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The closing price of HCW Biologics Inc (NASDAQ: HCWB) was $1.49 for the day, down -4.62% from the previous closing price of $1.56. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.62 from its previous closing price. On the day, 53708.0 shares were traded. HCWB stock price reached its highest trading level at $1.5399 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $1.42.
Ratios:
Our analysis of HCWB’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.06 and its Current Ratio is at 0.06.
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 May 16 ’25 when Wong Hing C bought 8,054 shares for $7.45 per share. The transaction valued at 60,002 led to the insider holds 501,911 shares of the business.
Winer Gary M bought 1,342 shares of HCWB for $9,998 on May 16 ’25. The Director now owns 4,075 shares after completing the transaction at $7.45 per share. On May 16 ’25, another insider, GARRETT SCOTT T, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 13,423 shares for $7.45 each. As a result, the insider paid 100,001 and bolstered with 25,505 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, HCWB now has a Market Capitalization of 3769403 and an Enterprise Value of 9722408. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 9.56. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 23.037 whereas that against EBITDA is -0.838.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HCWB is 0.67, which has changed by -0.906878 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14446163 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HCWB has reached a high of $41.20, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $1.51. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -44.84%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -72.54%.
Shares Statistics:
HCWB traded an average of 90.00K shares per day over the past three months and 49270 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 2.62M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 2.05M. Insiders hold about 24.24% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 4.57% stake in the company. Shares short for HCWB as of 1764288000 were 11245 with a Short Ratio of 0.70, compared to 1761868800 on 45074. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11245 and a Short% of Float of 0.5.
