Wealth Alliance LLC Lowers Stock Holdings in Amgen Inc. $AMGN

Wealth Alliance LLC decreased its stake in Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGNFree Report) by 14.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 11,487 shares of the medical research company’s stock after selling 1,941 shares during the quarter. Wealth Alliance LLC’s holdings in Amgen were worth $4,042,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. High Note Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Amgen by 5.8% during the fourth quarter. High Note Wealth LLC now owns 508 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $166,000 after acquiring an additional 28 shares during the last quarter. TAGStone Capital Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Amgen by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. TAGStone Capital Inc. now owns 4,129 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $1,351,000 after acquiring an additional 28 shares during the last quarter. Verus Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amgen by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Verus Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,231 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $403,000 after acquiring an additional 28 shares during the last quarter. Destination Wealth Management increased its position in shares of Amgen by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Destination Wealth Management now owns 1,393 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $456,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Breakwater Capital Group raised its stake in Amgen by 1.4% in the 1st quarter. Breakwater Capital Group now owns 2,039 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $717,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.50% of the company’s stock.

Amgen Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of AMGN opened at $376.04 on Friday. Amgen Inc. has a 12-month low of $269.77 and a 12-month high of $391.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $202.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.17, a P/E/G ratio of 3.76 and a beta of 0.41. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $351.28 and a 200 day moving average price of $351.80. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.65.

Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGNGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The medical research company reported $5.15 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.77 by $0.38. The company had revenue of $8.62 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.58 billion. Amgen had a net margin of 20.96% and a return on equity of 137.41%. Amgen’s quarterly revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $4.90 earnings per share. Amgen has set its FY 2026 guidance at 21.700-23.100 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Amgen Inc. will post 22.31 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amgen news, SVP Nancy A. Grygiel sold 1,237 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $323.73, for a total transaction of $400,454.01. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 7,009 shares in the company, valued at $2,269,023.57. This represents a 15.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.85% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have weighed in on AMGN shares. Truist Financial raised their price objective on Amgen from $327.00 to $340.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Amgen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 27th. Argus lowered their price target on shares of Amgen from $400.00 to $375.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Freedom Capital raised shares of Amgen from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Amgen in a report on Friday, June 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, fifteen have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $356.62.

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About Amgen

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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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