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Amgen Inc is a drug manufacturers - general business with stocks listed in the US. Amgen shares (AMGN) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was US$279.95 – a decrease of 7.13% over the previous week. Here's how to invest if you're based in Australia.
How to buy shares in Amgen
- Compare share trading platforms. To buy shares in a company listed in the US from Australia you'll need to find a trading platform that offers access to US stock markets. Look for a platform with low brokerage and foreign exchange fees.
- Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, which will typically include your ID and tax file number. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
- Search for Amgen. Find the share by name or ticker symbol: AMGN. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment that matches your financial goals.
- Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Amgen reaches your desired price. To spread out your risk, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying using consistent intervals and amounts.
- Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of US$279.95, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimise risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Amgen, depending on your broker.
- Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Amgen. Optimise your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights.
Have Amgen's shares ever split?
Amgen's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 21 November 1999. So if you had owned 1 share the day before the split, the next day you would own 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Amgen shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Amgen shares which in turn could have impacted Amgen's share price.
Amgen shares at a glance
Information last updated 2024-11-15.
| 52-week range | US$254.9013 - US$344.4516 |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | US$321.5852 |
| 200-day moving average | US$306.6972 |
| Target price | US$334.0596 |
| PE ratio | 37.7462 |
| Dividend yield | US$8.88 (3.04%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | US$7.84 |
Use the fields above to explore the returns from a historical investment. Please refer to the charts further up this page to see performance over 5 years, or other periods. Past performance doesn't indicate future results. Capital is at risk.
Amgen price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the last close of $279.95
| 1 week (2024-11-12) | -6.32% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-10-18) | -12.97% |
| 3 months (2024-08-19) | -14.64% |
| 6 months (2024-05-17) | -10.41% |
| 1 year (2023-11-17) | 5.49% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-11-18) | -2.55% |
| 3 years (2021-11-19) | 35.85% |
| 5 years (2019-11-19) | 24.70% |
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Is it a good time to buy Amgen stock?
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Amgen share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Amgen's shares have ranged in value from as little as US$254.9013 up to US$344.4516. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta measures a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Amgen's is 0.599. This would suggest that Amgen's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Amgen financials
| Revenue TTM | US$32.5 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 24.16% |
| Gross profit TTM | US$19.9 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 4.6% |
| Return on equity TTM | 55.72% |
| Profit margin | 13% |
| Book value | 14.004 |
| Market capitalisation | US$159.1 billion |
| EBITDA | US$12.2 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Amgen share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 46.83% of net profits
Recently Amgen has paid out, on average, around 46.83% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 3.04% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Amgen shareholders could enjoy a 3.04% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Amgen's case, that would currently equate to about $8.88 per share.
While Amgen's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Amgen may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
Amgen's most recent dividend payout was on 8 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 17 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
Amgen's environmental, social and governance track record
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Amgen.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Amgen's total ESG risk score
Total ESG risk: 20.95
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Amgen's overall score of 20.95 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty good – landing it in it in the 24th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Amgen is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Amgen's environmental score
Environmental score: 1.53/100
Amgen's environmental score of 1.53 puts it squarely in the 3rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Amgen is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Amgen's social score
Social score: 15.13/100
Amgen's social score of 15.13 puts it squarely in the 3rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Amgen is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Amgen's governance score
Governance score: 5.8/100
Amgen's governance score puts it squarely in the 3rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Amgen is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Amgen's controversy score
Controversy score: 2/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Amgen scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Amgen has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary
Amgen Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 20.95 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 23.7 |
| Environmental score | 1.53 |
| Environmental score percentile | 3 |
| Social score | 15.13 |
| Social score percentile | 3 |
| Governance score | 5.8 |
| Governance score percentile | 3 |
| Level of controversy | 2 |
Amgen overview
Amgen Inc. discovers, develops, manufactures, and delivers human therapeutics worldwide. The company's principal products include Enbrel to treat plaque psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, and psoriatic arthritis; Otezla for the treatment of adult patients with plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and oral ulcers associated with Behçet's disease; Prolia to treat postmenopausal women with osteoporosis; XGEVA for skeletal-related events prevention; Repatha, which reduces the risks of myocardial infarction, stroke, and coronary revascularization; Nplate for the treatment of patients with immune thrombocytopenia; KYPROLIS to treat patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma; Aranesp to treat a lower-than-normal number of red blood cells and anemia; EVENITY for the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal for men and women; Vectibix to treat patients with wild-type RAS metastatic colorectal cancer; BLINCYTO for the treatment of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia; TEPEZZA to treat thyroid eye disease; and KRYSTEXXA for the treatment of chronic refractory gout. It also markets other products, including Neulasta, MVASI, AMJEVITA/AMGEVITA, TEZSPIRE, Parsabiv, Aimovig, LUMAKRAS/LUMYKRAS, EPOGEN, KANJINTI, TAVNEOS, RAVICTI, UPLIZNA and PROCYSBI. The company serves healthcare providers, including physicians or their clinics, dialysis centers, hospitals, and pharmacies. It distributes its products through pharmaceutical wholesale distributors, as well as direct-to-consumer channels. The company has collaboration agreements with AstraZeneca plc for the development and commercialization of TEZSPIRE; Novartis Pharma AG to develop and commercialize Aimovig; UCB for the development and commercialization of EVENITY; Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. for rocatinlimab development and commercialization; and BeiGene, Ltd. for oncology products expansion and development. Amgen Inc. was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California.
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