Analytical Overview: Vir Biotechnology Inc (VIR)’s Ratios Tell a Financial Story

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As of close of business last night, Vir Biotechnology Inc’s stock clocked out at $9.87, up 2.81% from its previous closing price of $9.60. In other words, the price has increased by $2.81 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.82 million shares were traded. VIR stock price reached its highest trading level at $10.125 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $9.61.

Ratios:

To gain a deeper understanding of VIR’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 8.94 and its Current Ratio is at 8.94. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.09 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.08.

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 the company, JP Morgan on January 29, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $9 from $23 previously.

On September 08, 2023, BofA Securities Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $23 to $14.

JP Morgan Upgraded its Neutral to Overweight on March 06, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $35 to $34.

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 Nov 06 ’24 when de Verneuil Vanina sold 4,397 shares for $10.11 per share. The transaction valued at 44,454 led to the insider holds 56,973 shares of the business.

VANINA DE VERNEUIL bought 4,397 shares of VIR for $42,387 on Nov 06 ’24. On Nov 05 ’24, another insider, de Verneuil Vanina, who serves as the EVP and General Counsel of the company, sold 2,347 shares for $9.47 each. As a result, the insider received 22,225 and left with 61,370 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, VIR now has a Market Capitalization of 1359296384 and an Enterprise Value of 557636608. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 16.99 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.09. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.093 whereas that against EBITDA is -1.044.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, VIR has reached a high of $13.09, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.12. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 24.60%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.13%.

Shares Statistics:

It appears that VIR traded 907.65K shares on average per day over the past three months and 1869470 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 134.78M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 88.78M. Insiders hold about 35.54% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 50.05% stake in the company. Shares short for VIR as of 1728950400 were 5550245 with a Short Ratio of 6.11, compared to 1726185600 on 5965179. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5550245 and a Short% of Float of 6.6199996.

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