AstraZeneca (AZN) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What AZN does

AstraZeneca PLC (symbol AZN) is a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It discovers, develops, manufactures, and commercializes prescription medicines across a broad portfolio that includes treatments in oncology, cardiovascular, respiratory, and rare diseases. The stock trades on the Nasdaq Stockholm under the ticker AZN and is part of the Nasdaq Stockholm stocks universe.

Key numbers explained

• The current price is 1,640.5 SEK, with a +0.64% move today.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 25 shows how much investors pay per unit of recent earnings; a lower figure can suggest a cheaper valuation relative to current earnings.
• The forward P/E ratio of 16.2 uses expected future earnings, which can be more relevant for growth stocks.
• The dividend yield of 1.84% tells you the annual dividend as a percentage of the share price; the exDividendDate is Aug 6, 2026.
• Beta of 0.21 indicates the stock has historically moved less than the broader market, a sign of lower volatility.
• The price-to-book ratio of 50.59 compares the market price to the company's book value per share; a high number often reflects strong intangible assets or market expectations.
• Return on equity of 22% measures how effectively the company generates profit from shareholders' equity.
• The debt-to-equity ratio of 64.2% shows the proportion of debt used to finance the business relative to equity.

What to watch

• The price change over the last 52 weeks of 16.1% and the 52-week range of 1,385 – 1,925.5 show where the current price sits within the recent trading band.
• Revenue growth of 6.4% year over year and a profitMargin of 17% give a sense of top-line expansion and cost control.
• The nextEarningsDate of Oct 30, 2026 is a key calendar event for any stock.
• AstraZeneca competes with peers such as Sun Pharma (SUNPHARMA), Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical (600436), Philips (PHIA), IHH Healthcare Berhad (5225), Siemens Healthineers (SHL), Sonic Healthcare (SHL), and Chong Kun Dang (185750), all of which operate in healthcare or related sectors.