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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:REGN) Reaches New 1-Year Low Following Analyst Downgrade

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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:REGN - Get Free Report)'s share price hit a new 52-week low during trading on Monday after JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on the stock from $1,100.00 to $1,000.00. JPMorgan Chase & Co. currently has an overweight rating on the stock. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals traded as low as $618.51 and last traded at $630.08, with a volume of 111538 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $637.36.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Bernstein Bank dropped their price objective on shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals from $1,070.00 to $1,000.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Citigroup cut their price objective on Regeneron Pharmaceuticals from $795.00 to $750.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. UBS Group lowered Regeneron Pharmaceuticals from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and decreased their target price for the company from $1,130.00 to $738.00 in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Bank of America reissued an "underperform" rating and set a $565.00 target price on shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, Piper Sandler reduced their price target on Regeneron Pharmaceuticals from $1,195.00 to $1,013.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, seventeen have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $966.88.

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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in REGN. Pinney & Scofield Inc. purchased a new stake in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. OFI Invest Asset Management purchased a new stake in shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals in the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals by 62.5% during the fourth quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 39 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 15 shares during the period. Avalon Trust Co purchased a new position in shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals during the fourth quarter worth about $36,000. Finally, Crowley Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals in the 4th quarter valued at about $36,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.31% of the company's stock.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Trading Down 2.4 %

The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $680.43 and a 200 day simple moving average of $786.93. The company has a current ratio of 4.73, a quick ratio of 3.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $66.76 billion, a PE ratio of 15.95, a P/E/G ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 0.27.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:REGN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The biopharmaceutical company reported $12.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $11.21 by $0.86. The firm had revenue of $3.79 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.76 billion. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals had a return on equity of 16.32% and a net margin of 31.07%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $11.86 earnings per share. Analysts predict that Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will post 35.92 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 20th were paid a dividend of $0.88 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 20th. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.58%. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 2.30%.

About Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc discovers, invents, develops, manufactures, and commercializes medicines for treating various diseases worldwide. The company's products include EYLEA injection to treat wet age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema; myopic choroidal neovascularization; diabetic retinopathy; neovascular glaucoma; and retinopathy of prematurity.

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