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The closing price of Arbutus Biopharma Corp (NASDAQ: ABUS) was $4.27 for the day, down -4.04% from the previous closing price of $4.45. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.04 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.84 million shares were traded. ABUS stock price reached its highest trading level at $4.46 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $4.26.
Ratios:
Our analysis of ABUS’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 18.80 and its Current Ratio is at 18.80. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.06 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.05.
On February 25, 2021, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $5.
On December 17, 2020, H.C. Wainwright started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $10.H.C. Wainwright initiated its Buy rating on December 17, 2020, with a $10 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 21 ’25 when McElhaugh Michael J. bought 246,886 shares for $3.26 per share.
McElhaugh Michael J. bought 53,114 shares of ABUS for $170,098 on Apr 15 ’25. On Mar 31 ’25, another insider, Sofia Michael J., who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 250,000 shares for $3.50 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ABUS now has a Market Capitalization of 821223552 and an Enterprise Value of 732127552. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 56.21 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.59. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 50.125 whereas that against EBITDA is -23.871.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ABUS is 0.66, which has changed by 0.2861272 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11239576 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ABUS has reached a high of $5.10, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $2.70. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.47%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 17.11%.
Shares Statistics:
ABUS traded an average of 1.17M shares per day over the past three months and 1020960 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 191.95M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 150.21M. Insiders hold about 21.90% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 61.64% stake in the company. Shares short for ABUS as of 1761868800 were 9916540 with a Short Ratio of 8.48, compared to 1759190400 on 10136672. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9916540 and a Short% of Float of 7.340000000000001.
Earnings Estimates
Currently, 1.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Arbutus Biopharma Corp (ABUS) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.06, with high estimates of -$0.06 and low estimates of -$0.06.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.25 and -$0.27 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.26. EPS for the following year is -$0.23, with 2.0 analysts recommending between -$0.22 and -$0.23.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in . The current quarter, according to 2 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $981k to a low estimate of $701k. As of . The current estimate, Arbutus Biopharma Corp’s year-ago sales were $2.25MFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $561k. There is a high estimate of $561k for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $561k.
A total of 2 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ABUS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $19.2M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $19.06M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $19.13M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $8.8MBased on 2 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.64M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.88M and the low estimate is $1.4M.
