How to buy Gilead Sciences (GILD) stocks

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

Its last market close was $90.69 – a decrease of 1.83% over the previous week. Gilead Sciences employs 18,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $28.3 billion.

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Gilead Sciences stock price (NASDAQ: GILD)

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Gilead Sciences stocks at a glance

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Information last updated 2024-12-19.

Latest market close	$90.69
52-week range	$60.24 - $98.08
50-day moving average more info button	$90.12
200-day moving average more info button	$76.71
Wall St. target price	$98.92
PE ratio more info button	1007.6666
Dividend yield more info button	$3.06 (3.4%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$0.09

Is it a good time to buy Gilead Sciences stock?

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Gilead Sciences price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $92.8 from 2024-12-17

1 week (2024-12-12)	0.45%
1 month (2024-11-19)	5.75%
3 months (2024-09-19)	10.61%
6 months (2024-06-18)	46.95%

1 year (2023-12-19)	16.74%
2 years (2022-12-19)	16.09%
3 years (2021-12-17)	45.27%
5 years (2019-12-19)	74.34%

Is Gilead Sciences stock undervalued or overvalued?

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

Gilead Sciences's P/E ratio

Gilead Sciences's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 1008x. In other words, Gilead Sciences shares trade at around 1008x 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.

Gilead Sciences's PEG ratio

Gilead Sciences's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.5227. 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 Gilead Sciences's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Gilead Sciences's EBITDA

Gilead Sciences's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $13.9 billion.

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

Gilead Sciences financials

Revenue TTM	$28.3 billion
Operating margin TTM	41.96%
Gross profit TTM	$21.6 billion
Return on assets TTM	11.96%
Return on equity TTM	0.56%
Profit margin	0.45%
Book value	$14.83
Market Capitalization more info button	$113 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Gilead Sciences stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 69.53% of net profits

Recently Gilead Sciences has paid out, on average, around 100% 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), Gilead Sciences shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Gilead Sciences's case, that would currently equate to about $3.06 per share.

Gilead Sciences's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Gilead Sciences's most recent dividend payout was on 29 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 12 December 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Gilead Sciences's stocks ever split?

Gilead Sciences's stocks were split on a 2:1 basis on 27 January 2013 . 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 Gilead Sciences stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Gilead Sciences stocks, which in turn could have impacted Gilead Sciences's stock price.

Gilead Sciences stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Gilead Sciences's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $60.2439 up to $98.0756. 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 Gilead Sciences's is 0.192. This would suggest that Gilead Sciences's stocks are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Gilead Sciences overview

Gilead Sciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, discovers, develops, and commercializes medicines in the areas of unmet medical need in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company provides Biktarvy, Genvoya, Descovy, Odefsey, Truvada, Complera/ Eviplera, Stribild, Sunlencs, and Atripla products for the treatment of HIV/AIDS; Veklury, an injection for intravenous use, for the treatment of COVID-19; and Epclusa, Harvoni, Vemlidy, and Viread for the treatment of viral hepatitis. It also offers Yescarta, Tecartus, and Trodelvy products for the treatment of oncology; Letairis, an oral formulation for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension; and AmBisome, a liposomal formulation for the treatment of serious invasive fungal infections. The company has collaboration agreements with Arcus Biosciences, Inc.; Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.; Pionyr Immunotherapeutics Inc.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Gilead Sciences is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.117% of Gilead Sciences stocks are held by insiders and 88.398% by institutions. How many people work for Gilead Sciences?
Latest data suggests 18,000 work at Gilead Sciences. When does the fiscal year end for Gilead Sciences?
Gilead Sciences's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Gilead Sciences based?
Gilead Sciences's address is: 333 Lakeside Drive, Foster City, CA, United States, 94404 What is Gilead Sciences's ISIN number?
Gilead Sciences's international securities identification number is: US3755581036 What is Gilead Sciences's CUSIP number?
Gilead Sciences's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 375558103

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