Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc [IONS] stock prices are up 2.99% to $40.36 at the moment. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The IONS shares have gain 3.49% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -1.20%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc [NASDAQ: IONS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on August 02, 2024, when BMO Capital Markets downgraded its rating to a Market Perform and also revised its price target to $60 from $67. Previously, Leerink Partners upgraded its rating to Outperform on July 24, 2024, and elevated its price target to $62. Bernstein upgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform but stick to its price target of $44 on June 14, 2024. Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to a Outperform but $58 remained the price target by the analyst firm on April 10, 2024. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on January 02, 2024, and upped its price target to $62. In a note dated October 23, 2023, BofA Securities upgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $33 to $52.
The stock price of Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc [IONS] has been fluctuating between $35.95 and $54.44 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $51.68 within the next 12 months. Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc [NASDAQ: IONS] shares were valued at $40.36 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 28.05% based on the average IONS price forecast.
Analyzing the IONS fundamentals
The Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc [NASDAQ:IONS] reported sales of 813.95M for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 19.55%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.97% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.45%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.43%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.45%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.14, Equity is -1.16 and Total Capital is -0.15. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of6.87.
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 39.58 points at the first support level, and at 38.79 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 40.78, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 41.19.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc [NASDAQ:IONS]’s Current Ratio is 7.61. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 7.51, while the Cash Ratio is 0.96. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 7.82, the price to book ratio is 22.35.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Swayze Eric, EVP Research, that happened on Oct 16 ’24 when 53.0 shares were sold. EVP, Chief Development Officer, Geary Richard S completed a deal on Aug 29 ’24 to sell 331.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP, Chief Development Officer Geary Richard S sold 320.0 shares on Aug 28 ’24.
