JPMorgan Chase & Co. Boosts Stake in GALAPAGOS NV/S (NASDAQ:GLPG)
Sunday, September 15th, 2019
Janice Underwood
JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in GALAPAGOS NV/S (NASDAQ:GLPG) by 464.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 24,790 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 20,395 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s holdings in GALAPAGOS NV/S were worth $3,162,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in shares of GALAPAGOS NV/S by 35.3% in the 1st quarter. FMR LLC now owns 502,193 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $59,148,000 after purchasing an additional 131,119 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of GALAPAGOS NV/S in the 2nd quarter valued at about $48,447,000. Marshall Wace North America L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of GALAPAGOS NV/S by 149.4% in the 1st quarter. Marshall Wace North America L.P. now owns 18,751 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $2,208,000 after purchasing an additional 11,233 shares during the last quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale lifted its holdings in shares of GALAPAGOS NV/S by 121.4% in the 1st quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 6,200 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $632,000 after purchasing an additional 3,400 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pinnacle Associates Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of GALAPAGOS NV/S by 128.9% in the 2nd quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. now owns 4,484 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $578,000 after purchasing an additional 2,525 shares during the last quarter. 16.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Several analysts have recently weighed in on the company. BidaskClub downgraded GALAPAGOS NV/S from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 6th. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of GALAPAGOS NV/S in a report on Friday, July 26th. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded GALAPAGOS NV/S from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 29th. Nomura boosted their target price on GALAPAGOS NV/S from $140.00 to $209.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 29th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on GALAPAGOS NV/S from $121.00 to $188.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 15th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. The company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $167.90.
Shares of GLPG stock opened at $161.16 on Friday. GALAPAGOS NV/S has a 52-week low of $85.00 and a 52-week high of $191.63. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $170.20 and its 200 day moving average price is $132.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a quick ratio of 6.40 and a current ratio of 6.40.