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After finishing at $1.32 in the prior trading day, Heron Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: HRTX) closed at $1.4, up 6.06%. In other words, the price has increased by $6.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.51 million shares were traded. HRTX stock price reached its highest trading level at $1.4195 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $1.33.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of HRTX by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.53 and its Current Ratio is at 0.82.
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, H.C. Wainwright on June 09, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $6.
On June 13, 2024, Rodman & Renshaw started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $7.
On April 23, 2024, CapitalOne started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $6.CapitalOne initiated its Overweight rating on April 23, 2024, with a $6 target price.
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 Aug 08 ’25 when Rubric Capital Management LP bought 2,387,225 shares for $1.50 per share. The transaction valued at 3,580,838 led to the insider holds 29,100,728 shares of the business.
Morgan Adam bought 1,766,546 shares of HRTX for $2,649,819 on Aug 08 ’25. The Director now owns 8,753,290 shares after completing the transaction at $1.50 per share.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HRTX now has a Market Capitalization of 214608800 and an Enterprise Value of 350718528. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.43. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.343 whereas that against EBITDA is 98.627.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HRTX is 1.25, which has changed by -0.2929293 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1513431 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HRTX has reached a high of $2.68, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $1.04. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -24.43%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -24.32%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.60M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2600610 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 153.25M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 151.81M. Insiders hold about 0.97% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.73% stake in the company. Shares short for HRTX as of 1753920000 were 35256448 with a Short Ratio of 22.08, compared to 1751241600 on 36923997. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 35256448 and a Short% of Float of 30.040001999999998.
Earnings Estimates
The current market rating for Heron Therapeutics Inc (HRTX) reflects the collective analysis of 3.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.01, with high estimates of $0.0 and low estimates of -$0.03.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.0 and -$0.05 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.03. EPS for the following year is $0.03, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $0.07 and -$0.02.
Revenue Estimates
4 analysts predict $39.03M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $39.6M to a low estimate of $38.02M. As of the current estimate, Heron Therapeutics Inc’s year-ago sales were $32.81MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $41.35M. There is a high estimate of $44.4M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $38.9M.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HRTX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $159.9M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $153.03M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $156.48M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $144.28MBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $176.8M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $183.7M and the low estimate is $170.9M.
