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AstraZeneca

77.89 USD
-0.16
0.2%
At close Updated Sep 16, 12:46 PM EDT
1 day
-0.2%
5 days
-3.73%
1 month
-1.55%
3 months
5.9%
6 months
0.67%
Year to date
18.23%
1 year
-1.45%
5 years
41.28%
10 years
131.68%
 

About: A merger between Astra of Sweden and Zeneca Group of the United Kingdom formed AstraZeneca in 1999. The firm sells branded drugs across a number of major therapeutic areas, including oncology (about 40% of total revenue), cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic (25%), rare disease (17%), and respiratory and immunology (15%). The majority of sales comes from international markets, with the United States representing close to one third of its sales.

Employees: 94,300

0
Funds holding %
of 7,463 funds
Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

130% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $596M | Put options by funds: $259M

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 457 | Existing positions reduced: 430

8% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 99 | Existing positions closed: 108

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,234 [Q1] → 1,203 (-31) [Q2]

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $37.6B [Q1] → $34.6B (-$2.95B) [Q2]

16.6% less ownership

Funds ownership: 32.58% [Q1] → 15.98% (-16.6%) [Q2]

48% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 [Q1] → 11 (-10) [Q2]

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 16 articles about AZN published over the past 30 days

Negative
Benzinga
yesterday
AstraZeneca Puts Cambridge Expansion On Ice Adding Pressure On Starmer Ahead Of Trump Visit
The U.K.-based AstraZeneca Plc AZN paused a planned 200 million pounds ($271.26 million) investment in its Cambridge research site.
AstraZeneca Puts Cambridge Expansion On Ice Adding Pressure On Starmer Ahead Of Trump Visit
Negative
Reuters
yesterday
AstraZeneca shares down 3% after rating cut, UK investment pause
AstraZeneca shares fell as much as 3.4% on Monday, their steepest drop since May, after Handelsbanken cut its rating on the drugmaker and Reuters reported the company had paused a major investment in its home market.
AstraZeneca shares down 3% after rating cut, UK investment pause
Negative
WSJ
yesterday
AstraZeneca Pauses Plans for $271 Million Expansion of U.K. Site
The company has shelved plans for a research facility in Cambridge, a move that follows the drugmaker in January scrapping an investment in Liverpool.
AstraZeneca Pauses Plans for $271 Million Expansion of U.K. Site
Negative
Invezz
3 days ago
AstraZeneca pauses £200mn Cambridge investment amid UK pharma uncertainty
AstraZeneca has become the latest major drugmaker to scale back investment in the United Kingdom, pausing a planned £200 million ($271 million) expansion of its Cambridge research site. The move, which would have created up to 1,000 jobs, highlights growing tensions between the pharmaceutical industry and the UK government over drug pricing and competitiveness.
AstraZeneca pauses £200mn Cambridge investment amid UK pharma uncertainty
Negative
Reuters
4 days ago
Exclusive: AstraZeneca pauses $270 million investment in Britain
Britain's biggest company AstraZeneca has paused a planned 200 million pound ($271.26 million) investment in its Cambridge research site, a spokesperson said, the latest drugmaker to retreat from Britain.
Exclusive: AstraZeneca pauses $270 million investment in Britain
Neutral
Reuters
5 days ago
US tariffs, pricing risks to be manageable for Big Pharma, Morningstar says
The impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to levy import duties on pharmaceutical products and his push to lower drug prices are likely to be manageable for big U.S. and European drugmakers, according to an analysis by brokerage Morningstar.
US tariffs, pricing risks to be manageable for Big Pharma, Morningstar says
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
7 days ago
Why Astrazeneca (AZN) is a Top Growth Stock for the Long-Term
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Why Astrazeneca (AZN) is a Top Growth Stock for the Long-Term
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
7 days ago
Why Astrazeneca (AZN) is a Top Value Stock for the Long-Term
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Why Astrazeneca (AZN) is a Top Value Stock for the Long-Term
Neutral
Proactive Investors
8 days ago
AstraZeneca faces pivotal test as spotlight shifts to Baxdrostat's 24-hour data
AstraZeneca PLC (LSE:AZN) may have caught the market's attention last weekend with promising data on its experimental blood pressure treatment, but the follow-up analysis suggests the story is far from settled. The focus is now shifting to whether the drug can show benefits beyond the clinic chair.
AstraZeneca faces pivotal test as spotlight shifts to Baxdrostat's 24-hour data
Negative
Reuters
12 days ago
Global drugmakers rush to boost US presence as tariff threat looms
Global drugmakers are scrambling to shore up their U.S. manufacturing capacity and domestic inventory as the Trump administration weighs hefty tariffs on pharmaceutical imports into the country.
Global drugmakers rush to boost US presence as tariff threat looms
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