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AstraZeneca Stock

AstraZeneca PLC

AZNNYSEMarkt
US$165.41
-0.8% today

Company data

Sector
Healthcare
Industry
Drug Manufacturers - General
Country
United Kingdom
CEO
Pascal Claude Roland Soriot
Employees
96,100
Market cap
$256.5 B
IPO
12/05/1993

AstraZeneca PLC operates as a global biopharmaceutical leader based in Cambridge, United Kingdom. The company is dedicated to the entire process of bringing prescription medicines to market, spanning from initial discovery and development through manufacturing and commercialization. Its extensive portfolio addresses…

Company description based on the data provider's company data, AI-assisted, created on 16/10/2026. Not investment advice.

AstraZeneca stock: price history

16/10/25-2.2 %16/10/26

1D

-0.8%

1W

+3.9%

1M

+1.5%

6M

-19.2%

YTD

-5.7%

1Y

-2.2%

2Y

+5.6%

5Y

+39.5%

10Y

+171.6%

Next earnings date

Next earnings date

30/10/2026 (in 13 days)

Volatility around earnings

~30% stronger price swings than usual

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Analyst assessment of AstraZeneca

PRICE TARGET LOW

US$158.00

CONSENSUS

US$186.67

MEDIAN

US$185.00

PRICE TARGET HIGH

US$216.00

1

STRONG BUY

19

BUY

15

HOLD

6

SELL

0

STRONG SELL

41

TOTAL · Buy

As of: 13/02/2025

ANALYST FIRMRATINGACTIONDATE
UBSNeutral → Buyupgrade13/02/2025 (older than 12 months)
UBSSell → Neutralupgrade20/11/2024 (older than 12 months)
Erste GroupHold → Buyupgrade11/09/2024 (older than 12 months)
TD CowenBuymaintain12/08/2024 (older than 12 months)
Argus ResearchBuymaintain30/05/2024 (older than 12 months)
BMO CapitalOutperformmaintain26/04/2024 (older than 12 months)
Deutsche BankSell → Holdupgrade16/04/2024 (older than 12 months)
BMO CapitalOutperformmaintain12/02/2024 (older than 12 months)

AstraZeneca stock metrics

P/E

24.72

P/B

5.09

EV/EBITDA

13.92

RETURN ON EQUITY

5.0%

NET MARGIN

16.3%

DEBT/EQUITY

0.64

DIVIDEND YIELD

1.9%

AS OF

30/06/2026

Free float & liquidity

FREE FLOAT

99.5%

FLOAT SHARES

1,542,888,270

AVG. DAILY VOLUME (30D)

3,001,924

Insider transactions (SEC)

ROLETRANSACTIONSHARESPRICEPLAN TYPEDATE

Sharma Mani

OfficerGrant2159.8Spontaneous08/10/2026

Sharma Mani

OfficerGrant1162.6Spontaneous11/09/2026

Sharma Mani

OfficerPurchase20160.57Spontaneous11/09/2026

Sharma Mani

OfficerGrant2163.34Spontaneous07/08/2026

Sharma Mani

OfficerGrant2190.43Spontaneous08/07/2026
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Attention

1 mention today in US forums, about the same as yesterdayPrice since yesterday: -0.8%

Forums (Reddit)

02/0904/0919/09

Institutional holders

FUND / INSTITUTIONSHARESCHANGEAS OF
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.2,660,409+1,308,23230/09/2026
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd2,064,415+131,45430/09/2026
Artemis Investment Management LLP1,165,929-113,34030/09/2026
ZWJ INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC422,910+26,93230/09/2026
Ninety One UK Ltd290,212-1,227,80130/09/2026
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Dividends & Stock splits

Dividends

EX-DATEPAY DATEAMOUNTYIELD
07/08/202608/09/2026US$1.062 %
20/02/202623/03/2026US$2.171.6 %
08/08/202508/09/2025US$0.522.2 %
21/02/202524/03/2025US$1.052.2 %
09/08/202409/09/2024US$0.501.8 %
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Stock splits

DATERATIO
02/02/20261:2
27/07/20152:1
08/04/19983:1

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Frequently asked questions about AstraZeneca stock

What does AstraZeneca do?

AstraZeneca PLC is a company in the Healthcare sector, Drug Manufacturers - General industry, headquartered in United Kingdom.

The CEO is Pascal Claude Roland Soriot, the company employs around 96,100 people.

The IPO was on 12/05/1993; the stock trades on NYSE under the ticker AZN.

What do analysts say about AstraZeneca stock?

41 analysts rate the stock, the consensus is Buy (as of 13/02/2025).

The average price target is US$186.67, ranging from US$158.00 to US$216.00, with a median of US$185.00.

This is an external assessment, not a statement by Market Jury.

When does AstraZeneca report next?

The next earnings date is 30/10/2026.

Around past earnings, price swings were roughly 30% stronger than usual.

Does AstraZeneca pay a dividend?

Yes. The last dividend was US$1.06 per share, ex-date 07/08/2026, paid on 08/09/2026.

The dividend yield is 1.9% (as of 30/06/2026).

Which stocks are comparable to AstraZeneca?

Comparable stocks include GSK, Eli Lilly and Company, Johnson & Johnson, AbbVie, Merck &, Roche Holding, Amgen and Gilead Sciences.

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