Legal & General Group Plc Buys New Shares in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $REGN

Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new stake in shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:REGN) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 759,971 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock, valued at approximately $473,872,000. Legal & General Group Plc owned 0.74% of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Western Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals during the 1st quarter worth approximately $26,000. SHP Wealth Management purchased a new position in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Titan Wealth CI Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals in the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals during the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.31% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

In other Regeneron Pharmaceuticals news, Director Arthur F. Ryan sold 200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $650.15, for a total transaction of $130,030.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 17,303 shares in the company, valued at $11,249,545.45. This trade represents a 1.14% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Kathryn Guarini sold 400 shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $800.00, for a total value of $320,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 603 shares in the company, valued at approximately $482,400. The trade was a 39.88% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 1,400 shares of company stock worth $1,090,030 in the last quarter. 6.97% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Benchmark upgraded shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $185.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Piper Sandler decreased their price target on Regeneron Pharmaceuticals from $855.00 to $854.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on Regeneron Pharmaceuticals from $696.00 to $737.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Citigroup increased their target price on Regeneron Pharmaceuticals from $700.00 to $740.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Sixteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $801.70.

Key Headlines Impacting Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Here are the key news stories impacting Regeneron Pharmaceuticals this week:

• Positive Sentiment: An analysis titled “Regeneron: Why I Still See Upside After the Rally” reflects a continued bullish view of REGN’s long-term prospects following its recent advance. Regeneron: Why I Still See Upside After the Rally
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest data showed zero shares short and a zero-day short-interest ratio. However, the figures appear incomplete or erroneous, making them unsuitable as a meaningful trading signal.
• Negative Sentiment: Several law firms publicized a securities-fraud class action tied to Regeneron’s Phase 3 melanoma-therapy trial failure. The trial disclosure reportedly triggered a sharp selloff and erased approximately $11 billion in market value; the lawsuit alleges investors were harmed by inadequate or misleading disclosures. A September 14, 2026 deadline applies to investors seeking lead-plaintiff status. Notices were issued by Hagens Berman, Pomerantz, SueWallSt, and Portnoy Law.
• Negative Sentiment: Additional law firms, including Faruqi & Faruqi, Schall Brown & Schwartz, and Levi & Korsinsky, reiterated the pending litigation and encouraged affected shareholders to participate. The repeated announcements increase near-term legal and reputational overhang, although they do not represent new operating developments. Faruqi & Faruqi notice

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of REGN stock opened at $833.56 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $85.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.60, a PEG ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 0.22. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has a 52 week low of $541.00 and a 52 week high of $847.00. The company has a quick ratio of 2.78, a current ratio of 3.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $705.74 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $717.35.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:REGN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The biopharmaceutical company reported $14.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $10.16 by $4.13. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals had a return on equity of 13.47% and a net margin of 27.86%.The firm had revenue of $4.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.82 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $12.81 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 16.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts predict that Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will post 44.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.94 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 18th. This represents a $3.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’s dividend payout ratio is presently 9.29%.

About Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc (NASDAQ: REGN) is a U.S.-based biotechnology company founded in 1988 and headquartered in Tarrytown, New York. It focuses on discovering, developing, manufacturing and commercializing medicines for serious medical conditions. The company combines laboratory research, clinical development and in-house manufacturing to advance a pipeline of biologic therapies across multiple therapeutic areas.

Regeneron is known for its proprietary drug discovery technologies, including its VelocImmune platform, which is used to generate fully human monoclonal antibodies.