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The closing price of Gilead Sciences, Inc (NASDAQ: GILD) was $111.16 for the day, up 1.73% from the previous closing price of $109.27. In other words, the price has increased by $1.73 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.38 million shares were traded. GILD stock price reached its highest trading level at $111.75 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $109.735.
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 11.97 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.43. 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:
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 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 138433118208 and an Enterprise Value of 154102661120. As of this moment, Gilead’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 302.81, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.13. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 12.10. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.82 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.17. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.359 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.454.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GILD is 0.35, which has changed by 0.525247 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08572841 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 6.03%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 26.68%.
Shares Statistics:
GILD traded an average of 8.46M shares per day over the past three months and 10868680 shares per day 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 1741910400 were 22340679 with a Short Ratio of 2.64, compared to 1739491200 on 21162249. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 22340679 and a Short% of Float of 1.7999999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 3.08, GILD has a forward annual dividend rate of 3.10. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.028187059The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.98. 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.
