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AstraZeneca LSE:AZN Stock Report

Last Price

UK£104.60

Market Cap

UK£162.2b

7D

2.0%

1Y

-1.3%

Updated

28 Dec, 2024

Data

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AstraZeneca PLC Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for AstraZeneca
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£104.60
52 Week HighUK£133.88
52 Week LowUK£94.61
Beta0.18
1 Month Change-1.26%
3 Month Change-10.25%
1 Year Change-1.32%
3 Year Change20.53%
5 Year Change35.84%
Change since IPO1,475.30%

Recent News & Updates

Here's Why AstraZeneca (LON:AZN) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Dec 25
Here's Why AstraZeneca (LON:AZN) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Recent updates

Here's Why AstraZeneca (LON:AZN) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Dec 25
Here's Why AstraZeneca (LON:AZN) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

AstraZeneca PLC's (LON:AZN) Price In Tune With Earnings

Oct 19
AstraZeneca PLC's (LON:AZN) Price In Tune With Earnings

Shareholder Returns

AZNGB PharmaceuticalsGB Market
7D2.0%1.9%0.8%
1Y-1.3%-2.8%2.7%

Return vs Industry: AZN exceeded the UK Pharmaceuticals industry which returned -2.8% over the past year.

Return vs Market: AZN underperformed the UK Market which returned 2.7% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is AZN's price volatile compared to industry and market?
AZN volatility
AZN Average Weekly Movement3.7%
Pharmaceuticals Industry Average Movement6.1%
Market Average Movement4.7%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.4%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.6%

Stable Share Price: AZN has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

Volatility Over Time: AZN's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
199289,900Pascal Soriotwww.astrazeneca.com

AstraZeneca PLC, a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the discovery, development, manufacture, and commercialization of prescription medicines. The company’s marketed products include Tagrisso, Imfinzi, Lynparza, Calquence, Enhertu, Orpathys, Truqap, Zoladex, Faslodex, Farxiga, Brilinta, Lokelma, Roxadustat, Andexxa, Crestor, Seloken, Onglyza, Bydureon, Fasenra, Breztri, Symbicort, Saphnelo, Tezspire, Pulmicort, Bevespi, and Daliresp for cardiovascular, renal, metabolism, and oncology. Its marketed products also comprise Vaxzevria, Beyfortus, Synagis, FluMist, Soliris, Ultomiris, Strensiq, Koselugo, and Kanuma for covid-19 and rare disease.

AstraZeneca PLC Fundamentals Summary

How do AstraZeneca's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
AZN fundamental statistics
Market capUK£162.16b
Earnings (TTM)UK£5.16b
Revenue (TTM)UK£40.70b

31.4x

P/E Ratio

4.0x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
AZN income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$51.21b
Cost of RevenueUS$8.91b
Gross ProfitUS$42.30b
Other ExpensesUS$35.80b
EarningsUS$6.50b

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Feb 06, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)4.19
Gross Margin82.61%
Net Profit Margin12.68%
Debt/Equity Ratio74.0%

How did AZN perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

2.2%

Current Dividend Yield

71%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/28 23:48
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

AstraZeneca PLC is covered by 78 analysts. 24 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Peter AnkersenABG Sundal Collier
Kamla SinghAlphaValue
John EadeArgus Research Company