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After finishing at $11.54 in the prior trading day, KalVista Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: KALV) closed at $11.94, up 3.47%. In other words, the price has increased by $3.47 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.28 million shares were traded. KALV stock price reached its highest trading level at $12.05 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $11.47.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of KALV by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 5.37 and its Current Ratio is at 5.37. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.39 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.34.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, JMP Securities on January 31, 2025, initiated with a Mkt Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $19.
On January 07, 2025, TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $30.
On December 18, 2024, BofA Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $22.BofA Securities initiated its Buy rating on December 18, 2024, with a $22 target price.
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 Sep 08 ’25 when Palleiko Benjamin L sold 7,294 shares for $15.84 per share. The transaction valued at 115,537 led to the insider holds 395,189 shares of the business.
Sweeny Nicole sold 1,480 shares of KALV for $19,862 on Aug 25 ’25. The Chief Commercial Officer now owns 32,291 shares after completing the transaction at $13.42 per share. On Aug 25 ’25, another insider, Yea Christopher, who serves as the CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER of the company, sold 1,954 shares for $13.42 each. As a result, the insider received 26,223 and left with 132,052 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, KALV now has a Market Capitalization of 603247872 and an Enterprise Value of 550244864. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 421.85 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 14.74. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 385.866 whereas that against EBITDA is -2.726.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KALV is -0.03, which has changed by -0.045492113 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14201736 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KALV has reached a high of $17.28, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.30. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.30%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.80%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.10M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1328660 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 50.34M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 37.87M. Insiders hold about 25.04% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.63% stake in the company. Shares short for KALV as of 1759190400 were 12704464 with a Short Ratio of 11.51, compared to 1756425600 on 10561857. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12704464 and a Short% of Float of 28.299999999999997.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 5.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.93, with high estimates of -$0.83 and low estimates of -$1.01.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$3.39 and -$4.06 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$3.7. EPS for the following year is -$2.39, with 6.0 analysts recommending between -$1.25 and -$2.95.
Revenue Estimates
For the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $10.45M. There is a high estimate of $14.42M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $6M.
Based on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $136.78M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $212.5M and the low estimate is $96.5M.
