For example, a stock may near its 52 week low in a price correction after earnings expectations for future quarters were revised.
Several other brokerages have also issued reports on AGN. Morgan Stanley maintained Allergan plc (NYSE:AGN) rating on Thursday, March 1. Barclays raised shares of Allergan from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $220.00 to $230.00 in a research report on Monday, January 29th. Wells Fargo set a $245.00 price objective on shares of Allergan and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, January 5th.
Allergan plc (NYSE:AGN) gross margin percentage stands at 86.4% while its operating margin for the past trailing twelve month is -37.5 percent and its overall profit margin (ttm) is -27.6 Percent. Also, there are 3 buy, 0 sell and 0 strong sell ratings, collectively assigning a 1.83 average brokerage recommendation. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Allergan from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 2nd. Investors, especially technical analysts, may use the 52 week range to gauge whether a stock's current price suggests buying, selling, or taking no-action. AGN's SI was 7.02M shares in April as released by FINRA. Frontier Investment Mgmt Company who had been investing in Allergan Inc for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $54.24B market cap company. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $79.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.25 and a beta of 1.07.
Allergan (NYSE:AGN) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 6th. The company reported $4.86 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.74 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $4.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.28 billion. That's up 0.30 % from last year's $3.35 EPS. A price to earnings ratio alone is not enough, but comparing it to other in the Healthcare will give you an idea of how expensive or how much of a discount Allergan plc is trading.
An earnings forecast is an analyst's outlook for a company's future quarterly or annual earnings. Presently, it has a Return on Equity (ROE) of -6.40% and Return on Investment (ROI) of -2.10%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 16th. This is a positive change from Allergan's previous quarterly dividend of $0.70. Allergan's payout ratio is 17.61%.
In other Allergan news, insider William Meury sold 58,879 shares of Allergan stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 14th. About 12.17 million shares traded or 260.66% up from the average. The stock price moved -9.38% off its 50 Day low and changed 11.05% to its 50 Day high. The stock was purchased at an average price of $143.42 per share, for a total transaction of $129,078.00. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the past 7 days, MGIC Investment Corporation (NYSE:MTG) stock has decreased in price by 0.83%. Windward Capital Management Co. Finally, Field & Main Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Allergan in the 4th quarter worth about $155,000.
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According to Finviz reported data, The SMA20 of the stock is at -3.33 percent, SMA50 is -2.03 percent, while SMA200 is -17.25 percent. Graybill Bartz & Assoc Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Allergan by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. BB&T Investment Services Inc. now owns 690 shares of the company's stock valued at $139,000 after buying an additional 641 shares during the last quarter.
Allergan plc (NYSE:AGN) is at least 11.05% than its current record low price of $142.81. In Wednesday, November 1 report Mizuho maintained the stock with "Hold" rating. Focused Wealth Management Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Allergan by 4,444.4% during the 4th quarter. The third largest holder is Wellington Management Group Llp, which now holds $3.56 billion worth of this stock and that ownership represents almost 6.42% of its market capitalization. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd bought a new position in shares of Allergan during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $332,000. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 1,135,114 shares of the company's stock valued at $232,642,000 after acquiring an additional 24,627 shares during the period.
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Allergan plc, a specialty pharmaceutical company, develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes medical aesthetics, biosimilar, and over-the-counter pharmaceutical products worldwide. It operates through US Specialized Therapeutics, US General Medicine, and global divisions.now it has negative earnings. The company offers a portfolio of products that provide treatment for the central nervous system, gastroenterology, women's health and urology, ophthalmology, neurosciences, medical aesthetics, dermatology, plastic surgery, liver disease, inflammation, metabolic syndromes, and fibrosis, as well as Alzheimer's disease.
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