AZNAstraZeneca PLC

$171.49+3.4% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though insiders net buying.

1 good, 2 neutral
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 23, 2026

Rangebound, no clear trend. Overbought (RSI 73). Price is −5% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction+$3K (90 days to Oct 22, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 22, 2026

Insiders were net buyers over the 90 days ending Oct 22, 2026.

Short interest0.2% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

A token position, settled Sep 30, 2026, a few days of normal trading to cover. Up 25% since the previous count, up from 0.1% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How AZN is trading

AstraZeneca PLC is +3.4% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 13 points behind the market.

+3.4%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
−5.0%

vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far

RSI (14)
73

RSI (14) · overbought, bought harder than it has been sold

Below its 52-week high
18%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$122.48 – $208.62 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$171.49
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
+4.2%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+3.4%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
+55%
vs 50-day average$162.94
+5.3%
52-week high
$208.62
52-week low
$155.60
Annualised volatility
27%
Insider selling, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$2.2M
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)−5.8%
2025+43%
2024−0.62%
2023+1.4%
2022+19%
2021+20%
2020+3.1%
2019+36%
2018+14%
2017+33%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan104 of 10+0.01%
Feb106 of 10+4.2%
Mar107 of 10+2.6%
Apr106 of 10+2.6%
May107 of 10+3.2%
Jun103 of 10+0.21%
Jul118 of 11+1.5%
Aug116 of 11+1.00%
Sep114 of 11−0.99%
Oct116 of 11−0.28%
Nov105 of 10+0.79%
Dec105 of 10+0.90%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.