At the time of writing, Gilead Sciences, Inc. [GILD] stock is trading at $73.30, up 2.32%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The GILD shares have gain 6.62% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 12.67%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Gilead Sciences, Inc. [NASDAQ: GILD] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on July 08, 2024, when Raymond James upgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $93 for it. Previously, Maxim Group reaffirmed its Buy rating on May 01, 2024, and dropped its price target to $85. On April 24, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Hold but maintained its price target of $69 on the stock. Truist downgraded its rating to a Hold and decreased its price target to $82 on February 22, 2024. Deutsche Bank initiated its recommendation with a Hold and recommended $75 as its price target on November 09, 2023. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on September 08, 2023, and upped its price target to $95. In a note dated September 06, 2023, HSBC Securities initiated an Reduce rating and provided a target price of $71 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Gilead Sciences, Inc. fluctuated between $62.07 and $87.86. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $81.5 within the next 12 months. Gilead Sciences, Inc. [NASDAQ: GILD] shares were valued at $73.30 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 11.19% based on the average GILD price forecast.
Analyzing the GILD fundamentals
According to Gilead Sciences, Inc. [NASDAQ:GILD], the company’s sales were 27.42B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 5.66% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.78% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.33%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.04%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.02%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.02 and Total Capital is 0.21. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.44.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 72.21 points at the first support level, and at 71.13 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 74.18, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 75.07.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Gilead Sciences, Inc. [NASDAQ:GILD] has a current ratio of 1.08. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.94, and the Cash Ratio is 0.36. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.33, the price to book ratio is 5.21 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 204.35.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Parsey Merdad, Chief Medical Officer, that happened on Jul 01 ’24 when 2000.0 shares were sold. 10% Owner, GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. completed a deal on Apr 02 ’24 to buy 0.49 million shares. Meanwhile, Chief Medical Officer Parsey Merdad sold 2000.0 shares on Apr 01 ’24.