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After finishing at $2.31 in the prior trading day, PepGen Inc (NASDAQ: PEPG) closed at $2.09, down -9.54%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$9.54 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.6 million shares were traded.
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.
Stock Price History:
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 -8.77%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -75.40%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 32.62M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 27.26M. Insiders hold about 16.62% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.65% stake in the company.
