Stock Research: AstraZeneca

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AstraZeneca

LSE:AZN GB0009895292
52
  • Value
    34
  • Growth
    84
  • Safety
    Safety
    17
  • Combined
    34
  • Sentiment
    79
  • 360° View
    360° View
    52
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Company Description

AstraZeneca PLC is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and commercializes prescription medicines. It operates in oncology, rare diseases, and biopharmaceuticals. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $216,842 million, profits of $44,415 million, revenue of $54,073 million, and 94,300 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 52 (better than 52% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock AstraZeneca are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for AstraZeneca. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 84, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 84% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a good rank of 79, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 79% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 34, which means that the share price of AstraZeneca is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 66% of alternative stocks in the same industry. Finally, the consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 17, which means that the company has a financing structure that is riskier than those of 83% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
34 46 43 60
Growth
84 48 73 81
Safety
Safety
17 7 10 47
Sentiment
79 45 88 90
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52 23 53 90
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
67 69 78 67
Opinions Change
50 19 52 52
Pro Holdings
n/a 87 92 80
Market Pulse
32 35 35 59
Sentiment
79 45 88 90
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
34 46 43 60
Growth
84 48 73 81
Safety Safety
17 7 10 47
Combined
34 15 28 70
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
39 26 28 44
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
28 51 51 58
Price vs. Book (P/B)
28 18 15 34
Dividend Yield
63 71 74 70
Value
34 46 43 60
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
62 55 67 76
Profit Growth
96 42 60 74
Capital Growth
60 37 64 53
Stock Returns
48 67 42 68
Growth
84 48 73 81
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
27 20 20 9
Refinancing
23 6 7 96
Liquidity
53 54 44 32
Safety Safety
17 7 10 47

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This is a classic, high-risk growth play: high growth and positive sentiment outweigh low Value Rank (expensive) and risky financing. This is for aggressive growth investors who are comfortable with the high price and risk, believing the growth story justifies the expense.

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