Illumina Stock Surges – Will the Momentum Persist?

This afternoon we watched Illumina rise 11.2% to a price of $118.7 per share. The Large-Cap Medical Specialities company is now trading -20.19% below its average target price of $148.73. Analysts have set target prices ranging from $100.0 to $253.0 per share for Illumina, and have given the stock an average rating of buy.

Illumina's short interest — meaning the percentage of the share float that is being shorted — is lower than average at 3.8%. The stock's short ratio is 3.33. The company's insiders own 0.27% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests.

Another number to watch is the company's rate of institutional share ownership, which now stands at 95.6%. In conclusion, we believe there is mixed market sentiment regarding Illumina.

Institutions Invested in Illumina

Date Reported Holder Percentage Shares Value
2024-03-31 Vanguard Group Inc 11% 18,245,041 $2,165,713,733
2024-03-31 Blackrock Inc. 9% 13,811,060 $1,639,393,537
2024-03-31 State Street Corporation 4% 6,812,291 $808,629,159
2024-03-31 Edgewood Management Llc 4% 6,655,749 $790,047,389
2024-03-31 Baillie Gifford and Company 4% 5,736,418 $680,921,420
2024-03-31 Loomis Sayles & Company, LP 3% 4,412,277 $523,743,898
2024-03-31 Geode Capital Management, LLC 2% 3,749,045 $445,017,264
2024-03-31 Janus Henderson Group PLC 2% 3,684,585 $437,365,766
2024-03-31 Morgan Stanley 2% 3,607,967 $428,271,094
2024-03-31 WCM Investment Management, LLC 2% 3,377,221 $400,881,198
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