Astellas Pharma (OTCMKTS:ALPMY) Stock Passes Above 50 Day Moving Average of $15.52

Astellas Pharma Inc. (OTCMKTS:ALPMY – Get Rating) crossed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of $15.52 and traded as high as $15.66. Astellas Pharma shares last traded at $15.66, with a volume of 83,346 shares traded.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Citigroup assumed coverage on shares of Astellas Pharma in a research report on Tuesday, April 12th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.

Astellas Pharma Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $28.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.10, a P/E/G ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 0.55. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $15.52 and its 200-day simple moving average is $15.97.

Astellas Pharma (OTCMKTS:ALPMY – Get Rating) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 27th. The company reported ($0.04) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Astellas Pharma had a net margin of 9.66% and a return on equity of 9.37%. The business had revenue of $2.62 billion for the quarter. On average, analysts forecast that Astellas Pharma Inc. will post 0.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Astellas Pharma Company Profile

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Astellas Pharma Inc engages in the manufacture, marketing, import, and export of pharmaceuticals worldwide. It provides XTANDI, an androgen receptor signaling inhibitor for prostate cancer; XOSPATA, a FLT3 inhibitor for adult patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia with a FLT3 mutation-positive; PADCEV, a treatment solution for adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer; Betanis/Myrbetriq/BETMIGA, a beta-3 adrenergic receptor agonist for the treatment of urgency, urinary frequency, and urge urinary incontinence; Evrenzo, an oral treatment for anemia associated with chronic kidney disease; and Prograf and Advagraf/Graceptor/ASTAGRAF, which are immunosuppressants used to suppress organ rejection following a transplant.