Why Are QGEN Shares Falling Today?

Qiagen stock is trading -25.66% below its average target price of $51.61 after dropping -1.8% during today's afternoon session. Analysts are giving the large-cap Biotechnology company an average rating of buy and target prices ranging from $42.5 to $64.0 per share.

Qiagen's short interest — meaning the percentage of the share float that is being shorted — is lower than average at 1.6%. The stock's short ratio is 2.62. Only 0.37% of the company's shares are owned by insiders, indicating that management does not have a deep alignment of interest with its shareholders.

Another number to watch is the company's rate of institutional share ownership, which now stands at 71.6%. In conclusion, we believe there is mixed market sentiment regarding Qiagen.

Institutions Invested in Qiagen

Date Reported Holder Percentage Shares Value
2023-06-30 Massachusetts Financial Services Co. 9% 21,184,160 $812,730,333
2023-06-30 Vanguard Group Inc 4% 8,592,033 $329,633,360
2023-06-30 Blackrock Inc. 3% 7,543,237 $289,396,300
2023-06-30 Amundi 3% 5,906,308 $226,595,516
2022-12-31 Norges Bank Investment Management 3% 5,741,604 $220,276,647
2023-06-30 Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft 2% 4,729,615 $181,451,687
2023-06-30 FIL LTD 2% 4,496,775 $172,518,780
2023-06-30 Dz Bank Ag Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt Am Main 2% 3,612,799 $138,605,039
2023-06-30 Wellington Management Group, LLP 1% 3,345,086 $128,334,230
2023-06-30 DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 1% 3,307,865 $126,906,246
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