After finishing at $11.31 in the prior trading day, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: AUPH) closed at $10.44, down -7.69%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.87 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3734737 shares were traded. AUPH stock price reached its highest trading level at $11.20 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $10.39.
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Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of AUPH by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 9.30 and its Current Ratio is at 10.10. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.00 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.00.
Upgrades & Downgrades
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 23 when Jayne David R.W. sold 8,733 shares for $11.26 per share. The transaction valued at 98,334 led to the insider holds 49,310 shares of the business.
MacKay-Dunn R. Hector sold 4,818 shares of AUPH for $54,251 on May 23. The Director now owns 24,225 shares after completing the transaction at $11.26 per share. On May 23, another insider, Leversage Jill, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 4,815 shares for $11.26 each. As a result, the insider received 54,217 and left with 18,528 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AUPH now has a Market Capitalization of 1.62B and an Enterprise Value of 1.24B. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 10.27 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.81. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.45 whereas that against EBITDA is -12.33.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, AUPH has reached a high of $13.41, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $4.07. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 10.67, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.02.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 3.10M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2.48M shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 142.64M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 132.88M. Insiders hold about 0.10% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 40.50% stake in the company. Shares short for AUPH as of Apr 27, 2023 were 16.71M with a Short Ratio of 16.71M, compared to 17.28M on Mar 30, 2023. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11.68% and a Short% of Float of 11.72%.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 6 different market analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of -$0.18 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of -$0.16 and a low estimate of -$0.22, while EPS last year was -$0.25. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.17, with high estimates of -$0.1 and low estimates of -$0.23.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.59 and -$0.79 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.68. EPS for the following year is -$0.42, with 6 analysts recommending between -$0.03 and -$0.66.
Revenue Estimates
6 analysts predict $38.15M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $39M to a low estimate of $36.3M. As of the current estimate, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s year-ago sales were $28.19M, an estimated increase of 35.30% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $40.37M, a decrease of -27.60% less than the figure of $35.30% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $49.5M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $35.61M.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AUPH’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $164.07M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $149.34M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $156.9M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $134.03M, up 17.10% from the average estimate. Based on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $208.59M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $278.9M and the low estimate is $176.38M. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 32.90% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
