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After finishing at $3.99 in the prior trading day, Personalis Inc (NASDAQ: PSNL) closed at $3.78, down -5.26%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.57 million shares were traded. PSNL stock price reached its highest trading level at $3.98 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $3.75.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of PSNL by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.44 and its Current Ratio is at 4.62. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.27 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.22.
BofA Securities Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on January 07, 2022, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $27 to $23.
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 Nov 18 ’24 when Tachibana Aaron sold 1,307 shares for $3.79 per share. The transaction valued at 4,954 led to the insider holds 173,963 shares of the business.
Moore Stephen Michael sold 1,693 shares of PSNL for $6,416 on Nov 18 ’24. The SVP and Chief Legal Officer now owns 67,388 shares after completing the transaction at $3.79 per share. On Nov 18 ’24, another insider, Chen Richard, who serves as the CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER AND EVP of the company, sold 921 shares for $3.79 each. As a result, the insider received 3,491 and left with 128,720 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, PSNL now has a Market Capitalization of 281885952 and an Enterprise Value of 168554752. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.05 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.60. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.927 whereas that against EBITDA is -2.867.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, PSNL has reached a high of $7.20, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $1.12. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -17.84%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 25.01%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 747.34K shares per day over the past 3-months and 644510 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 70.64M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 41.79M. Insiders hold about 40.84% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 40.95% stake in the company. Shares short for PSNL as of 1731628800 were 2851636 with a Short Ratio of 3.82, compared to 1728950400 on 3118660. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2851636 and a Short% of Float of 6.17.
