Piper Jaffray Companies Analysts Give Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) a $16.00 Price Target

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA) has been assigned a $16.00 price objective by stock analysts at Piper Jaffray Companies in a research note issued to investors on Thursday. The brokerage currently has a “hold” rating on the stock. Piper Jaffray Companies’ price target indicates a potential upside of 1.91% from the company’s current price.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on TEVA. Oppenheimer restated a “hold” rating on shares of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries in a research report on Thursday. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $10.00 price target on Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday. Guggenheim initiated coverage on Teva Pharmaceutical Industries in a research report on Tuesday. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $16.00 price target on the stock. ValuEngine upgraded Teva Pharmaceutical Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 5th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada set a $11.00 price target on Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 29th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eighteen have issued a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $19.34.

Shares of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA) traded down $0.82 during trading on Thursday, reaching $15.70. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 30,494,500 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,888,267. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has a fifty-two week low of $10.85 and a fifty-two week high of $38.31. The firm has a market cap of $16,784.32, a P/E ratio of 3.82 and a beta of 0.55. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20.

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in TEVA. Capital Research Global Investors grew its stake in Teva Pharmaceutical Industries by 13.8% in the 2nd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 76,325,059 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,535,518,000 after purchasing an additional 9,260,426 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in Teva Pharmaceutical Industries by 11.1% in the 2nd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 66,796,897 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,218,958,000 after purchasing an additional 6,685,844 shares during the period. FMR LLC grew its stake in Teva Pharmaceutical Industries by 16.7% in the 2nd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 42,844,979 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,423,310,000 after purchasing an additional 6,115,853 shares during the period. Macquarie Group Ltd. grew its stake in Teva Pharmaceutical Industries by 350.3% in the 3rd quarter. Macquarie Group Ltd. now owns 4,408,331 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,587,000 after purchasing an additional 3,429,448 shares during the period. Finally, Capital World Investors grew its stake in Teva Pharmaceutical Industries by 41.9% in the 2nd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 11,068,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $367,686,000 after purchasing an additional 3,268,200 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 52.05% of the company’s stock.

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About Teva Pharmaceutical Industries

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited is a pharmaceutical company. The Company is engaged in developing, producing and marketing generic medicines and a portfolio of specialty medicines. The Company operates through two segments: Generic medicines and Specialty medicines. The Company develops, manufactures and sells generic medicines in a range of dosage forms, including tablets, capsules, injectables, inhalants, liquids, ointments and creams.