AstraZeneca (AZN)

• Market cap: $276B
• 1 day: 1.84%
• 5 days: 9.47%
• 1 month: 5.42%
• 3 months: 20.28%
• 6 months: 29.21%
• Year to date: 35.23%
• 1 year: 37.51%
• 5 years: 53.55%
• 10 years: 179.81%
• Sector: Healthcare
• Industry: Drug Manufacturers - General

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