Don't Judge Regeneron Pharmaceuticals on Technicals Alone - Check Its Fundamentals!

By Kim Brooks • Thursday, August 03 18:45 • Permanent Link

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals logged a 5.4% change during today's evening session, and is now trading at a price of $771.45 per share. The S&P 500 index moved -0.0%. REGN's trading volume is 1,068,769 compared to the stock's average volume of 638,883.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals trades -10.45% away from its average analyst target price of $861.52 per share. The 21 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $650.0 to $1045.0, and on average have given Regeneron Pharmaceuticals a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying REGN should be aware of the facts below:

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals's current price is 75.4% above its Graham number of $439.76, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has moved 25.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 10.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 36.84, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.9 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
REGN has a forward P/E ratio of 18.4 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $41.87 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 6.48 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 3.52 compared to its sector average of 4.16
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. discovers, invents, develops, manufactures, and commercializes medicines for treating various diseases worldwide.
Based in Tarrytown, the company has 12,099 full time employees and a market cap of $84.64 Billion.

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