Galapagos (GLPG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Galapagos NV, a biotechnology company, develops medicines focusing on oncology and immunology primarily in the United States and Europe. The company's pipeline products comprise GLPG3667 that has completed phase 1b trial; GLPG5101, a CD19 CAR-T product candidate manufactured at point-of-care, currently in Phase1/2 trial in relapsed/refractory non-hodgkin lymphoma; GLPG5201, a CD19 CAR-T product candidates manufactured at point-of-care, currently in phase 1/2 trial in replapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia; and GLPG5301, a BCMA CAR-T product candidate manufactured at point-of-care, currently in phase 1/2 in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. The company has collaboration agreements with Gilead Sciences, Inc.; and AbbVie S.à r.l. Galapagos NV was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Mechelen, Belgium.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $25.95 to $26.26
• 50-Day Range: $22.69 to $28.79
• 52-Week Range: $22.36 to $34.02
• Volume: 155,504 shs
• Average Volume: 182,894 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.71 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $26.75
• Consensus Rating: Strong Sell

Galapagos Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Galapagos scored higher than 4% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 930th out of 934 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Strong Sell

Consensus Rating

Galapagos has received a consensus rating of Strong Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.44, and is based on no buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 5 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Galapagos has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Decreasing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Galapagos are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($1.60) to ($3.11) per share.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Galapagos has a P/B Ratio of 0.55. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.54% of the float of Galapagos has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Galapagos has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Galapagos has recently increased by 25.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Galapagos does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Galapagos does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.54% of the float of Galapagos has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Galapagos has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Galapagos has recently increased by 25.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.70

News Sentiment

Galapagos has a news sentiment score of 0.70. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Medical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Galapagos this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Galapagos to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Galapagos insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.91% of the stock of Galapagos is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 32.46% of the stock of Galapagos is held by institutions.

GLPG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GLPG shares performed this year?

Galapagos' stock was trading at $27.50 at the start of the year. Since then, GLPG shares have decreased by 5.4% and is now trading at $26.02.
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How were Galapagos' earnings last quarter?

Galapagos NV (NASDAQ:GLPG) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 21st. The biotechnology company reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.52) by $0.82.

When did Galapagos IPO?

Galapagos (GLPG) raised $161 million in an IPO on Thursday, May 14th 2015. The company issued 3,800,000 shares at a price of $42.43 per share. Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and Cowen and Company served as the underwriters for the IPO and Nomura and Bryan, Garnier were co-managers.

Who are Galapagos' major shareholders?

Galapagos' top institutional shareholders include Gilead Sciences Inc. (25.35%), Tang Capital Management LLC (3.28%), Deep Track Capital LP (1.18%) and Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC (1.04%).

How do I buy shares of Galapagos?

Shares of GLPG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Galapagos own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Galapagos investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Humana (HUM), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AUO (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/21/2019
• Today: 3/17/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/23/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Medical
• Industry: Pharmaceutical preparations
• Sub-Industry: Pharmaceutical Products
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:GLPG
• CIK: 1421876
• Web: www.glpg.com
• Phone: (321) 534-2900
• Fax: 321-534-2901
• Employees: 1,123
• Year Founded: 1999

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $26.75
• High Stock Price Target: $31.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $22.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +2.8%
• Consensus Rating: Strong Sell
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.44
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 9.97
• Quick Ratio: 9.81

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $275.65 million
• Price / Sales: 6.22
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $47.57 per share
• Price / Book: 0.55

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 65,900,000
• Free Float: 63,979,000
• Market Cap: $1.71 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.18