AstraZeneca (LON:AZN) Stock Price Down 9% – Time to Sell?

AstraZeneca PLC (LON:AZNGet Free Report)’s stock price dropped 9% on Monday . The company traded as low as £114.14 and last traded at £115. 11,511,431 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 61% from the average daily volume of 29,523,875 shares. The stock had previously closed at £126.32.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AZN has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of AstraZeneca from £175 to £178 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “sell” rating and issued a £115 target price on shares of AstraZeneca in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a £175 price target on shares of AstraZeneca in a research note on Monday. Finally, Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and set a £160 price target on shares of AstraZeneca in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of £152.17.

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AstraZeneca Price Performance

The company has a fifty day simple moving average of £134.04 and a 200-day simple moving average of £140.23. The company has a market cap of £178.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.32, a PEG ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 0.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 64.10, a current ratio of 0.89 and a quick ratio of 0.59.

AstraZeneca Company Profile

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AstraZeneca (LSE/STO/Nasdaq: AZN) is a global, science-led biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines, primarily for the treatment of diseases in three therapy areas – Oncology, Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolism, and Respiratory & Immunology.
Based in Cambridge, UK, AstraZeneca operates in over 100 countries and its innovative medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide. Please visit astrazeneca.com and follow the Company on Twitter @AstraZeneca.

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