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Gilead Sciences (GILD) Stock Surges - What's Driving the Increase?

Gilead Sciences shares rose 8.1% this afternoon to a price of $119.24. The stock is still trading within range of its average target price of $120.32, and over the last 52 weeks, it has recorded a 49.7% performance. Analysts have given the Large-Cap Biotechnology stock target prices ranging from $91.0 to $143.0 dollars per share, with an average rating of buy.

Gilead Sciences's short interest -- meaning the percentage of the share float that is being shorted -- is lower than average at 1.8%. The stock's short ratio is 2.8. At 0.1%, the company's rate of insider ownership does not indicate that management is heavily invested in the corporation.

Another number to watch is the company's rate of institutional share ownership, which now stands at 89.9%. In conclusion, we believe there is mixed market sentiment regarding Gilead Sciences.

Institutions Invested in Gilead Sciences

Date Reported Holder Percentage Shares Value
2025-03-31 Vanguard Group Inc 9% 117,470,825 $14,007,220,922
2025-03-31 Blackrock Inc. 9% 116,104,572 $13,844,308,917
2025-03-31 State Street Corporation 5% 59,523,675 $7,097,602,879
2025-03-31 FMR, LLC 5% 58,542,842 $6,980,648,355
2025-03-31 Capital Research Global Investors 4% 54,610,370 $6,511,740,402
2025-03-31 Capital World Investors 4% 53,547,901 $6,385,051,600
2025-03-31 Dodge & Cox Inc 3% 32,694,791 $3,898,526,808
2025-03-31 Geode Capital Management, LLC 2% 28,480,147 $3,395,972,667
2025-03-31 Wellington Management Group, LLP 2% 27,358,967 $3,262,283,166
2025-03-31 Morgan Stanley 2% 19,800,980 $2,361,068,812
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