TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. boosted its holdings in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:REGN – Free Report) by 99.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 9,196 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock after buying an additional 4,583 shares during the period. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.’s holdings in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals were worth $5,513,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals by 0.9% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,832,002 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $2,536,801,000 after purchasing an additional 42,343 shares during the last quarter. Dodge & Cox raised its stake in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals by 64.6% during the second quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 3,826,283 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $2,008,799,000 after buying an additional 1,502,198 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its holdings in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 2,313,496 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $1,214,585,000 after buying an additional 36,821 shares during the last quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P grew its position in shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals by 18.6% in the 2nd quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P now owns 1,941,070 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $1,019,062,000 after acquiring an additional 305,089 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $628,151,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.31% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
REGN has been the topic of several research analyst reports. UBS Group raised their price objective on Regeneron Pharmaceuticals from $595.00 to $660.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals from $700.00 to $745.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals from $750.00 to $875.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. Finally, Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals from $798.00 to $820.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $784.77.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Trading Down 1.1%
Shares of NASDAQ:REGN opened at $741.45 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 3.33, a current ratio of 4.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $758.39 and its 200 day moving average price is $649.85. The company has a market cap of $77.93 billion, a PE ratio of 17.76, a P/E/G ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 0.39. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $476.49 and a fifty-two week high of $821.11.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:REGN – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The biopharmaceutical company reported $11.44 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $10.74 by $0.70. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals had a net margin of 32.13% and a return on equity of 13.76%. The company had revenue of $3.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.76 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $12.07 earnings per share. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’s revenue was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will post 35.92 earnings per share for the current year.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 20th will be given a dividend of $0.94 per share. This is a boost from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 20th. This represents a $3.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’s payout ratio is presently 8.43%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
In other news, Director Bonnie L. Bassler sold 1,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $800.00, for a total transaction of $1,200,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 1,703 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,362,400. This trade represents a 46.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP Jason Pitofsky sold 431 shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $651.43, for a total transaction of $280,766.33. Following the sale, the vice president owned 4,233 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,757,503.19. This represents a 9.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 7.02% of the company’s stock.
Trending Headlines about Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Here are the key news stories impacting Regeneron Pharmaceuticals this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Company beat Q4 revenue and EPS estimates (qtrly revenue $3.88B; EPS $11.44 vs. consensus ~$10.74), helped by Dupixent and Eylea HD sales — a near-term fundamental driver supporting the stock. GlobeNewswire – Q4 Results
- Positive Sentiment: Board raised the quarterly dividend to $0.94 (a ~6.8% increase vs. prior $0.88), signaling confidence in cash flow and making the stock slightly more attractive to income-focused investors.
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst optimism persists — Raymond James reiterated a Buy and set an $870 target; Evercore/ISI and others have also lifted targets, which can support demand on dips. TipRanks – Raymond James
- Positive Sentiment: Pipeline update: management highlighted an experimental obesity drug with added cholesterol-lowering benefits that could differentiate it in a crowded market — a potential medium-term growth driver. Reuters – Obesity drug story
- Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings materials and the Q4 earnings call transcript are available for deeper detail — useful for investors who want guidance commentary and pipeline timing. Seeking Alpha – Call Transcript
- Negative Sentiment: Despite the beats, EPS declined year-over-year (from $12.07 to $11.44) as higher expenses weighed on profitability — a headline that likely pressured sentiment. Reuters – Profit beat but EPS down YoY
- Negative Sentiment: Core Eylea weakness and investor concerns about sustainability of growth prompted some sell-side caution and profit-taking even after the beat, which helps explain the share decline today. MSN – Why shares fell
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Profile
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc (NASDAQ: REGN) is a U.S.-based biotechnology company founded in 1988 and headquartered in Tarrytown, New York. It focuses on discovering, developing, manufacturing and commercializing medicines for serious medical conditions. The company combines laboratory research, clinical development and in-house manufacturing to advance a pipeline of biologic therapies across multiple therapeutic areas.
Regeneron is known for its proprietary drug discovery technologies, including its VelocImmune platform, which is used to generate fully human monoclonal antibodies.
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