Regeneron Stock Hits New 52-Week High (REGN)

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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: REGN) hit a new 52-week high Tuesday as it is currently trading at $168.04, above its previous 52-week high of $166.39 with 258,983 shares traded as of 9:50 a.m. ET. Average volume has been 734,500 shares over the past 30 days.

Regeneron has a market cap of $14.9 billion and is part of the health care sector and drugs industry. Shares are up 184.5% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, discovers, develops, and commercializes medicines for the treatment of serious medical conditions in the United States. The company has a P/E ratio of 80, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

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TheStreet Ratings rates Regeneron as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, notable return on equity, expanding profit margins and good cash flow from operations. Although no company is perfect, currently we do not see any significant weaknesses which are likely to detract from the generally positive outlook. You can view the full Regeneron Ratings Report.

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