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The closing price of PepGen Inc (NASDAQ: PEPG) was $5.25 for the day, up 2.94% from the previous closing price of $5.1. In other words, the price has increased by $2.94 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.73 million shares were traded. PEPG stock price reached its highest trading level at $5.435 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $5.07.
Ratios:
Our analysis of PEPG’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 13.15 and its Current Ratio is at 13.15. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.11 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.09.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Guggenheim on September 09, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $6.
On December 16, 2024, BofA Securities Downgraded its rating to Underperform which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $3.
BofA Securities Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on July 31, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $12.
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 Sep 30 ’25 when Oxford Science Enterprises plc bought 200,000 shares for $3.20 per share. The transaction valued at 640,000 led to the insider holds 4,955,388 shares of the business.
RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. bought 9,375,000 shares of PEPG for $30,000,000 on Sep 26 ’25. The Director now owns 18,554,273 shares after completing the transaction at $3.20 per share. On May 30 ’25, another insider, STRECK PAUL, who serves as the EVP, Head of R&D of the company, bought 8,375 shares for $1.24 each. As a result, the insider paid 10,393 and bolstered with 27,805 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, PEPG now has a Market Capitalization of 360928192 and an Enterprise Value of 214701184.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PEPG is 1.96, which has changed by -0.09413856 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12415576 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PEPG has reached a high of $6.85, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.88. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.09%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 121.34%.
Shares Statistics:
PEPG traded an average of 3.53M shares per day over the past three months and 1055750 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 68.75M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 59.40M. Insiders hold about 13.60% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.21% stake in the company. Shares short for PEPG as of 1763078400 were 2206702 with a Short Ratio of 0.63, compared to 1760486400 on 3935441. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2206702 and a Short% of Float of 4.14.
Earnings Estimates
. The current rating of PepGen Inc (PEPG) reflects the combined expertise of 4.0 analysts actively engaged in assessing its market performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.35, with high estimates of -$0.24 and low estimates of -$0.52.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$1.31 and -$2.64 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$2.05. EPS for the following year is -$1.28, with 4.0 analysts recommending between -$0.87 and -$2.09.
