Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN) Received its Third Buy in a Row


After Nomura and Piper Sandler gave Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALXN) a Buy rating last month, the company received another Buy, this time from William Blair. Analyst Raju Prasad maintained a Buy rating on Alexion Pharmaceuticals today. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $114.42.

According to TipRanks.com, Prasad is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 20.3% and a 61.9% success rate. Prasad covers the Healthcare sector, focusing on stocks such as Global Blood Therapeutics, Rocket Pharmaceuticals, and Crispr Therapeutics AG.

Currently, the analyst consensus on Alexion Pharmaceuticals is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $138.00, representing a 22.0% upside. In a report issued on May 26, Credit Suisse also assigned a Buy rating to the stock with a $142.00 price target.

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Based on Alexion Pharmaceuticals’ latest earnings release for the quarter ending March 31, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $1.44 billion and net profit of $558 million. In comparison, last year the company earned revenue of $1.14 billion and had a net profit of $588 million.

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Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which focuses on serving patients with devastating and ultra-rare disorders through the development and commercialization of life-transforming therapeutic products. Its products include ultomiris, soliris, strensiq and kanuma. The company was founded by Joseph A. Madri, David W. Keiser, Stephen P. Squinto and Leonard Bell in January 1992 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

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