How to buy Amgen (AMGN) stocks

Amgen is a drug manufacturers - general business based in the US. Amgen shares (AMGN) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $263.38 – a decrease of 3.67% over the previous week. Amgen employs 26,700 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $32.5 billion.

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Amgen stocks at a glance

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Information last updated 2024-12-19.

Latest market close	$263.38
52-week range	$255.01 - $341.72
50-day moving average more info button	$300.72
200-day moving average more info button	$305.22
Wall St. target price	$325.35
PE ratio more info button	33.0077
Dividend yield more info button	$8.88 (3.68%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$7.84

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Amgen price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $266.5 from 2024-12-16

1 week (2024-12-13)	-1.52%
1 month (2024-11-21)	-8.07%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-21.01%
6 months (2024-06-21)	-13.52%

1 year (2023-12-21)	-4.59%
2 years (2022-12-21)	6.69%
3 years (2021-12-21)	32.65%
5 years (2019-12-20)	27.74%

Is Amgen stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Amgen stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Amgen's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Amgen's P/E ratio

Amgen's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 33x. In other words, Amgen shares trade at around 33x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're over-valued.

Amgen's PEG ratio

Amgen's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.8566. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Amgen's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Amgen's EBITDA

Amgen's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $12.2 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Amgen's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Amgen financials

Revenue TTM	$32.5 billion
Operating margin TTM	24.16%
Gross profit TTM	$19.9 billion
Return on assets TTM	4.6%
Return on equity TTM	55.72%
Profit margin	13%
Book value	$14.00
Market Capitalization more info button	$139.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Amgen's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Amgen.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Amgen's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 20.95

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Amgen's overall score of 20.95 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty good – landing it in it in the 24th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Amgen is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Amgen's environmental score

Environmental score: 1.53/100

Amgen's environmental score of 1.53 puts it squarely in the 3rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Amgen is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Amgen's social score

Social score: 15.13/100

Amgen's social score of 15.13 puts it squarely in the 3rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Amgen is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Amgen's governance score

Governance score: 5.8/100

Amgen's governance score puts it squarely in the 3rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Amgen is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Amgen's controversy score

Controversy score: 2/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Amgen scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Amgen has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Amgen Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	20.95
Total ESG percentile	23.7
Environmental score	1.53
Environmental score percentile	3
Social score	15.13
Social score percentile	3
Governance score	5.8
Governance score percentile	3
Level of controversy	2

Amgen stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 46.83% of net profits

Recently Amgen has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Amgen shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Amgen's case, that would currently equate to about $8.88 per share.

While Amgen's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Amgen may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

Amgen's most recent dividend payout was on 6 March 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 13 February 2025 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Amgen's stocks ever split?

Amgen's stocks were split on a 2:1 basis on 21 November 1999 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Amgen stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Amgen stocks, which in turn could have impacted Amgen's stock price.

Amgen stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Amgen's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $255.0125 up to $341.7189. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Amgen's is 0.599. This would suggest that Amgen's stocks are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Amgen overview

Amgen Inc. discovers, develops, manufactures, and delivers human therapeutics worldwide. The company's principal products include Enbrel to treat plaque psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, and psoriatic arthritis; Otezla for the treatment of adult patients with plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and oral ulcers associated with Behçet's disease; Prolia to treat postmenopausal women with osteoporosis; XGEVA for skeletal-related events prevention; Repatha, which reduces the risks of myocardial infarction, stroke, and coronary revascularization; Nplate for the treatment of patients with immune thrombocytopenia; KYPROLIS to treat patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma; Aranesp to treat a lower-than-normal number of red blood cells and anemia; EVENITY for the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal for men and women; Vectibix to treat patients with wild-type RAS metastatic colorectal cancer; BLINCYTO for the treatment of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia; TEPEZZA to treat thyroid eye disease; and KRYSTEXXA for the treatment of chronic refractory gout. It also markets other products, including Neulasta, MVASI, AMJEVITA/AMGEVITA, TEZSPIRE, Parsabiv, Aimovig, LUMAKRAS/LUMYKRAS, EPOGEN, KANJINTI, TAVNEOS, RAVICTI, UPLIZNA and PROCYSBI. The company serves healthcare providers, including physicians or their clinics, dialysis centers, hospitals, and pharmacies. It distributes its products through pharmaceutical wholesale distributors, as well as direct-to-consumer channels. The company has collaboration agreements with AstraZeneca plc for the development and commercialization of TEZSPIRE; Novartis Pharma AG to develop and commercialize Aimovig; UCB for the development and commercialization of EVENITY; Kyowa Kirin Co.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Amgen is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.213% of Amgen stocks are held by insiders and 81.123% by institutions. How many people work for Amgen?
Latest data suggests 26,700 work at Amgen. When does the fiscal year end for Amgen?
Amgen's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Amgen based?
Amgen's address is: One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA, United States, 91320-1799 What is Amgen's ISIN number?
Amgen's international securities identification number is: US0311621009 What is Amgen's CUSIP number?
Amgen's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 031162100

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