7 Basic Materials Stocks to Buy to Anchor Your Portfolio
The movement of basic materials stocks requires investors to keep a keen eye on the state of the economy to determine profitability. Raw materials such as plastic, steel, and lumber will always be in demand. Here are 7 stocks to take advantage of the growing demand!
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Shares Stats
| Shares Outstanding | 1,253,529,984 |
| Shares Float | 1,254,821,360 |
| Shares Short | 23,826,782 |
| Insider Holdings | 11% |
| Institution Holdings | 80.07% |
About Gilead Sciences, Inc
Gilead Sciences, Inc., a research-based biopharmaceutical company, discovers, develops, and commercializes medicines in the areas of unmet medical need in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company provides Biktarvy, Genvoya, Descovy, Odefsey, Truvada, Complera/ Eviplera, Stribild, and Atripla products for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; Veklury, an injection for intravenous use, for the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019; and Epclusa, Harvoni, Vosevi, Vemlidy, and Viread for the treatment of liver diseases. It also offers Yescarta, Tecartus, Trodelvy, and Zydelig products for the treatment of hematology, oncology, and cell therapy patients. In addition, the company provides Letairis, an oral formulation for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension; Ranexa, an oral formulation for the treatment of chronic angina; and AmBisome, a liposomal formulation for the treatment of serious invasive fungal infections. Gilead Sciences, Inc. has collaboration agreements with Arcus Biosciences, Inc.; Pionyr; Tizona; Tango Therapeutics, Inc.; Jounce Therapeutics, Inc.; Galapagos; Janssen; Japan Tobacco, Inc.; Gadeta; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; and Merck. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Foster City, California.
General
| Name | Gilead Sciences, Inc |
| Ticker | GILD |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Industry | Drug Manufacturers-General |
| Currency | USD |
| Country | USA |
| Fiscal Year End | December |
| Full Time Employees | 13,600 |
Highlights
| Analyst Target | 74.54 |
| Market Cap | 80,522,289,152 |
| PE Ratio | 174.32 |
| PEG Ratio | 0.45 |
| EBITDA | 12,696,999,936 |
Financials
| Curr Year EPS Estimate | 7.17 |
| Next Quarter EPS Estimate | 1.83 |
| Profit Margin | 0.01 |
| Return on Assets | 0.11 |
| Return on Equity | 0.00 |
| Revenue | 24,689,000,448 |
| Earnings Per Share | 0.10 |
| Revenue Per Share | 19.64 |
| Gross Profit | 20,998,000,000 |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth | 0.26 |
Valuation
| Trailing PE | 653.88 |
| Forward PE | 8.97 |
| Price/Sales (Trailing 12 Mt.) | 3.30 |
| Price/Book (Most Recent Quarter) | 4.45 |
Dividend
Gilead Sciences, Inc pays out a dividend of $2.72 per share, with a dividend yield of 4.33%.
GILD's last dividend payment was made to shareholders on March 30, 2021.
They pay out 38.79% of their earnings out as a dividend.
Recent Dividends
| Mar 28, 2024 | $0.77 |
| Dec 28, 2023 | $0.75 |
| Sep 28, 2023 | $0.75 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | $0.75 |
| Mar 30, 2023 | $0.75 |
| Dec 29, 2022 | $0.73 |
| Sep 29, 2022 | $0.73 |
| Jun 29, 2022 | $0.73 |
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