AstraZeneca (AZN)

Sector:

Pharma and Biotech

Index:

FTSE 100

12,172.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -74.00p
  • 52 Week High: 12,370.00
  • 52 Week Low: 9,501.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 1,550.24m
  • Volume: 1,412,796
  • Market Cap: £188,695m
  • RiskGrade: 123

AstraZeneca to buy Gracell Technologies for $1.2bn

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Wednesday 27 Dec 2023

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca on Wednesday said it was buying Gracell Biotechnologies, a global clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing cell therapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases, for $1.2bn.
Under the terms of the deal, AstraZeneca will acquire all of Gracell's shares at $2 per share in cash, plus a non-tradable contingent value right of $0.30 per ordinary share payable upon achievement of a specified regulatory milestone.

The upfront cash portion represents a 62% premium to Gracell's closing market price on December 22, 2023.

Reporting by Frank Prenesti for Sharecast.com

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AstraZeneca Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 12,172.00p
Change Today -74.00p
% Change -0.60 %
52 Week High 12,370.00
52 Week Low 9,501.00
Volume 1,412,796
Shares Issued 1,550.24m
Market Cap £188,695m
RiskGrade 123

AstraZeneca Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
92.74% below the market average92.74% below the market average92.74% below the market average92.74% below the market average92.74% below the market average
92.16% below the sector average92.16% below the sector average92.16% below the sector average92.16% below the sector average92.16% below the sector average
Price Trend
59.31% above the market average59.31% above the market average59.31% above the market average59.31% above the market average59.31% above the market average
70.37% above the sector average70.37% above the sector average70.37% above the sector average70.37% above the sector average70.37% above the sector average
Income
91.42% below the market average91.42% below the market average91.42% below the market average91.42% below the market average91.42% below the market average
100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average
Growth
82.31% above the market average82.31% above the market average82.31% above the market average82.31% above the market average82.31% above the market average
94.12% above the sector average94.12% above the sector average94.12% above the sector average94.12% above the sector average94.12% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 8
Buy 15
Neutral 5
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 29
buy
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AstraZeneca Dividends

  Latest Previous
  2nd Interim 1st Interim
Ex-Div 22-Feb-24 10-Aug-23
Paid 25-Mar-24 11-Sep-23
Amount 197.00¢ 93.00¢

Trades for 15-May-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
16:26 0 @ 12,178.00p
16:26 0 @ 12,178.00p
16:21 0 @ 12,190.00p
16:21 0 @ 12,190.00p
16:17 0 @ 12,200.00p

AstraZeneca Key Personnel

Chair Michel Demare

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