Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for TAK in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Nov 4 close
This week Takeda's news flow centered on regulatory and product momentum alongside its latest quarter. Zasocitinib, a computationally designed psoriasis pill, is nearing FDA approval in early 2027, while orexin received FDA approval as the first agonist drug for Type 1 narcolepsy. Separately, Takeda reported second-quarter adjusted earnings of 48 cents per share against a consensus of 31 cents, with H1 FY2026 core revenue down 1% at CER but core operating profit up 0.7%, aided by transformation savings; management raised its outlook despite a generic overhang. Analyst commentary was mixed, with one note reiterating a Hold on cash-flow concerns even as average price targets were raised toward $21.19.
TAK closed at $21.06, up 1.5%, sitting above both its 50-day ($19.00) and 200-day ($17.62) moving averages, with the shorter average above the longer one. The GekkoIndex reads 46.7, placing it in the Neutral zone, down slightly over the past five readings. Gekko Fair Value stands at $25.66, leaving the current price about 17.9% below that mark.
The next earnings date falls on 28 January 2027, 84 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day holding window. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the recent windows. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 1.9% gain over 5 years, rising in 3 of them, a pattern worth noting alongside the gap to Gekko Fair Value.
Written by AI from the Nov 4, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Takeda Pharmaceutical scores 4 supportive, 1 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
4 supportive1 mixed0 headwinds
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $21.06 is above the 50-day ($19.00) and 200-day ($17.62) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
See the chart46.7, Neutral
Reading 46.7 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex17.9% below
Price is 17.9% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair valueNo data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyReports in 84 days
Next report Jan 28, 2027, 84 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings+1.9% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +1.9% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
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Takeda Pharmaceutical closed at $21.06 on Nov 4, 2026, +56.9% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $13.50 to $21.22.
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Takeda Pharmaceutical works across the full life cycle of medicines, from early discovery through development, manufacturing, sale and licensing to other firms. It sells treatments aimed at digestive conditions, rare diseases, blood-plasma therapies, cancer and neurological disorders, reaching patients in Japan, the United States, Europe, Canada, Latin America, Russia and other markets in Asia and beyond. Its products are sold under a long list of brand names, including Entyvio, Takecab, Dexilant, Advate, Adcetris, Vyvanse and Trintellix, among many others.
Beyond its own pipeline, Takeda builds its business through a network of outside agreements. It licenses products out to companies such as Neurocrine Biosciences, and it brings in research or licensed compounds through deals with groups like MD Anderson Cancer Center, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Ovid Therapeutics and Evox Therapeutics. It also runs research partnerships with firms including Crescendo Biologics, Poseida Therapeutics, Selecta Biosciences, Skyhawk Therapeutics and Evotec, among several others.
The company was founded in 1781 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Its shares trade under the ticker TAK.
Takeda Pharmaceutical’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 46.7, in the Neutral zone, down 1.2 points over five sessions.
Down 1.2 points over five sessions.
Reading for Nov 4, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 44 | +0.9% | +1.0% | ||
| Accumulation | 208 | −0.1% | +0.2% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 362 | +0.5% | +1.6% | ||
| Distribution | 36 | +0.5% | +4.5% | ||
| Selling | 0 | Not available | |||
Average TAK share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.0% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Takeda Pharmaceutical trades 17.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $25.66, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Takeda Pharmaceutical shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$25.66
Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026
17.9% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 28.1% below the estimate.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Takeda Pharmaceutical, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for TAK in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in TAK were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Takeda Pharmaceutical reports on Jan 28, 2027, before the open (84 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports.
Jan 28, 2027
Expected before the open, 84 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | $0.39 est $0.14 | $7.55B est $7.34B | +3.8% |
| Jul 30, 2026 | $0.23 est $0.17 | $7.66B est $7.13B | −3.7% |
| May 13, 2026 | −$0.05 est $0.21 | $6.92B est $7.14B | +1.3% |
| Jan 29, 2026 | $0.48 est $0.55 | $7.73B est $7.54B | +3.2% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | $0.44 est $0.44 | $7.42B est $7.48B | −2.4% |
| Jul 30, 2025 | $0.52 est $0.47 | $7.64B est $7.95B | −4.2% |
| May 8, 2025 | −$0.23 est −$0.17 | — | −4.6% |
| Jan 30, 2025 | $0.05 est $0.63 | $7.28B est $7.06B | +0.6% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Takeda Pharmaceutical is $23.02, +9.3% from the last close, from 1 firm rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 1 firm.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | Bank of America Securities | $43.92 | +108.5% |
| Aug 13 | Bank of America Securities | $42.65 | +102.5% |
| Aug 6 | Bank of America Securities | — | — |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, Takeda Pharmaceutical averaged +1.9% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +0.4% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +0.9% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +1.5% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +1.9% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +1.8% | 2 of 5 |
For scale, TAK’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 3.9%.
Takeda Pharmaceutical’s market cap is $67.28B, with a P/E ratio of 298.1 and revenue of $4.69T over the last twelve months.
Coverage of Takeda Pharmaceutical this week reads positive: 11 positive, 0 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
Takeda Pharmaceutical’s market cap is $67.28B at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $21.06, with 3.19B shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 298.1.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Takeda Pharmaceutical is $23.02, +9.3% from the last close. Of the 1 firm that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate Takeda Pharmaceutical is undervalued: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $21.06 is 17.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $25.66. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
Takeda Pharmaceutical is expected to report on Jan 28, 2027, before the market opens (84 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.28 per share on revenue of $7.72B. Takeda Pharmaceutical beat the earnings estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports, moving 3% on average across the report.
Takeda Pharmaceutical’s 52-week high is $21.22 and its 52-week low is $13.50; it closed at $21.06 on Nov 4, 2026, +56.9% over the past year.
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