How to buy Sanofi stock | $50.27

Sanofi is a drug manufacturers-general business based in the US. Sanofi shares (SNY) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Sanofi employs 100,409 staff and has a market cap (total outstanding shares value) of USD$121.2 billion.

How to buy shares in Sanofi

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2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Sanofi. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: SNY. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Sanofi reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$50.27, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Sanofi, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Sanofi. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

Sanofi share price

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Sanofi shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-01-14.

Latest market close	USD$50.27
52-week range	USD$36.3152 - USD$55
50-day moving average	USD$48.6697
200-day moving average	USD$50.2892
Wall St. target price	USD$64.83
PE ratio	24.7629
Dividend yield	USD$1.7 (3.54%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$1.94

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Sanofi price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $50.27 from 2020-10-16

1 week (2021-01-11)	4.62%
1 month (2020-12-18)	4.47%
3 months (2020-10-16)	50.27
6 months (2020-07-17)	-5.61%

1 year (2020-01-17)	-1.89%
2 years (2019-01-18)	21.19%
3 years (2018-01-18)	12.94%
5 years (2016-01-15)	30.20%

Is Sanofi under- or over-valued?

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

Sanofi's P/E ratio

Sanofi's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 25x. In other words, Sanofi shares trade at around 25x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Sanofi's PEG ratio

Sanofi's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.0129. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Sanofi's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Sanofi financials

Gross profit TTM	USD$25.7 billion
Return on assets TTM	4%
Return on equity TTM	0%
Profit margin	29.81%
Book value	$26.249
Market capitalisation	USD$121.2 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Sanofi shares

There are currently 3.2 million Sanofi shares held short by investors – that's known as Sanofi's "short interest". This figure is 9.9% down from 3.6 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Sanofi shares can be evaluated.

Sanofi's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Sanofi's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Sanofi shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Sanofi shares traded daily (recently around 1.6 million). Sanofi's SIR currently stands at 2.04. In other words for every 100,000 Sanofi shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2040 shares are currently held short.

However Sanofi's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Sanofi shares, or, against the total number of tradable Sanofi shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Sanofi's short interest could be expressed as 0% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Sanofi shares in existence, roughly 0 shares are currently held short) or 0% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Sanofi shares, roughly 0 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Sanofi.

Find out more about how you can short Sanofi stock.

Sanofi share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 49.28% of net profits

Recently Sanofi has paid out, on average, around 49.28% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 3.54% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Sanofi shareholders could enjoy a 3.54% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Sanofi's case, that would currently equate to about $1.7 per share.

While Sanofi's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Sanofi may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

Sanofi's most recent dividend payout was on 26 May 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 30 April 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Sanofi's shares ever split?

Sanofi's shares were split on a 5:1 basis on 30 September 2013. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 5 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Sanofi shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 80% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Sanofi shares which in turn could have impacted Sanofi's share price.

Sanofi share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Sanofi's shares have ranged in value from as little as $36.3152 up to $55. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Sanofi's is 0.3606. This would suggest that Sanofi's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Sanofi overview

Sanofi provides therapeutic solutions worldwide. It offers Cerezyme and Cerdelga for Gaucher, Myozyme and Lumizyme for Pompe, Fabrazyme for Fabry, and Aldurazyme for mucopolysaccharidosis Type 1; and Aubagio and Lemtrada for multiple sclerosis. It also provides Dupixent for atopic dermatitis; Kevzara for rheumatoid arthritis; Eloctate and Alprolix to treat hemophilia; and Cablivi to treat acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. In addition, it offers Libtayo for metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma; Jevtana and Taxotere taxane for cancers; Eloxatin for colon cancer; Thymoglobulin, an immunosuppressive and immunomodulating agent; Mozobil for hematologic malignancies; and Zaltrap for metastatic colorectal cancer. Further, it provides Lantus, Toujeo, Apidra, and Insuman insulins; Amaryl sulfonylurea; Adlyxin/Lyxumia, a GLP-1 receptor agonist; Soliqua 100/33/Suliqua, an insulin glargine and lixisenatide combination to treat diabetes; Admelog/Insulin lispro insulin; Praluent, a cholesterol-lowering drug; and Multaq, an anti-arrhythmic drug. Additionally, it offers Plavix for atherothrombotic conditions; Lovenox for the prophylaxis, venous thromboembolism, and acute coronary syndrome; Aprovel and CoAprovel anti-hypertensives; Renagel and Renvela for patients undergoing dialysis; Synvisc and Synvisc-One viscosupplements for osteoarthritis; Stilnox for insomnia; Allegra for seasonal allergic rhinitis and uncomplicated hives; and Depakine for epilepsy. It also provides generic products; and products for allergy, cough, cold, pain, nutrition, digestion, pediatrics, influenza, meningitis, travel, and endemic vaccines; and adult and adolescent boosters. Sanofi has collaborations with Verily Life Sciences LLC; Happify Health; GlaxoSmithKline Plc; Kymera Therapeutics; Parkinson's Foundation, Inc.; and Nurix Therapeutics, Inc. The company was formerly known as Sanofi-Aventis. Sanofi was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Sanofi is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.001% of Sanofi shares are held by insiders and 7.037% by institutions.

• How many people work for Sanofi?

  Latest data suggests 100,409 work at Sanofi.

• When does the fiscal year end for Sanofi?

  Sanofi's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Sanofi based?

  Sanofi's address is: 54, Rue La BoEtie, Paris, France, 75008

• What is Sanofi's ISIN number?

  Sanofi's international securities identification number is: US80105N1054

• What is Sanofi's CUSIP number?

  Sanofi's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 053561106