How to buy Illumina (ILMN) stocks

Illumina is a diagnostics & research business based in the US. Illumina shares (ILMN) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $86.62 – a decrease of 2.39% over the previous week. Illumina employs 8,970 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $4.4 billion.

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Illumina stock price (NASDAQ: ILMN)

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Illumina stocks at a glance

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Information last updated 2025-03-06.

Latest market close	$86.62
52-week range	$80.18 - $156.66
50-day moving average more info button	$120.97
200-day moving average more info button	$125.69
Wall St. target price	$138.55
PE ratio more info button	N/A
Dividend yield more info button	N/A
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$-7.69

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Illumina price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $86.62 from 2025-03-07

1 week (2025-03-06)	2.33%
1 month (2025-02-13)	-14.89%
3 months (2024-12-13)	-39.79%
6 months (2024-09-13)	-32.95%

1 year (2024-03-13)	-34.76%
2 years (2023-03-13)	-60.76%
3 years (2022-03-11)	295.5934
5 years (2020-03-13)	226.9747

Is Illumina stock undervalued or overvalued?

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

Illumina's PEG ratio

Illumina's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.622. 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 Illumina's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Illumina's EBITDA

Illumina's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $701 million.

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

Illumina financials

Revenue TTM	$4.4 billion
Gross profit TTM	$3 billion
Return on assets TTM	2.64%
Return on equity TTM	-30.13%
Profit margin	-27.97%
Book value	$14.93
Market Capitalization more info button	$13.4 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Illumina'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 Illumina.

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

Illumina's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 9.18

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Illumina's overall score of 9.18 (as at 12/31/2018) is excellent – landing it in it in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Illumina 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.).

Illumina's environmental score

Environmental score: 2.22/100

Illumina's environmental score of 2.22 puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Illumina is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Illumina's social score

Social score: 2.6/100

Illumina's social score of 2.6 puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Illumina is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Illumina's governance score

Governance score: 5.36/100

Illumina's governance score puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Illumina is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Illumina's controversy score

Controversy score: 1/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Illumina scored a 1 out of 5 for controversy – the highest score possible, reflecting that Illumina has managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

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

Total ESG score	9.18
Total ESG percentile	2.42
Environmental score	2.22
Environmental score percentile	2
Social score	2.6
Social score percentile	2
Governance score	5.36
Governance score percentile	2
Level of controversy	1

Illumina stock dividends

We're not expecting Illumina to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Illumina's stocks ever split?

Illumina's stocks were split on a 1028:1000 basis on 24 June 2024 . So if you had owned 1000 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1028 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Illumina stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 2.7% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Illumina stocks, which in turn could have impacted Illumina's stock price.

Illumina stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Illumina's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $80.18 up to $156.66. 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 Illumina's is 1.172. This would suggest that Illumina's stocks are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Illumina overview

Illumina, Inc. provides sequencing- and array-based solutions for genetic and genomic analysis in the Americas, Europe, Greater China, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. The company offers sequencing- and array-based instruments and consumables, which include reagents, flow cells, and library preparation; whole-genome sequencing kits, which sequence entire genomes of various size and complexity; and targeted resequencing kits, which sequence exomes, specific genes, and RNA or other genomic regions of interest. It also provides whole-genome sequencing, genotyping, noninvasive prenatal testing, and product support services. The company serves genomic research centers, academic institutions, government laboratories, and hospitals, as well as pharmaceutical, biotechnology, commercial molecular diagnostic laboratories, and consumer genomics companies. The company markets and distributes its products directly to customers, as well as through life-science distributors. Illumina, Inc.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Illumina is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.496% of Illumina stocks are held by insiders and 105.255% by institutions. How many people work for Illumina?
Latest data suggests 8,970 work at Illumina. When does the fiscal year end for Illumina?
Illumina's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Illumina based?
Illumina's address is: 5200 Illumina Way, San Diego, CA, United States, 92122 What is Illumina's ISIN number?
Illumina's international securities identification number is: US4523271090 What is Illumina's CUSIP number?
Illumina's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 452327109

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