Facts You Need to Understand Illumina Stock

By Kim Brooks • Tuesday, November 21 10:56 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Health Care company Illumina has moved -2.1% so far today on a volume of 989,423, compared to its average of 2,145,200. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -0.0%.

Illumina trades -27.35% away from its average analyst target price of $131.5 per share. The 18 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $50.0 to $260.0, and on average have given Illumina a rating of hold.

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

Illumina has moved -57.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 14.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of -7.1, Illumina has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of -13.5 while the S&P 500 average is None
ILMN has a forward P/E ratio of 100.6 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $0.95 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of -22.86 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Illumina is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 2.56 compared to its sector average of None
Illumina, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets life science tools and integrated systems for large-scale analysis of genetic variation and function.
Based in San Diego, the company has 11,500 full time employees and a market cap of $15.17 Billion.

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