Fiduciary Family Office LLC acquired a new position in shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:REGN – Free Report) during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor acquired 855 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock, valued at approximately $481,000.
Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Salomon & Ludwin LLC purchased a new stake in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals during the third quarter worth $27,000. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals during the 2nd quarter worth about $31,000. Traub Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals during the 2nd quarter valued at about $38,000. Berbice Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals by 300.0% during the 2nd quarter. Berbice Capital Management LLC now owns 80 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the period. Finally, E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals by 87.5% in the 3rd quarter. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. now owns 75 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. 83.31% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of brokerages have issued reports on REGN. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Guggenheim upped their target price on Regeneron Pharmaceuticals from $815.00 to $865.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their target price on Regeneron Pharmaceuticals from $850.00 to $1,057.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals from $595.00 to $660.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, November 7th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals from $725.00 to $850.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $791.05.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Price Performance
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals stock opened at $733.04 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $748.87 and a 200-day simple moving average of $636.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.55, a PEG ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a quick ratio of 3.33, a current ratio of 4.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has a 52-week low of $476.49 and a 52-week high of $821.11.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:REGN – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The biopharmaceutical company reported $11.83 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $9.73 by $2.10. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals had a net margin of 32.13% and a return on equity of 13.76%. The firm had revenue of $3.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.57 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $12.46 earnings per share. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’s quarterly revenue was up .9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will post 35.92 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 20th were given a $0.88 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 20th. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’s dividend payout ratio is 8.43%.
Insider Activity at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
In related news, Director Bonnie L. Bassler sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $800.00, for a total value of $1,200,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 1,703 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,362,400. This trade represents a 46.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Jason Pitofsky sold 431 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $651.43, for a total value of $280,766.33. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 4,233 shares in the company, valued at $2,757,503.19. This trade represents a 9.24% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 8,431 shares of company stock valued at $5,733,521. 7.02% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
About Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc (NASDAQ: REGN) is a U.S.-based biotechnology company founded in 1988 and headquartered in Tarrytown, New York. It focuses on discovering, developing, manufacturing and commercializing medicines for serious medical conditions. The company combines laboratory research, clinical development and in-house manufacturing to advance a pipeline of biologic therapies across multiple therapeutic areas.
Regeneron is known for its proprietary drug discovery technologies, including its VelocImmune platform, which is used to generate fully human monoclonal antibodies.
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