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Amgen Inc. AMGN (NASDAQ) Quotes delayed 20 minutes

Last: 57.43 Chg: -0.06 %Chg: -0.10% Open: 57.72   Vol: 3.6 M
Bid: 57.16 Ask: 57.84 Size: 3 High: 57.75 Low: 57.16 Avg Vol: 5.6 M

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AMGN is currently trading at 57.43
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Sentiment: Bearish

Symbol Shares Price Total Cash Required* Target Gain ROI Loss at Stop Loss
Stock Trade AMGN 100     57.43 $2,872 57.43 200.0% -$5,743

*Assumes buying stock on margin at 50%; shorting stock on margin at 150%

AMGN: Chart

AMGN: Amgen Inc.

Industry Biotechnology
Shares Outstanding 979.3 M
52 Wk Performance Price 21.6%
Dividend 0.00
Today's High 57.75 P/E 12.7
Today's Low 57.16 EPS 4.51
Open 57.72 Price to Book 23.1
Prev Close 57.49
52 Wk high 64.76 Moving Averages:
52 Wk Low 44.96 21 Day 57.00
Market Cap 56.3 B 50 Day 57.14
Yield 0 200 Day 57.04

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- Mar 10 [5 days to expiration]
14.85 15.05 -0.12 0 52 Mar 10 42.5 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 2174
12.40 12.55 -0.10 0 113 Mar 10 45.0 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 1092
9.85 10.05 -0.12 0 58 Mar 10 47.5 0.00 0.04 0.00 0 377
7.40 7.60 -0.05 0 1135 Mar 10 50.0 0.01 0.04 0.00 0 819
4.95 5.05 -0.10 0 1604 Mar 10 52.5 0.03 0.05 0.00 0 6590
2.49 2.53 -0.13 0 2326 Mar 10 55.0 0.06 0.08 -0.01 0 10128
0.50 0.52 -0.12 0 18308 Mar 10 57.5 0.56 0.58 -0.01 0 5124
0.04 0.06 -0.02 0 16038 Mar 10 60.0 2.58 2.62 0.09 0 1021
0.01 0.03 0.00 0 1446 Mar 10 62.5 5.05 5.10 0.10 0 323
0.00 0.03 0.00 0 435 Mar 10 65.0 7.45 7.65 0.12 0 52
- Apr 10 [33 days to expiration]
27.10 27.75 0.05 0 10 Apr 10 30.0 0.00 0.04 0.00 0 216
22.10 22.75 0.05 0 53 Apr 10 35.0 0.01 0.03 0.00 0 596
17.15 17.75 0.08 0 256 Apr 10 40.0 0.02 0.05 0.00 0 970
12.15 12.80 0.10 0 228 Apr 10 45.0 0.05 0.07 0.00 0 6139
9.70 10.30 0.07 0 116 Apr 10 47.5 0.06 0.09 0.00 0 2630
7.55 7.65 -0.10 0 1725 Apr 10 50.0 0.12 0.15 0.00 0 9952
5.20 5.30 -0.10 0 3201 Apr 10 52.5 0.26 0.28 -0.01 0 4171
3.05 3.15 -0.12 0 8567 Apr 10 55.0 0.61 0.64 -0.01 0 8851
1.41 1.44 -0.10 0 14402 Apr 10 57.5 1.45 1.49 0.00 0 3362
0.47 0.50 -0.07 0 17327 Apr 10 60.0 3.00 3.10 0.04 0 3930
0.13 0.15 -0.02 0 9853 Apr 10 62.5 5.10 5.25 0.08 0 790
0.03 0.06 0.00 0 5356 Apr 10 65.0 7.50 7.65 0.07 0 422
0.01 0.03 0.00 0 2883 Apr 10 67.5 9.80 10.15 0.03 0 573
0.00 0.05 0.01 0 5331 Apr 10 70.0 12.30 12.90 -0.07 0 28
0.00 0.03 0.00 0 363 Apr 10 75.0 17.30 17.90 -0.08 0 34
0.00 0.03 0.00 0 0 Apr 10 80.0 22.30 22.90 -0.05 0 0
0.00 0.03 0.00 0 0 Apr 10 85.0 27.30 27.95 -0.02 0 11
- Jul 10 [124 days to expiration]
27.20 27.85 0.08 0 48 Jul 10 30.0 0.08 0.10 0.00 0 533
22.25 22.90 0.08 0 59 Jul 10 35.0 0.12 0.15 0.00 0 889
17.45 18.00 -0.10 0 10 Jul 10 40.0 0.21 0.24 -0.01 0 256
15.25 15.40 -0.10 0 23 Jul 10 42.5 0.29 0.32 -0.02 0 558
12.90 13.05 -0.07 0 35 Jul 10 45.0 0.43 0.46 -0.03 0 1841
10.55 10.75 -0.12 0 31 Jul 10 47.5 0.64 0.67 -0.04 0 1170
8.45 8.55 -0.12 0 163 Jul 10 50.0 0.97 1.00 -0.04 0 6148
6.45 6.55 -0.12 0 295 Jul 10 52.5 1.50 1.53 -0.02 0 8207
4.70 4.80 -0.12 0 1651 Jul 10 55.0 2.24 2.27 -0.02 0 3375
3.25 3.35 -0.10 0 8086 Jul 10 57.5 3.25 3.35 0.00 0 4412
2.14 2.19 -0.07 0 15431 Jul 10 60.0 4.60 4.70 0.00 0 1758
1.30 1.35 -0.05 0 3863 Jul 10 62.5 6.25 6.35 0.00 0 213
0.75 0.79 -0.03 0 9300 Jul 10 65.0 8.20 8.30 0.05 0 142
0.20 0.24 0.00 0 1281 Jul 10 70.0 12.65 12.80 0.10 0 11
0.04 0.09 0.00 0 774 Jul 10 75.0 17.50 17.65 0.10 0 21
0.02 0.05 0.00 0 111 Jul 10 80.0 22.50 22.65 0.12 0 10
0.00 0.06 0.01 0 20 Jul 10 85.0 27.25 27.90 -0.07 0 21
- Oct 10 [215 days to expiration]
15.65 15.80 -0.10 0 0 Oct 10 42.5 0.68 0.72 -0.02 0 87
13.40 13.60 -0.12 0 0 Oct 10 45.0 0.96 1.00 -0.03 0 425
11.30 11.50 -0.12 0 0 Oct 10 47.5 1.35 1.40 -0.03 0 241
9.35 9.50 -0.10 0 22 Oct 10 50.0 1.87 1.92 -0.02 0 411
7.55 7.70 -0.07 0 14 Oct 10 52.5 2.56 2.61 -0.02 0 269
5.95 6.05 -0.10 0 24 Oct 10 55.0 3.40 3.50 -0.02 0 1003
4.55 4.65 -0.07 0 1493 Oct 10 57.5 4.50 4.60 0.00 0 907
3.35 3.50 -0.05 0 4601 Oct 10 60.0 5.80 5.90 0.00 0 181
2.42 2.49 -0.05 0 440 Oct 10 62.5 7.35 7.45 0.02 0 73
1.69 1.74 -0.03 0 844 Oct 10 65.0 9.10 9.25 0.07 0 42
0.74 0.78 -0.02 0 58 Oct 10 70.0 13.15 13.30 0.05 0 0
- Jan 11 [313 days to expiration]
47.05 47.75 0.05 0 5 Jan 11 10.0 0.00 0.07 0.01 0 698
44.55 45.30 0.08 0 0 Jan 11 12.5 0.00 0.08 0.00 0 44
42.05 42.80 0.08 0 1 Jan 11 15.0 0.00 0.09 0.00 0 470
39.60 40.35 0.10 0 0 Jan 11 17.5 0.01 0.10 0.00 0 686
37.10 37.85 0.07 0 4 Jan 11 20.0 0.03 0.11 0.00 0 30
34.65 35.40 0.10 0 0 Jan 11 22.5 0.06 0.13 -0.01 0 300
32.20 32.95 0.10 0 93 Jan 11 25.0 0.10 0.17 -0.01 0 843
27.35 28.10 0.10 0 176 Jan 11 30.0 0.24 0.31 -0.01 0 1065
22.70 23.35 -0.02 0 92 Jan 11 35.0 0.49 0.53 -0.01 0 3063
18.35 18.60 -0.12 0 1256 Jan 11 40.0 0.89 0.94 -0.02 0 2327
14.10 14.30 -0.12 0 328 Jan 11 45.0 1.60 1.66 -0.02 0 1879
10.30 10.45 -0.12 0 6328 Jan 11 50.0 2.78 2.83 -0.02 0 9191
7.10 7.25 -0.05 0 10148 Jan 11 55.0 4.50 4.60 0.00 0 9761
4.55 4.65 -0.05 0 11801 Jan 11 60.0 6.95 7.05 0.05 0 14647
2.70 2.78 -0.03 0 7429 Jan 11 65.0 10.05 10.20 0.07 0 2156
1.48 1.54 -0.01 0 7493 Jan 11 70.0 13.80 14.00 0.10 0 399
0.75 0.80 0.00 0 7793 Jan 11 75.0 17.95 18.40 0.07 0 1090
0.34 0.40 -0.01 0 16072 Jan 11 80.0 22.65 22.90 0.07 0 4108
0.15 0.21 0.01 0 873 Jan 11 85.0 27.30 28.00 -0.05 0 116
0.06 0.12 0.00 0 2103 Jan 11 90.0 32.20 32.95 -0.08 0 84
0.01 0.10 0.01 0 210 Jan 11 95.0 37.25 37.95 -0.05 0 0
0.00 0.08 0.00 0 2024 Jan 11 100.0 42.25 42.95 -0.08 0 4
0.01 0.07 0.00 0 1448 Jan 11 105.0 47.25 47.95 -0.05 0 0
0.00 0.08 0.01 0 3609 Jan 11 110.0 52.25 52.95 -0.05 0 0
0.00 0.07 0.01 0 285 Jan 11 120.0 62.25 62.95 -0.05 0 0
- Jan 12 [677 days to expiration]
20.30 20.60 0.18 0 88 Jan 12 40.0 2.28 2.50 0.02 0 806
13.15 13.65 0.05 0 1383 Jan 12 50.0 5.05 5.35 -0.05 0 720
7.85 8.30 -0.03 0 3485 Jan 12 60.0 9.65 9.95 -0.08 0 3323
4.25 4.50 0.03 0 3359 Jan 12 70.0 15.95 16.30 -0.10 0 257
2.07 2.25 0.04 0 744 Jan 12 80.0 23.55 24.40 -0.05 0 52