Biotech giant Amgen, Inc. (AMGN) was downgraded by analysts at William Blair on Tuesday, as the company may be in store for a transitional year in 2013.

The analysts downgraded AMGN from “Outperform” to “Market Perform.”

Amgen shares were down slightly during morning trading on Tuesday. The stock is up about +26% over the past year.

The Bottom Line
Shares of Amgen, Inc. (AMGN) have a dividend yield of 2.23% based on Tuesday’s intraday trading price of $84.43 and the company’s annualized dividend payout of $1.88 per share.

Amgen, Inc. (AMGN)is not recommended at this time, holding a Dividend.com DARS™ Rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars.

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