The price of Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: BCRX) closed at $8.26 in the last session, down -3.39% from day before closing price of $8.55. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.39 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.24 million shares were traded. BCRX stock price reached its highest trading level at $8.6 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $8.205.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at BCRX’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.88 and its Current Ratio is at 2.93.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Cantor Fitzgerald on April 29, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $20.
On February 25, 2025, Wedbush started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $15.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 13 ’24 when Hutson Nancy J sold 7,000 shares for $7.54 per share. The transaction valued at 52,780 led to the insider holds 86,638 shares of the business.
Hutson Nancy J bought 7,000 shares of BCRX for $52,584 on Dec 13 ’24.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BCRX now has a Market Capitalization of 1789091200 and an Enterprise Value of 2262605312. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.43. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.494 whereas that against EBITDA is 60.38.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BCRX is 1.10, which has changed by 0.11621618 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17535925 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BCRX has reached a high of $11.31, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $6.01. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -15.28%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.43%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, BCRX traded on average about 4.56M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3034480 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 209.21M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 201.70M. Insiders hold about 3.61% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.00% stake in the company. Shares short for BCRX as of 1752537600 were 26779523 with a Short Ratio of 5.87, compared to 1749772800 on 23076302. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 26779523 and a Short% of Float of 12.85.
