Ionis Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology business based in the US. Ionis Pharmaceuticals shares (IONS) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $39.16 – an increase of 3.19% over the previous week. Ionis Pharmaceuticals employs 927 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $813.5 million.
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| Latest market close | $39.16 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $35.95 - $54.44 |
| 50-day moving average | $43.87 |
| 200-day moving average | $44.77 |
| Wall St. target price | $61.72 |
| PE ratio | N/A |
| Dividend yield | N/A |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $-2.52 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $37.84 from 2024-10-15
| 1 week (2024-10-11) | -1.56% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-09-18) | -10.67% |
| 3 months (2024-07-18) | -20.05% |
| 6 months (2024-04-18) | -7.28% |
| 1 year (2023-10-18) | -17.70% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-10-17) | -18.66% |
| 3 years (2021-10-18) | 25.09% |
| 5 years (2019-10-18) | 55.79 |
Valuing Ionis Pharmaceuticals stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Ionis Pharmaceuticals's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Ionis Pharmaceuticals's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 25.7033. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Ionis Pharmaceuticals's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
| Revenue TTM | $813.5 million |
|---|---|
| Gross profit TTM | $-257,866,000 |
| Return on assets TTM | -7.58% |
| Return on equity TTM | -105.71% |
| Profit margin | -44.96% |
| Book value | $1.81 |
| Market Capitalization | $6.1 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
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 Ionis Pharmaceuticals.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Total ESG risk: 36.64
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Ionis Pharmaceuticals's overall score of 36.64 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty weak – landing it in it in the 62nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Ionis Pharmaceuticals 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.).
Environmental score: 5.18/100
Ionis Pharmaceuticals's environmental score of 5.18 puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Ionis Pharmaceuticals is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Social score: 26.17/100
Ionis Pharmaceuticals's social score of 26.17 puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Ionis Pharmaceuticals is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Governance score: 13.29/100
Ionis Pharmaceuticals's governance score puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Ionis Pharmaceuticals is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 36.64 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 62.18 |
| Environmental score | 5.18 |
| Environmental score percentile | 9 |
| Social score | 26.17 |
| Social score percentile | 9 |
| Governance score | 13.29 |
| Governance score percentile | 9 |
We're not expecting Ionis Pharmaceuticals to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.
Over the last 12 months, Ionis Pharmaceuticals's shares have ranged in value from as little as $35.95 up to $54.44. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Ionis Pharmaceuticals's is 0.384. This would suggest that Ionis Pharmaceuticals's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. discovers and develops RNA-targeted therapeutics in the United States. The company offers SPINRAZA for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in pediatric and adult patients; TEGSEDI, an antisense injection for the treatment of polyneuropathy caused by hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis in adults; and WAYLIVRA, an antisense medicine for treatment for familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS) and familial partial lipodystrophy. It also develops medicines for various indications that are in phase 3 study, including Eplontersen as a monthly self-administered subcutaneous injection to treat all types of ATTR; Olezarsen for patients with FCS and severe hypertriglyceridemia (SHTG); Donidalorsen for patients with hereditary angioedema; ION363 for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Tofersen to inhibit the production of superoxide dismutase 1; Pelacarsen for patients with established cardiovascular disease and elevated lipoprotein(a); and Bepirovirsen to inhibit the production of viral proteins associated with hepatitis B virus. In addition, the company develops IONIS-FB-LRx to inhibit the production of complement factor B and the alternative complement pathway; and ION224 to reduce the production of diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2. It has a strategic collaboration with Biogen for the treatment of neurological disorders; and collaboration and license agreement with Metagenomi, Inc, AstraZeneca, Bayer AG, GlaxoSmithKline plc, Novartis, Roche, Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB, and PTC Therapeutics. The company was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Carlsbad, California.
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