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After finishing at $273.68 in the prior trading day, AMGEN Inc (NASDAQ: AMGN) closed at $278.40, up 1.72%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.72 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.08 million shares were traded. AMGN stock price reached its highest trading level at $278.73 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $274.5.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of AMGN 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 12.50 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.40. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.95 and its Current Ratio is at 1.26. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 10.36 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 9.74.
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 Feb 19 ’25 when Santos Esteban sold 8,711 shares for $292.84 per share. The transaction valued at 2,550,903 led to the insider holds 71,546 shares of the business.
REESE DAVID M sold 25,225 shares of AMGN for $7,679,524 on Feb 21 ’25. The EVP & Chief Technology Officer now owns 36,922 shares after completing the transaction at $304.44 per share. On Feb 19 ’25, another insider, REESE DAVID M, who serves as the EVP & Chief Technology Officer of the company, sold 8,711 shares for $293.22 each. As a result, the insider received 2,554,224 and left with 62,147 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, AMGN now has a Market Capitalization of 149682044928 and an Enterprise Value of 198463848448. As of this moment, AMGEN’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 36.89, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.93. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 8.74. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.50 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 25.43. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.938 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.094.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AMGN is 0.54, which has changed by 0.019742846 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.042615533 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AMGN has reached a high of $346.85, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $253.30. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.16%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.81%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 3.24M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3429660 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 536.90M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 536.43M. Insiders hold about 0.23% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.14% stake in the company. Shares short for AMGN as of 1743379200 were 14076258 with a Short Ratio of 4.35, compared to 1740700800 on 16158990. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 14076258 and a Short% of Float of 2.6199998.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, AMGN’s forward annual dividend rate was 9.0, compared to 9.13 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.032885123The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.99. The current Payout Ratio is 119.05% for AMGN, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-14 with an ex-dividend date of 1747353600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-11-22 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
