The closing price of Cassava Sciences Inc (NASDAQ: SAVA) was $25.40 for the day, up 7.76% from the previous closing price of $23.57. In other words, the price has increased by $+1.83 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1848251 shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our analysis of SAVA’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 9.13 and its Current Ratio is at 9.13. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.00 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.00.
On July 15, 2021, Cantor Fitzgerald Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $100.
Maxim Group reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on July 07, 2021, while the target price for the stock was revised from $80 to $190.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 23 ’23 when ROBERTSON SANFORD bought 30,000 shares for $17.45 per share. The transaction valued at 523,500 led to the insider holds 886,851 shares of the business.
Barry Richard bought 16,571 shares of SAVA for $275,907 on Aug 22 ’23. The Director now owns 293,477 shares after completing the transaction at $16.65 per share. On Aug 21 ’23, another insider, Barry Richard, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 1,906 shares for $16.80 each. As a result, the insider paid 32,021 and bolstered with 276,906 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, SAVA now has a Market Capitalization of 1.10B and an Enterprise Value of 978.17M.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, SAVA has reached a high of $32.10, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.32. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 22.18, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 21.40.
Shares Statistics:
SAVA traded an average of 665.70K shares per day over the past three months and 734.23k shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 42.24M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 40.05M. Insiders hold about 7.34% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 32.70% stake in the company. Shares short for SAVA as of Mar 28, 2024 were 11.79M with a Short Ratio of 17.96, compared to 11.32M on Feb 29, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 27.26% and a Short% of Float of 29.31%.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 2 analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of -$0.46 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of -$0.41 and a low estimate of -$0.51, while EPS last year was -$0.58. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.45, with high estimates of -$0.42 and low estimates of -$0.48.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$2.01 and -$2.28 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$2.14. EPS for the following year is -$0.47, with 2 analysts recommending between $1.67 and -$2.62.
