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Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) stock, explained like you're 5
Ionis Pharmaceuticals trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker IONS. It is a mid cap company in the pharmaceutical preparations industry, part of the healthcare sector, with a market value of about 7.5 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- IONS
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Pharmaceutical Preparations
- Size
- Mid cap, about 7.5 billion dollars
Is Ionis Pharmaceuticals a small, medium or large cap company?
No. Ionis Pharmaceuticals is a mid cap stock, not a large cap. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 7.5 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Ionis Pharmaceuticals makes money
- Selling medicines, medical devices or healthcare services.
- Insurance premiums or hospital and clinic fees.
- Research and licensing deals.
What moves IONS stock
- Results from clinical trials and approvals from regulators.
- Drug prices, insurance rules and government policy.
- Patents running out and new competing treatments.
In the news lately
- IONS Jan 2028 35.000 call (IONS280121C00035000) stock price, news, quote and history (Yahoo Finance UK)
- Ionis Pharmaceuticals stock hits 52 week low at 42.63 USD (Investing.com)
- Did EU Backing Just Shift Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) Investment Narrative? (Simply Wall Street)
- Lobbying Update: $150,000 of IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC. lobbying was just disclosed (Quiver Quantitative)
- Officer Shannon Devers proposes selling 1,357 shares of Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS). (Stock Titan)
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Questions about Ionis Pharmaceuticals stock
What does Ionis Pharmaceuticals do?
Ionis Pharmaceuticals trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker IONS. It is a mid cap company in the pharmaceutical preparations industry, part of the healthcare sector, with a market value of about 7.5 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Ionis Pharmaceuticals?
Ionis Pharmaceuticals trades under the ticker IONS on the Nasdaq.
What is Ionis Pharmaceuticals's market cap?
Ionis Pharmaceuticals is a mid cap stock with a market cap of about 7.5 billion dollars.
How does Ionis Pharmaceuticals make money?
Selling medicines, medical devices or healthcare services. Insurance premiums or hospital and clinic fees. Research and licensing deals.
What moves IONS stock?
Results from clinical trials and approvals from regulators. Drug prices, insurance rules and government policy. Patents running out and new competing treatments.
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