The President & CEO of Exelixis is Exercising Options


Today it was reported that the President & CEO of Exelixis (NASDAQ: EXEL), Michael Morrissey, exercised options to sell 234,267 EXEL shares at $1.70 a share, for a total transaction value of $4.93M.

In addition to Michael Morrissey, one other EXEL executive reported Sell trades in the last month.

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Based on Exelixis’ latest earnings report for the quarter ending June 30, the company posted quarterly revenue of $186 million and quarterly net profit of $87.49 million. In comparison, last year the company earned revenue of $99.01 million and had a net profit of $17.6 million. EXEL’s market cap is $6.26B and the company has a P/E ratio of 20.10. Currently, Exelixis has an average volume of 1.93M.

Based on 6 analyst ratings, the analyst consensus is Strong Buy with an average price target of $33.00, reflecting a -37.3% downside.

The insider sentiment on Exelixis has been negative according to 61 insider trades in the past three months. This sentiment is lower than the average sentiment of company insiders in this sector.

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Exelixis, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development, commercialization, and discovery of new medicines for the treatment of cancer. It offers products under the brands of Cometriq, Cabometyx, and Cotellic.

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