Qiagen (QGEN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

QIAGEN NV is a holding company, which engages in the provision of Sample to Insight solutions that enable customers to gain valuable molecular insights from samples containing the building blocks of life. The company sample technologies isolate and process DNA, RNA, and proteins from blood, tissue, and other materials. The firm assay technologies make these biomolecules visible and ready for analysis. Its bioinformatics software and knowledge bases interpret data to report relevant, actionable insights. The company was founded by Detlev H. Riesner and Metin Colpan on April 29, 1996, and is headquartered in Venlo, the Netherlands.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $45.77 to $46.36
• 50-Day Range: $40.81 to $46.16
• 52-Week Range: $39.03 to $47.44
• Volume: 1.18 million shs
• Average Volume: 658,189 shs
• Market Capitalization: $10.50 billion
• P/E Ratio: 117.94
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $51.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Qiagen Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Qiagen scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 182nd out of 944 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: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Qiagen has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.56, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Qiagen has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.13%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Qiagen are expected to grow by 4.13% in the coming year, from $2.18 to $2.27 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Qiagen is 117.94, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Qiagen is 117.94, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Medical sector average P/E ratio of about 89.34.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Qiagen has a PEG Ratio of 3.31. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Qiagen has a P/B Ratio of 2.76. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.38% of the float of Qiagen has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Qiagen has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Qiagen has recently decreased by 17.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Qiagen does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.83

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.38% of the float of Qiagen has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Qiagen has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Qiagen has recently decreased by 17.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.84

News Sentiment

Qiagen has a news sentiment score of 0.84. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.44 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Qiagen this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for QGEN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 9.00% of the stock of Qiagen is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

70.00% of the stock of Qiagen is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

QGEN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have QGEN shares performed this year?

Qiagen's stock was trading at $44.53 at the beginning of the year. Since then, QGEN shares have increased by 3.3% and is now trading at $45.9970.
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How were Qiagen's earnings last quarter?

Qiagen (NYSE:QGEN) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 31st. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.03. The company's quarterly revenue was down .2% on a year-over-year basis.

When did Qiagen's stock split?

Qiagen's stock reverse split on the morning of Tuesday, January 30th 2024. The 24.25-25 reverse split was announced on Tuesday, January 30th 2024. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the closing bell on Tuesday, January 30th 2024. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 97 shares after the split.

Who are Qiagen's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Qiagen include SG Americas Securities LLC (0.10%), Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. (0.02%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.01%) and Park Avenue Securities LLC.

How do I buy shares of Qiagen?

Shares of QGEN 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 Qiagen own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Qiagen investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), Netflix (NFLX), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and PayPal (PYPL).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/31/2024
• Today: 1/20/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/05/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Medical
• Industry: Biological products, except diagnostic
• Sub-Industry: Pharmaceutical Products
• Current Symbol: NYSE:QGEN
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1015820
• Web: www.qiagen.com
• Phone: (177) 355-6600
• Fax: 31-77-355-6658
• Employees: 5,967
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $51.50
• High Stock Price Target: $60.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $45.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +12.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.56
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.39
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 117.94
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.10
• P/E Growth: 3.31
• Net Income: $341.30 million
• Net Margins: 4.73%
• Pretax Margin: 5.81%
• Return on Equity: 13.43%
• Return on Assets: 8.10%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.39
• Current Ratio: 2.17
• Quick Ratio: 1.89

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.97 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.34
• Cash Flow: $3.21 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.31
• Book Value: $16.69 per share
• Price / Book: 2.76

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 228,200,000
• Free Float: 207,665,000
• Market Cap: $10.50 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.37