of the business.
JOHANNA MERCIER bought 5,490 shares of GILD for $406,150 on Aug 13 ’24. On Jul 01 ’24, another insider, Parsey Merdad, who serves as the Chief Medical Officer of the company, sold 2,000 shares for $68.63 each. As a result, the insider received 137,260 and left with 96,380 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 92552552448 and an Enterprise Value of 111788711936. As of this moment, Gilead’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 90.86, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.28. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 16.92. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.33 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.07. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.02 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.304.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GILD is 0.20, which has changed by -0.02293092 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.24841464 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GILD has reached a high of $87.86, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $62.07. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.64%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.42%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, GILD has traded an average of 7.29M shares per day and 6103850 over the past ten days. A total of 1.25B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.24B. Insiders hold about 0.09% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.12% stake in the company. Shares short for GILD as of 1722384000 were 17844574 with a Short Ratio of 2.45, compared to 1719532800 on 22995005. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 17844574 and a Short% of Float of 1.43.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for GILD is 3.04, from 3.04 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.041003507The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.03. The current Payout Ratio is 66.62% for GILD, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-06-14 with an ex-dividend date of 1726185600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2013-01-28 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
