Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN) had its price target boosted by investment analysts at Cowen from $250.00 to $275.00 in a report issued on Monday. The brokerage presently has an “outperform” rating on the life sciences company’s stock. Cowen’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 12.16% from the stock’s current price.
A number of other research analysts have also commented on the company. BTIG Research reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Illumina in a research report on Tuesday, January 16th. Deutsche Bank set a $275.00 price target on Illumina and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 16th. Wells Fargo & Co reissued a “positive” rating and issued a $260.00 price target (up previously from $250.00) on shares of Illumina in a research note on Tuesday, January 9th. Piper Jaffray Companies reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $269.00 price target on shares of Illumina in a research note on Tuesday, January 9th. Finally, William Blair downgraded Illumina from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. The company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $223.88.
Shares of Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN) traded up $1.64 on Monday, reaching $245.19. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 709,832 shares, compared to its average volume of 872,884. The company has a market cap of $35,800.00, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 4.22 and a quick ratio of 3.73. Illumina has a 52-week low of $156.50 and a 52-week high of $248.97.
In related news, SVP Charles Dadswell sold 145 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $225.33, for a total transaction of $32,672.85. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 6,388 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,439,408.04. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Marc Stapley sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.48, for a total value of $410,960.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 30,370 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,240,427.60. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 154,671 shares of company stock worth $33,626,228 in the last ninety days. 0.89% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ILMN. Winslow Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Illumina during the 2nd quarter worth $211,584,000. Fred Alger Management Inc. raised its stake in Illumina by 611.9% during the 2nd quarter. Fred Alger Management Inc. now owns 637,597 shares of the life sciences company’s stock worth $110,636,000 after buying an additional 548,030 shares during the period. Capital World Investors raised its stake in Illumina by 23.8% during the 2nd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 2,135,000 shares of the life sciences company’s stock worth $370,465,000 after buying an additional 410,000 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its stake in Illumina by 1,556.2% during the 2nd quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 330,010 shares of the life sciences company’s stock worth $57,263,000 after buying an additional 310,084 shares during the period. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in Illumina during the 2nd quarter worth $47,010,000. 91.63% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
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Illumina Company Profile
Illumina, Inc (Illumina) is a provider of sequencing- and array-based solutions for genetic analysis. The Company operates through two segments: Core Illumina and the consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs), which include the activities of GRAIL, Inc (GRAIL) and Helix Holdings I, LLC (Helix). Core Illumina consists of its core operations.
