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To the Moon? What is going on with AMGN?

After this evening's 3.0% surge to $338.22 per share, Amgen might just keep moving past its target price of $352.23. With an average analyst rating of buy, and target prices from $200.0 to $427.0, the stock's next move is anyone's guess.

The stock has an average amount of shares sold short at 2.3%, and a short ratio of 4.6. The company's insiders own 0.22% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests. Finally, we also note that a significant number of institutional investors are invested in the stock, with 85.3% of Amgen's shares being owned by this investor type.

Institutions Invested in Amgen

Date Reported Holder Percentage Shares Value
2026-03-31 Blackrock Inc. 9% 47,100,472 $15,930,321,697
2026-03-31 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 6% 35,014,232 $11,842,513,589
2026-03-31 State Street Corporation 6% 30,548,488 $10,332,109,648
2026-03-31 Capital World Investors 5% 29,288,343 $9,905,903,405
2026-03-31 Morgan Stanley 3% 15,836,058 $5,356,071,556
2026-03-31 Geode Capital Management, LLC 3% 15,430,524 $5,218,911,846
2026-03-31 Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC 3% 14,621,148 $4,945,164,694
2026-03-31 Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. 2% 12,773,386 $4,320,214,628
2026-03-31 Primecap Management Company 2% 8,874,129 $3,001,407,921
2026-03-31 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1% 7,277,837 $2,461,510,039

Besides an analyst consensus of some upside potential, other market factors point to there being mixed market sentiment on Amgen.

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