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After finishing at $5.6 in the prior trading day, PepGen Inc (NASDAQ: PEPG) closed at $5.15, down -8.04%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$8.04 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.59 million shares were traded. PEPG stock price reached its highest trading level at $5.6 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $5.1.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of PEPG by taking a closer look at its different ratios. 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:
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 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 354053376 and an Enterprise Value of 207826352.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PEPG is 1.90, which has changed by 1.3140495 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17287207 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PEPG has reached a high of $7.80, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.88. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.68%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 77.03%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 724.69K shares per day over the past 3-months and 708160 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 68.75M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 59.37M. Insiders hold about 13.65% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.21% stake in the company. Shares short for PEPG as of 1767139200 were 2761345 with a Short Ratio of 3.81, compared to 1764288000 on 2301690. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2761345 and a Short% of Float of 5.1799998.
Earnings Estimates
A comprehensive evaluation of PepGen Inc (PEPG) is underway, with the input of 4.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.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.
