Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC Has $1.05 Million Position in Amgen Inc. $AMGN

Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC raised its position in shares of Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGNFree Report) by 120.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,213 shares of the medical research company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,758 shares during the quarter. Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC’s holdings in Amgen were worth $1,052,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMGN. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Amgen during the 4th quarter valued at $2,164,162,000. Capital World Investors raised its stake in Amgen by 11.5% during the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 18,795,474 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $5,303,578,000 after purchasing an additional 1,935,876 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Amgen by 7.8% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 14,303,294 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $4,665,822,000 after purchasing an additional 1,035,779 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Amgen by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 54,838,826 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $17,949,296,000 after purchasing an additional 961,975 shares during the period. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI raised its stake in Amgen by 237.7% during the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 1,226,372 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $346,076,000 after purchasing an additional 863,216 shares during the period. 76.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Insider Buying and Selling at Amgen

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 stock was sold at an average price of $323.73, for a total value of $400,454.01. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 7,009 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,269,023.57. The trade was a 15.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.85% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Amgen Trading Up 2.2%

NASDAQ AMGN opened at $345.60 on Friday. Amgen Inc. has a 1-year low of $267.83 and a 1-year high of $391.29. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.65. The company has a market capitalization 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 fifty day simple moving average is $341.44 and its 200-day simple moving average is $345.44.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have issued reports on AMGN shares. Mizuho boosted their target price on shares of Amgen from $280.00 to $295.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Argus dropped their price target on shares of Amgen from $400.00 to $375.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of Amgen from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Rothschild & Co Redburn upped their price target on shares of Amgen from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, Barclays assumed coverage on shares of Amgen in a research note on Friday, February 20th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $350.00 price target on the stock. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $355.19.

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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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