Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:JAZZ) Director Sells 6,000 Shares

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (NASDAQ:JAZZGet Free Report) Director Bruce Cozadd sold 6,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $240.47, for a total value of $1,442,820.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 366,682 shares in the company, valued at approximately $88,176,020.54. This trade represents a 1.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ JAZZ traded up $0.70 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $244.17. 861,484 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 983,015. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a current ratio of 2.04. Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC has a one year low of $105.00 and a one year high of $246.07. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $228.38 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $195.43. The company has a market cap of $15.34 billion, a PE ratio of -12,202.40, a P/E/G ratio of 0.21 and a beta of 0.32.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:JAZZGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 31st. The specialty pharmaceutical company reported $6.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Jazz Pharmaceuticals had a net margin of 0.66% and a return on equity of 14.56%. The business had revenue of $1.07 billion during the quarter. On average, equities analysts predict that Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC will post 22.09 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Jazz Pharmaceuticals

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vestal Point Capital LP purchased a new stake in shares of Jazz Pharmaceuticals during the second quarter valued at approximately $127,344,000. Goldentree Asset Management LP bought a new position in Jazz Pharmaceuticals in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $149,597,000. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its stake in shares of Jazz Pharmaceuticals by 164.0% during the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,818,911 shares of the specialty pharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $309,215,000 after purchasing an additional 1,129,995 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Jazz Pharmaceuticals by 160.2% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,161,857 shares of the specialty pharmaceutical company’s stock worth $197,516,000 after buying an additional 715,361 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. lifted its stake in Jazz Pharmaceuticals by 258.2% in the 4th quarter. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. now owns 548,000 shares of the specialty pharmaceutical company’s stock worth $93,160,000 after purchasing an additional 395,000 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.14% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

JAZZ has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Truist Financial set a $256.00 price objective on Jazz Pharmaceuticals and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Jazz Pharmaceuticals from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Monday, June 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on Jazz Pharmaceuticals from $195.00 to $258.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. TD Cowen upped their price target on Jazz Pharmaceuticals from $220.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $245.00 price target on shares of Jazz Pharmaceuticals in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Sixteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Jazz Pharmaceuticals presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $246.06.

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Jazz Pharmaceuticals Company Profile

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Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing therapies in neuroscience and oncology. The company’s research and development efforts target unmet medical needs in sleep disorders, hematologic malignancies, rare neurological conditions and solid tumors. Jazz’s product portfolio includes therapies for narcolepsy, hepatic veno-occlusive disease, acute myeloid leukemia and other serious disorders.

Flagship products from Jazz Pharmaceuticals include Xyrem® (sodium oxybate) and Xywav® (calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium oxybates) for the treatment of cataplexy and excessive daytime sleepiness in patients with narcolepsy.

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