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In the latest session, Gilead Sciences, Inc (NASDAQ: GILD) closed at $105.68 down -0.77% from its previous closing price of $106.50. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.77 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.57 million shares were traded. GILD stock price reached its highest trading level at $106.4998 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $104.87.
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 11.39 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.78. 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:
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 Apr 15 ’25 when ANDREW DICKINSON bought 2,500 shares for $106.40 per share.
Dickinson Andrew D sold 2,500 shares of GILD for $276,325 on Mar 17 ’25. The Chief Financial Officer now owns 170,674 shares after completing the transaction at $110.53 per share. On Mar 17 ’25, another insider, ANDREW DICKINSON, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 2,500 shares for $110.53 each.
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 131743858688 and an Enterprise Value of 147278168064. As of this moment, Gilead’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 287.88, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.52. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 11.60. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.59 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.81. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.122 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.947.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GILD is 0.29, which has changed by 0.57896304 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07455289 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 -2.41%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 16.91%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, GILD has traded an average of 9.36M shares per day and 11191570 over the past ten days. A total of 1.25B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.24B. Insiders hold about 0.20% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.53% stake in the company. Shares short for GILD as of 1743379200 were 21390611 with a Short Ratio of 2.28, compared to 1740700800 on 22579856. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 21390611 and a Short% of Float of 1.72.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for GILD is 3.10, from 3.08 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.028920187The 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.
