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Royalty Pharma NasdaqGS:RPRX Stock Report

Last Price

US$24.92

Market Cap

US$14.3b

7D

0.3%

1Y

-9.5%

Updated

20 Dec, 2024

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Royalty Pharma
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$24.92
52 Week HighUS$31.66
52 Week LowUS$24.05
Beta0.46
1 Month Change-4.96%
3 Month Change-9.51%
1 Year Change-9.55%
3 Year Change-38.09%
5 Year Changen/a
Change since IPO-44.00%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

We Think Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Dec 05
We Think Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Solid Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX)

Nov 13
Solid Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX)

Royalty Pharma: Massive Opportunity Ahead

Nov 09

Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.21

Oct 14
Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.21

Earnings Tell The Story For Royalty Pharma plc (NASDAQ:RPRX)

Oct 09
Earnings Tell The Story For Royalty Pharma plc (NASDAQ:RPRX)

Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Aug 28
Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Royalty Pharma plc Q2: Beat And Raise Reaffirm Our Buy Rating

Aug 22

Royalty Pharma: Busy Putting Capital To Work

Aug 11

Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.21

Jul 22
Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.21

Royalty Pharma plc (NASDAQ:RPRX) First-Quarter Results: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

May 12
Royalty Pharma plc (NASDAQ:RPRX) First-Quarter Results: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

Royalty Pharma: Solid Start Of The Year, Buy Confirmed

May 11

Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.21

Apr 28
Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.21

Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For Royalty Pharma plc's (NASDAQ:RPRX) Shares

Apr 25
Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For Royalty Pharma plc's (NASDAQ:RPRX) Shares

Is Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Using Too Much Debt?

Apr 04
Is Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Using Too Much Debt?

Royalty Pharma's (NASDAQ:RPRX) Earnings Are Weaker Than They Seem

Feb 22
Royalty Pharma's (NASDAQ:RPRX) Earnings Are Weaker Than They Seem

Royalty Pharma: Solid Operational Performance

Feb 19

Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.21

Jan 31
Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.21

Royalty Pharma: One Of The Best Names In Pharmaceuticals

Jan 22

Royalty Pharma plc's (NASDAQ:RPRX) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion

Dec 26
Royalty Pharma plc's (NASDAQ:RPRX) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion

Royalty Pharma to co-fund development of schizophrenia drug with Merck

Oct 12

Shareholder Returns

RPRXUS PharmaceuticalsUS Market
7D0.3%-1.6%-2.4%
1Y-9.5%7.8%23.3%

Return vs Industry: RPRX underperformed the US Pharmaceuticals industry which returned 7.6% over the past year.

Return vs Market: RPRX underperformed the US Market which returned 22.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is RPRX's price volatile compared to industry and market?
RPRX volatility
RPRX Average Weekly Movement2.4%
Pharmaceuticals Industry Average Movement10.5%
Market Average Movement6.3%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.8%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.1%

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

Volatility Over Time: RPRX's weekly volatility (2%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1996n/aPablo Legorretawww.royaltypharma.com

Royalty Pharma plc operates as a buyer of biopharmaceutical royalties and a funder of innovations in the biopharmaceutical industry in the United States. It is also involved in the identification, evaluation, and acquisition of royalties on various biopharmaceutical therapies. In addition, the company collaborates with innovators from academic institutions, research hospitals and not-for-profits, small and mid-cap biotechnology companies, and pharmaceutical companies.

Royalty Pharma plc Fundamentals Summary

How do Royalty Pharma's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
RPRX fundamental statistics
Market capUS$14.31b
Earnings (TTM)US$1.15b
Revenue (TTM)US$2.27b

9.7x

P/E Ratio

4.9x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
RPRX income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$2.27b
Cost of RevenueUS$491.91m
Gross ProfitUS$1.77b
Other ExpensesUS$628.98m
EarningsUS$1.15b

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)2.58
Gross Margin78.29%
Net Profit Margin50.53%
Debt/Equity Ratio74.2%

How did RPRX perform over the long term?

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Dividends

3.4%

Current Dividend Yield

32%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 13:05
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 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

Royalty Pharma plc is covered by 17 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Charlie YangBofA Global Research
Jason Matthew GerberryBofA Global Research