893,898 Shares in Amgen Inc. $AMGN Bought by Jupiter Topco LLC

Jupiter Topco LLC bought a new position in shares of Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGNFree Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 893,898 shares of the medical research company’s stock, valued at approximately $323,681,000. Jupiter Topco LLC owned approximately 0.17% of Amgen at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. raised its holdings in shares of Amgen by 1.4% during the second quarter. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. now owns 1,956 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $705,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares during the period. High Note Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Amgen by 5.8% in the 4th quarter. High Note Wealth LLC now owns 508 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $166,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares during the period. TAGStone Capital Inc. increased its holdings in Amgen by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. TAGStone Capital Inc. now owns 4,129 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $1,351,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. Verus Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in Amgen by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Verus Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,231 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $403,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Destination Wealth Management raised its stake in shares of Amgen by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Destination Wealth Management now owns 1,393 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $456,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the period. 76.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Rachna Khosla sold 1,252 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $416.43, for a total value of $521,370.36. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 6,404 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,666,817.72. This represents a 16.35% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Nancy A. Grygiel sold 2,970 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $402.16, for a total value of $1,194,415.20. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 7,340 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,951,854.40. This represents a 28.81% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 6,222 shares of company stock worth $2,540,926. 0.85% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently issued reports on AMGN. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $389.00 price objective on Amgen in a report on Friday, June 5th. TD Cowen upped their price target on Amgen from $420.00 to $452.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price target on shares of Amgen from $350.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of Amgen from $400.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Amgen from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Amgen presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $380.43.

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Amgen Stock Performance

Shares of AMGN opened at $442.24 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $239.09 billion, a PE ratio of 27.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.20 and a beta of 0.41. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $382.78 and a 200-day moving average of $363.35. Amgen Inc. has a one year low of $269.77 and a one year high of $447.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.44, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 1.13.

Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGNGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The medical research company reported $6.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.62 by $0.67. The company had revenue of $10.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.43 billion. Amgen had a net margin of 22.95% and a return on equity of 124.14%. Amgen’s quarterly revenue was up 9.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $6.02 EPS. Amgen has set its FY 2026 guidance at 22.300-23.500 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Amgen Inc. will post 22.92 earnings per share for the current year.

Amgen Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 11th. Investors of record on Friday, August 21st will be issued a dividend of $2.52 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 21st. This represents a $10.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. Amgen’s payout ratio is presently 62.65%.

Amgen 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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