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After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Yahoo Finance discussed the stock recently as it posted Royalty Pharma Announces Dividend Increase.
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RPRX belongs to the Healthcare sector of the NASDAQ while operating in the Biotechnology industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $29.07 and fluctuated between $29.10 as its day high and $27.98 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Royalty Pharma plc is $13.05B. A total of 2.76 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.36M shares.
In the most recent transaction, RIGGS RORY B sold 35,702 shares of RPRX for 27.55 per share on Jan 04. After the transaction, the Director now owns 20,099 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jan 03, RIGGS RORY B sold 199,098 shares at 27.79 per share. RPRX shares that Director owns now total 55,801.
Among the insiders who sold shares, RIGGS RORY B disposed of 235,200 shares on Jan 02 at a per-share price of $28.52. This resulted in the Director holding 254,899 shares of RPRX after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Avara Management Ltd sold 65,803 shares at $28.04 per share on Dec 29. Company shares held by the 10% Owner now total 2,477,520.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Royalty Pharma plc pays an annual dividend of $0.91, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.13%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 72.64. RPRX’s most recent ex-dividend date was 11/16/2023 when it declared a $0.20 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/15/2023. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/15/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 8/17/2023. The RPRX stock dividend was $0.20 per share in cash.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, RPRX has a high of $39.25 and a low of $25.92.
As of this writing, RPRX has an earnings estimate of $0.95 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 6 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.01 per share and a lower estimate of $0.86. The company reported an EPS of $0.84 in the last quarter, which was 3.70% higher than expectations of $0.81.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. RPRX’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $2.80B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $7.10B in debt and $171.25M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $13.77, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $10.25B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for RPRX is Buy with a score of 4.71.
