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After finishing at $1.51 in the prior trading day, PepGen Inc (NASDAQ: PEPG) closed at $1.57, up 3.97%. In other words, the price has increased by $3.97 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.51 million shares were traded. PEPG stock price reached its highest trading level at $1.57 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $1.4.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of PEPG by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 7.41 and its Current Ratio is at 7.41. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.16 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.13.
On July 31, 2024, BofA Securities Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $12.
On December 21, 2022, H.C. Wainwright started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $26.H.C. Wainwright initiated its Buy rating on December 21, 2022, with a $26 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 Feb 26 ’25 when DeLena Mary Beth sold 1,432 shares for $1.68 per share. The transaction valued at 2,406 led to the insider holds 1,568 shares of the business.
Donnelly Noel sold 1,527 shares of PEPG for $2,565 on Feb 26 ’25. The Chief Financial Officer now owns 1,673 shares after completing the transaction at $1.68 per share. On Jul 25 ’24, another insider, Mellion Michelle L, who serves as the Chief Medical Officer of the company, sold 7,571 shares for $18.06 each. As a result, the insider received 136,741 and left with 0 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, PEPG now has a Market Capitalization of 51327068 and an Enterprise Value of -50202952.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PEPG is 1.25, which has changed by -0.8928318 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10063088 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PEPG has reached a high of $19.30, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $1.16. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -17.40%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -79.50%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.90M shares per day over the past 3-months and 398730 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 32.62M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 27.27M. Insiders hold about 16.57% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.65% stake in the company. Shares short for PEPG as of 1741910400 were 2857342 with a Short Ratio of 0.99, compared to 1739491200 on 852547. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2857342 and a Short% of Float of 16.59.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
Earnings Estimates
A comprehensive evaluation of PepGen Inc (PEPG) is underway, with the input of 1.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.74, with high estimates of -$0.74 and low estimates of -$0.74.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$1.45 and -$2.96 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$2.2. EPS for the following year is -$1.78, with 2.0 analysts recommending between -$1.03 and -$2.54.
