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As of close of business last night, Galectin Therapeutics Inc’s stock clocked out at $5.49, down -7.58% from its previous closing price of $5.94. In other words, the price has decreased by -$7.58 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.16 million shares were traded. GALT stock price reached its highest trading level at $6.128 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $5.11.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of GALT’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.09 and its Current Ratio is at 0.09.
On August 13, 2020, H.C. Wainwright reiterated its Buy rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $9 to $12.
On February 13, 2019, B. Riley FBR started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $11.B. Riley FBR initiated its Buy rating on February 13, 2019, with a $11 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 08 ’25 when Shlevin Harold H. sold 159,000 shares for $5.98 per share. The transaction valued at 950,105 led to the insider holds 11,206 shares of the business.
Shlevin Harold H. sold 16,790 shares of GALT for $105,206 on Dec 09 ’25. The Director now owns 11,206 shares after completing the transaction at $6.27 per share. On Dec 09 ’25, another insider, HAROLD SHLEVIN, who serves as the DIRECTOR of the company, bought 16,790 shares for $6.21 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, GALT now has a Market Capitalization of 353990848 and an Enterprise Value of 470697632.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GALT is 1.01, which has changed by 1.9849246 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13042927 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GALT has reached a high of $6.66, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.73. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.86%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 71.96%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that GALT traded 380.17K shares on average per day over the past three months and 431520 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 64.47M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 45.76M. Insiders hold about 29.03% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 15.94% stake in the company. Shares short for GALT as of 1764288000 were 6816789 with a Short Ratio of 17.93, compared to 1761868800 on 6903772. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6816789 and a Short% of Float of 14.97.
