AstraZeneca PLC (AZN)

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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol AZN
  • Rev/Share 18.2813
  • Book/Share 14.4548
  • PB 10.6187
  • Debt/Equity 0.7343
  • CurrentRatio 0.8629
  • ROIC 0.1089

 

  • MktCap 475063261200.0
  • FreeCF/Share 3.0844
  • PFCF 49.6836
  • PE 57.0469
  • Debt/Assets 0.2921
  • DivYield 0.0201
  • ROE 0.1991

 

  • Rating B-
  • Score 3
  • Recommendation Neutral
  • P/E Score 1
  • DCF Score 3
  • P/B Score 1
  • D/E Score 1

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Initiation AZN Exane BNP Paribas -- Outperform -- $75 April 15, 2025
Upgrade AZN UBS Neutral Buy -- -- Feb. 13, 2025
Initiation AZN Morgan Stanley -- Overweight -- -- Feb. 12, 2025
Downgrade AZN Deutsche Bank Hold Sell -- -- Sept. 13, 2024

News

3 Of The Best SWANs On My Shopping List
AZN, MELI, VMC
Published: July 31, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Our picks for today are MercadoLibre, Vulcan Materials, and AstraZeneca, with each providing a mix of value and growth. MercadoLibre is Latin America's leading e-commerce and fintech platform with increasing e-commerce penetration rates and economic growth driving its macro growth story. Vulcan Materials is the largest U.S. producer of construction aggregates, making it a beneficiary of U.S. infrastructure spending.

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Accelerating Impact: AstraZeneca and Revna Biosciences Expand Access to Lung Cancer Treatment in Ghana
AZN
Published: July 30, 2025 by: Business Wire
Sentiment: Neutral

ACCRA, Ghana--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #AfricaHealth--The strategic partnership between AstraZeneca and Revna Biosciences is rapidly transforming the landscape of lung cancer care in Ghana. Since the initial announcement in April 2025, the collaboration has made remarkable progress in improving the patient journey—from early diagnosis to molecular testing and now, access to life-saving treatment. In a landmark development, AstraZeneca launched one of their targeted therapies for EGFR mutated Lung Cancer patients in G.

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AstraZeneca gets clean bill of health from leading investment bank
AZN
Published: July 30, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Positive

AstraZeneca PLC (LSE:AZN) shares have caught the attention of UBS, which reiterated its 'buy' rating and raised its price target to 14,200p, implying over 27% upside from the current level, after a solid set of second-quarter results. The drugmaker beat the Swiss Bank's estimates on both sales and operating profit, helped by stronger-than-expected growth in US oncology and a rebound in its rare disease division.

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AstraZeneca PLC (AZN) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
AZN
Published: July 29, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

AstraZeneca PLC (NASDAQ:AZN ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call July 29, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Andrew P. Barnett - Head of Investor Relations Aradhana Sarin - CFO & Executive Director David Fredrickson - Executive Vice-President of Oncology Haematology Business Unit Iskra Reic - Executive Vice President of International Marc Dunoyer - CEO of Alexion & Chief Strategy Officer Pascal Claude Roland Soriot - CEO & Executive Director Ruud Dobber - Executive Vice-President of BioPharmaceuticals Business Unit Sharon Barr - Executive Vice-President of BioPharmaceuticals R&D Susan Mary Galbraith - Executive Vice President of Oncology R&D Conference Call Participants Gonzalo …

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AstraZeneca CEO: Medical innovation in China is surging
AZN
Published: July 29, 2025 by: Bloomberg Markets and Finance
Sentiment: Positive

"What we have seen in China is really, a substantial return of scientists from the US, but also from the UK and elsewhere, but not because of policy, simply because they could see opportunities in China," says AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot https://bloom.bg/3UAuNVP

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AstraZeneca CEO: If you manufacture locally, there's no need to increase prices
AZN
Published: July 29, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Positive

CNBC's Sara Eisen talks with AstraZeneca Pascal Soriot CEO to discuss the company's most recent quarter, investment in innovation in the U.S., whether tariffs could impact prices, and much more.

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AstraZeneca gets £3.3bn lift after upbeat results and steady outlook
AZN
Published: July 29, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Positive

AstraZeneca PLC (LSE:AZN) saw £3.3 billion added to its market value after delivering a strong set of half-year results and confirming its guidance for 2025. The group reported second-quarter revenue of $14.46 billion, up 12%, driven by double-digit gains in oncology and biopharmaceuticals.

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Astrazeneca (AZN) Q2 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
AZN
Published: July 29, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Although the revenue and EPS for Astrazeneca (AZN) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended June 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

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AZN Q2 Earnings Meet Estimates, Sales Beat as Key Drugs Outperform
AZN
Published: July 29, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

AZN's second-quarter revenues beat on strong drug sales across Oncology and CVRM despite in-line earnings.

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AstraZeneca Stock Rises as US, Cancer Drug Growth Lifts Q2 Results
AZN
Published: July 29, 2025 by: Investopedia
Sentiment: Positive

AstraZeneca (AZN) shares are rising in premarket trading Tuesday after the pharma giant beat second-quarter estimates on strong U.S. growth and demand for its cancer drugs.

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Will These 5 Pharma/Biotech Bigwigs Surpass Q2 Earnings Forecasts?
ABBV, AZN, BMY, MRK, MRNA
Published: July 28, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Let's look at five biotech and drug companies, MRK, AZN, BMY, ABBV and MRNA, slated to release their second-quarter 2025 results this week.

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Insights Into Astrazeneca (AZN) Q2: Wall Street Projections for Key Metrics
AZN
Published: July 24, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

Evaluate the expected performance of Astrazeneca (AZN) for the quarter ended June 2025, looking beyond the conventional Wall Street top-and-bottom-line estimates and examining some of its key metrics for better insight.

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5 Ideal "Safer" Dividend Buys From Bloomberg's July Watch List
AVGO, AZN, CL, CP, DRPRF, EMR, ESS, FOX, HSBC, ITVPY, KLAC, MU, NRDBY, NSC, PHPPY, PSMMY, SLB, SUBCY, UPS, WLMIY, WM
Published: July 22, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Bloomberg's 50 Companies to Watch leverages catalysts like new leadership, AI, and policy shifts to identify high-potential stocks for 2025. Yield-based 'dogcatcher' analysis spotlights 15 dividend payers with strong free cash flow, with five 'IDEAL' stocks signaling safer, buy-worthy dividends. Top ten dividend focus stocks project an average 16.69% net gain by July 2026, with risk profiles generally below market averages.

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AstraZeneca announces $50 billion investment in U.S. as Trump's tariffs loom
AZN
Published: July 22, 2025 by: Fast Company
Sentiment: Positive

AstraZeneca plans to spend $50 billion to expand manufacturing and research capabilities in the U.S. by 2030, it said on Monday, the latest big investment by a pharmaceutical company reacting to President Donald Trump's tariff policy.

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AZN Commits USD50B to US Manufacturing Expansion Amid Tariff Pressures
AZN
Published: July 22, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

AstraZeneca unveils a $50 billion U.S. manufacturing expansion plan, anchored by a Virginia facility to boost drug output and counter tariff headwinds.

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AstraZeneca to invest $50B in US to boost drug manufacturing and R&D
AZN
Published: July 22, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Positive

AstraZeneca PLC (LSE:AZN) has announced plans to invest $50 billion in the United States by 2030, marking the pharmaceutical giant's largest-ever investment in a single market. The UK-headquartered biopharmaceutical company said the investment will expand its domestic manufacturing and research footprint as it works toward a long-term revenue target of $80 billion annually, with half of that total expected to come from the US market.

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AstraZeneca's AL Amyloidosis Drug Misses Goal in Late-Stage Studies
AZN
Published: July 17, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

AZN's anselamimab fails to meet key goals in late-stage AL amyloidosis trials despite signs of subgroup benefit.

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Astrazeneca (AZN) is a Top-Ranked Growth Stock: Should You Buy?
AZN
Published: July 15, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Whether you're a value, growth, or momentum investor, finding strong stocks becomes easier with the Zacks Style Scores, a top feature of the Zacks Premium research service.

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AstraZeneca Meets All Key Goals in Phase III Hypertension Study
AZN
Published: July 15, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

AZN hits all endpoints in phase III study for baxdrostat, a first-in-class treatment targeting hard-to-manage hypertension.

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AstraZeneca shares show signs of life after successful trials of hypertension drug
AZN
Published: July 14, 2025 by: Market Watch
Sentiment: Positive

Baxdostat trials showed immense promise for huge available market.

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Baxdrostat met the primary and all secondary endpoints in BaxHTN Phase III trial in patients with uncontrolled or treatment resistant hypertension
AZN
Published: July 14, 2025 by: Business Wire
Sentiment: Neutral

WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Positive high-level results from the BaxHTN Phase III trial showed baxdrostat at two doses (2mg and 1mg) demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful reduction in mean seated systolic blood pressure (SBP) compared with placebo at 12 weeks. The trial also successfully met all secondary endpoints. Patients with uncontrolled or treatment resistant hypertension received baxdrostat or placebo on top of standard of care. Baxdrostat was generall.

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AstraZeneca drug lowers high BP in late-stage study; shares rise
AZN, BP
Published: July 14, 2025 by: Reuters
Sentiment: Positive

AstraZeneca 's experimental drug baxdrostat has been successful in lowering high blood pressure in a late-stage study of people whose condition was hard to control or treat, the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker said on Monday, sending shares up 2%.

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Trumps 200% tariffs. Here's what it means for UK pharma investors
AZN
Published: July 10, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Negative

UBS has flagged a fresh risk for European drugmakers after President Trump said pharmaceuticals imported into the US could soon face tariffs of up to 200%. The comments, made earlier this week, revive concerns over protectionist policies targeting medicines not manufactured on American soil.

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AstraZeneca: Market isn't pricing in the potential of late-stage pipeline, says bank
AZN
Published: July 09, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Positive

If you're looking for a solid growth story in the pharma sector, AstraZeneca PLC (LSE:AZN) should be on your radar. Berenberg's latest update paints a bright picture, highlighting some exciting pipeline readouts that haven't yet made their way into the share price.

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AstraZeneca Boasts Strong Oncology Portfolio: Can It Sustain Growth?
AZN
Published: July 08, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

AstraZeneca AZN is one of the leading drugmakers in the oncology space. Oncology sales (comprising around 41% of AstraZeneca‘s total revenues) rose 13% in the first quarter of 2025, generating $5.6 billion in sales.

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AZN's Imfinzi Wins EU Nod for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
AZN
Published: July 04, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

AstraZeneca secures EU approval for Imfinzi in muscle-invasive bladder cancer, expanding its cancer treatment portfolio.

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Why AstraZeneca Stock Got Thumped on Thursday
AZN
Published: July 03, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Positive

AstraZeneca (AZN -2.36%) might soon be on the hook for an eventual 11-figure payout, and investors weren't all that comfortable with this. A Bloomberg article published Thursday morning said that the company is pursuing what might end up being an expensive partnership with a biotech.

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Report: Summit in talks for $15 billion partnership with AstraZeneca
AZN
Published: July 03, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Positive

CNBC's Angelica Peebles joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the latest news on AstraZeneca

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Summit considers up to $15 billion partnership with AstraZeneca, Bloomberg News reports
AZN
Published: July 03, 2025 by: Reuters
Sentiment: Positive

Summit Therapeutics is considering an up to $15 billion partnership with AstraZeneca , Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

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Why Investors Need to Take Advantage of These 2 Medical Stocks Now
AZN, CNC
Published: July 02, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Why investors should use the Zacks Earnings ESP tool to help find stocks that are poised to top quarterly earnings estimates.

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About AstraZeneca PLC (AZN)

  • IPO Date 1993-05-12
  • Website https://www.astrazeneca.com
  • Industry Drug Manufacturers - General
  • CEO Pascal Claude Roland Soriot
  • Employees 94300

AstraZeneca PLC, a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the discovery, development, manufacture, and commercialization of prescription medicines. The company's marketed products include Tagrisso, Imfinzi, Lynparza, Calquence, Enhertu, Orpathys, Truqap, Zoladex, Faslodex, Farxiga, Brilinta, Lokelma, Roxadustat, Andexxa, Crestor, Seloken, Onglyza, Bydureon, Fasenra, Breztri, Symbicort, Saphnelo, Tezspire, Pulmicort, Bevespi, and Daliresp for cardiovascular, renal, metabolism, and oncology. Its marketed products also comprise Vaxzevria, Beyfortus, Synagis, FluMist, Soliris, Ultomiris, Strensiq, Koselugo, and Kanuma for covid-19 and rare disease. The company serves primary care and specialty care physicians through distributors and local representative offices in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Australasia. It has a collaboration agreement with Neurimmune AG to develop and commercialize NI006; BenevolentAI for drug discovery for systemic lupus erythematosus; Lunit for developing AI-Powered Digital Pathology Risk Assessment Tools for NSCLC; and Absci Corporation for AI-driven drug discovery against an oncology target. The company was formerly known as Zeneca Group PLC and changed its name to AstraZeneca PLC in April 1999. AstraZeneca PLC was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.