TD Asset Management Inc Sells 18,473 Shares of Amgen Inc. $AMGN

TD Asset Management Inc reduced its stake in Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGNFree Report) by 4.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 367,247 shares of the medical research company’s stock after selling 18,473 shares during the period. TD Asset Management Inc’s holdings in Amgen were worth $120,204,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in AMGN. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Amgen during the fourth quarter worth about $2,164,162,000. Capital World Investors increased its position in shares of Amgen by 11.5% during the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 18,795,474 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $5,303,578,000 after acquiring an additional 1,935,876 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Amgen by 7.8% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 14,303,294 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $4,665,822,000 after acquiring an additional 1,035,779 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Amgen by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 54,838,826 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $17,949,296,000 after acquiring an additional 961,975 shares in the last quarter. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI increased its position in shares of Amgen by 237.7% during the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 1,226,372 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $346,076,000 after acquiring an additional 863,216 shares in the last quarter. 76.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Amgen Stock Up 2.2%

Amgen stock opened at $345.60 on Friday. Amgen Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $267.83 and a fifty-two week high of $391.29. The stock has a market cap of $186.52 billion, a PE ratio of 24.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 0.42. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $341.44 and its 200 day simple moving average is $345.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.65, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.26.

Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGNGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The medical research company reported $5.15 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.77 by $0.38. Amgen had a net margin of 20.96% and a return on equity of 137.41%. The business had revenue of $8.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.58 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $4.90 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Amgen has set its FY 2026 guidance at 21.700-23.100 EPS. Research analysts predict that Amgen Inc. will post 22.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently commented on AMGN. Mizuho boosted their target price on shares of Amgen from $280.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on shares of Amgen from $285.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Canaccord Genuity Group began coverage on shares of Amgen in a research report on Monday, April 20th. They set a “hold” rating and a $366.00 target price for the company. Guggenheim decreased their target price on shares of Amgen from $351.00 to $340.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Leerink Partners reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $355.00 target price on shares of Amgen in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $355.19.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

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 value of $400,454.01. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 7,009 shares in the company, valued at $2,269,023.57. The trade was a 15.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.85% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Amgen Company Profile

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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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