Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd Boosts Stock Position in Amgen Inc. $AMGN

Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd boosted its holdings in Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGNFree Report) by 28.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 48,412 shares of the medical research company’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,678 shares during the period. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd’s holdings in Amgen were worth $15,845,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of AMGN. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lifted its holdings in Amgen by 10.0% during the 4th quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 481,453 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $157,584,000 after purchasing an additional 43,884 shares in the last quarter. Curtis Advisory Group LLC purchased a new stake in Amgen during the 4th quarter worth about $1,669,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its holdings in Amgen by 18.2% during the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 39,778 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $10,888,000 after purchasing an additional 6,115 shares in the last quarter. Adell Harriman & Carpenter Inc. lifted its holdings in Amgen by 7.9% during the 4th quarter. Adell Harriman & Carpenter Inc. now owns 22,008 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $7,204,000 after purchasing an additional 1,609 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. purchased a new stake in Amgen during the 4th quarter worth about $22,441,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.50% of the company’s stock.

Amgen Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AMGN opened at $345.60 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $186.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.05, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.65. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $341.44 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $345.44. Amgen Inc. has a twelve month low of $267.83 and a twelve month high of $391.29.

Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGNGet Free Report) last announced its 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 analyst estimates of $8.58 billion. Amgen had a return on equity of 137.41% and a net margin of 20.96%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $4.90 EPS. Amgen has set its FY 2026 guidance at 21.700-23.100 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Amgen Inc. will post 22.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently issued reports on AMGN shares. UBS Group increased their price objective on Amgen from $390.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. Argus decreased their target price on Amgen from $400.00 to $375.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Daiwa Securities Group decreased their target price on Amgen from $410.00 to $390.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Truist Financial upped their target price on Amgen from $325.00 to $327.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Barclays assumed coverage on Amgen in a research note on Friday, February 20th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $350.00 target price on the stock. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $355.19.

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Insider Activity at Amgen

In other news, SVP Nancy A. Grygiel sold 1,237 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $323.73, for a total transaction of $400,454.01. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 7,009 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,269,023.57. This represents a 15.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 0.85% of the company’s stock.

About Amgen

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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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