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How to buy Illumina (ILMN) stocks

Learn how to easily invest in Illumina stocks.

Illumina is a diagnostics & research business based in the US. Illumina stocks (ILMN.US) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $199.09 – an increase of 5.83% over the previous week. Illumina employs 11,500 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $4.4 billion.

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Illumina stock price (NASDAQ:ILMN)

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Illumina shares at a glance

Information last updated 2023-06-01.
Latest market close$207.31
52-week range$173.45 - $248.87
50-day moving average $213.77
200-day moving average $210.21
Wall St. target price$238.92
PE ratio N/A
Dividend yield $0 (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM) $-28.32

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Is it a good time to buy Illumina stock?

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Illumina price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $207.31 from 2023-06-02

1 week (2023-05-25) N/A
1 month (2023-05-03) 5.48%
3 months (2023-03-01) N/A
6 months (2022-12-02) -5.23%
1 year (2022-06-01) N/A
2 years (2021-06-01) N/A
3 years (2020-06-05) 354.11
5 years (2018-06-05) 279.1

Is Illumina stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Illumina stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Illumina's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Illumina financials

Revenue TTM $4.4 billion
Gross profit TTM $3.1 billion
Return on assets TTM -0.1%
Return on equity TTM -51.02%
Profit margin -100.88%
Book value $42.36
Market capitalisation $31.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Illumina's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Illumina.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Illumina's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 9.18

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Illumina's overall score of 9.18 (as at 01/01/2019) is excellent – landing it in it in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Illumina is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Illumina's environmental score

Environmental score: 2.22/100

Illumina's environmental score of 2.22 puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Illumina is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Illumina's social score

Social score: 2.6/100

Illumina's social score of 2.6 puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Illumina is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Illumina's governance score

Governance score: 5.36/100

Illumina's governance score puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Illumina is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Illumina's controversy score

Controversy score: 1/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Illumina scored a 1 out of 5 for controversy – the highest score possible, reflecting that Illumina has managed to keep its nose clean.

Illumina share dividends

We're not expecting Illumina to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Illumina's shares ever split?

Illumina's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 23 September 2008. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Illumina shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Illumina shares which in turn could have impacted Illumina's share price.

Illumina share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Illumina's shares have ranged in value from as little as $173.45 up to $248.87. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

ILMN.US volatility(beta: 1.18)Avg. volatility(beta: 1.00)LowHigh

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Illumina's is 1.1777. This would suggest that Illumina's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Illumina overview

Illumina, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets life science tools and integrated systems for large-scale analysis of genetic variation and function. It operates through Core Illumina and GRAIL segments. The company offers sequencing and array-based instruments and consumables, which include reagents, flow cells, and library preparation; and whole-genome sequencing kits, which sequence entire genomes of any size and complexity, and targeted resequencing kits, which sequence exomes, specific genes, and RNA or other genomic regions of interest. Further, it provides whole-genome sequencing, genotyping, NIPT, and product support services; and Galleri, a multi-cancer early detection test. The company serves genomic research centers, academic institutions, government laboratories, and hospitals, as well as pharmaceutical, biotechnology, commercial molecular diagnostic laboratories, and consumer genomics companies. Further, it markets and distributes its products directly to customers in North America, Europe, Latin America, and the Asia-Pacific region, as well as sells through life-science distributors in various markets within Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa.

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