Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY – Free Report) – Analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb in a report issued on Wednesday, May 7th. Zacks Research analyst E. Bagri now anticipates that the biopharmaceutical company will post earnings of $1.65 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.63. The consensus estimate for Bristol-Myers Squibb’s current full-year earnings is $6.74 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.70 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.65 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.80 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.41 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.53 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.52 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.36 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.82 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.76 EPS.
Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The biopharmaceutical company reported $1.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.50 by $0.30. Bristol-Myers Squibb had a positive return on equity of 13.93% and a negative net margin of 18.53%. The business had revenue of $11.20 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.77 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned ($4.40) earnings per share. Bristol-Myers Squibb’s quarterly revenue was down 5.6% on a year-over-year basis.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Trading Down 1.1 %
Shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb stock opened at $46.38 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $94.39 billion, a P/E ratio of -10.49, a P/E/G ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.90. Bristol-Myers Squibb has a 12-month low of $39.35 and a 12-month high of $63.33. The business’s 50 day moving average is $54.54 and its 200-day moving average is $56.19.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BMY. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 191,403,004 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $11,673,669,000 after buying an additional 1,458,488 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Bristol-Myers Squibb by 0.5% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 60,606,905 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $3,696,415,000 after acquiring an additional 306,430 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors lifted its holdings in shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb by 7.5% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 45,866,624 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $2,593,940,000 after acquiring an additional 3,218,865 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 44,391,247 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $2,505,967,000 after purchasing an additional 1,187,231 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,989,525,000. 76.41% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, EVP Samit Hirawat bought 4,250 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 25th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $47.58 per share, for a total transaction of $202,215.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 83,513 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,973,548.54. This represents a 5.36 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.09% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 1st. Investors of record on Friday, April 4th were paid a $0.62 dividend. This represents a $2.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.35%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, April 4th. Bristol-Myers Squibb’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 92.88%.
About Bristol-Myers Squibb
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company discovers, develops, licenses, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells biopharmaceutical products worldwide. It offers products for hematology, oncology, cardiovascular, immunology, fibrotic, and neuroscience diseases. The company's products include Eliquis for reduction in risk of stroke/systemic embolism in non-valvular atrial fibrillation, and for the treatment of DVT/PE; Opdivo for various anti-cancer indications, including bladder, blood, CRC, head and neck, RCC, HCC, lung, melanoma, MPM, stomach and esophageal cancer; Pomalyst/Imnovid for multiple myeloma; Orencia for active rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis; and Sprycel for the treatment of Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia.
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