Focusing on dividend stocks investing and financial independence. Follow the latest news, analysis, rating changes of popular dividend stocks.
April 29, 2016
Maxim Group Downgraded Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD)
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) was downgraded by research analysts at Maxim Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report released on Friday, The Fly reports.
Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD) opened at 97.00 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $132.58 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.14. Gilead Sciences has a 52-week low of $81.89 and a 52-week high of $123.37. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $95.09 and a 200-day moving average of $97.31.
Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 28th. The biopharmaceutical company reported $3.03 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $3.13 by $0.10. The business earned $7.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.08 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.94 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts forecast that Gilead Sciences will post $12.33 EPS for the current year.
Source: Web Breaking News
