Mosaic Family Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN – Free Report) by 71.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,977 shares of the medical research company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,236 shares during the quarter. Mosaic Family Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in Amgen were worth $1,078,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Anfield Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Amgen by 1,000.0% in the fourth quarter. Anfield Capital Management LLC now owns 77 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Amgen by 275.0% during the 4th quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 75 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Tower View Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Amgen by 331.6% during the 1st quarter. Tower View Wealth Management LLC now owns 82 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares during the last quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Amgen by 49.2% in the 4th quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC now owns 97 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares during the period. Finally, Ares Financial Consulting LLC bought a new stake in Amgen in the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. 76.50% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research firms have weighed in on AMGN. Bank of America increased their price objective on Amgen from $312.00 to $317.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Amgen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Amgen from $420.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $350.00 price objective on shares of Amgen in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Finally, Freedom Capital raised shares of Amgen from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $372.39.
Amgen Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ AMGN opened at $415.21 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $224.48 billion, a PE ratio of 25.81, a P/E/G ratio of 3.86 and a beta of 0.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.44, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 1.13. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $370.57 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $358.99. Amgen Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $269.77 and a fifty-two week high of $421.79.
Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The medical research company reported $6.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.62 by $0.67. The firm had revenue of $10.05 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.43 billion. Amgen had a return on equity of 124.14% and a net margin of 22.95%.The company’s revenue was up 9.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $6.02 EPS. Amgen has set its FY 2026 guidance at 22.300-23.500 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Amgen Inc. will post 22.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Amgen Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 11th. Investors of record on Friday, August 21st will be given a dividend of $2.52 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 21st. This represents a $10.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.4%. Amgen’s dividend payout ratio is currently 62.65%.
Insider Transactions at Amgen
In other news, SVP Rachna Khosla sold 1,252 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $416.43, for a total value of $521,370.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 6,404 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,666,817.72. The trade was a 16.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Nancy A. Grygiel sold 2,970 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $402.16, for a total transaction of $1,194,415.20. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 7,340 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,951,854.40. This trade represents a 28.81% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 6,222 shares of company stock worth $2,540,926 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.85% of the company’s stock.
Amgen Company Profile
Amgen Inc (NASDAQ: AMGN) is a global biotechnology company founded in 1980 and headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California. The company focuses on discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering human therapeutics that address serious illnesses. Amgen’s work centers on biologic medicines derived from cellular and molecular biology, with an emphasis on translating advances in human genetics and protein science into therapies for patients.
Amgen’s commercial portfolio has historically included biologics used in oncology, supportive care, nephrology, bone health and cardiovascular disease.
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