Considering Poseida Therapeutics Inc (PSTX) as a potential investment: What Should You Do?

As of close of business last night, Poseida Therapeutics Inc’s stock clocked out at $3.48, down -5.56% from its previous closing price of $3.68. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.2050 from its previous closing price. On the day, 760615 shares were traded. PSTX stock price reached its highest trading level at $3.7500 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $3.4000.

Ratios:

To gain a deeper understanding of PSTX’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.28 and its Current Ratio is at 3.28. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.70 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.65.

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 this company, H.C. Wainwright on January 04, 2023, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $15.

On January 07, 2022, Cantor Fitzgerald started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $24.

On May 18, 2021, BTIG Research started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $40.BTIG Research initiated its Buy rating on May 18, 2021, with a $40 target price.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PSTX now has a Market Capitalization of 332.77M and an Enterprise Value of 180.20M. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.69 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.69. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.62 whereas that against EBITDA is -1.54.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, PSTX has reached a high of $5.55, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $1.54. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.3748, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.5594.

Shares Statistics:

It appears that PSTX traded 973.50K shares on average per day over the past three months and 529.66k shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 85.96M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 61.72M. Insiders hold about 35.46% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 47.50% stake in the company. Shares short for PSTX as of Feb 15, 2024 were 3.67M with a Short Ratio of 3.77, compared to 2.95M on Jan 12, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3.84% and a Short% of Float of 5.19%.

Earnings Estimates

As of right now, 5 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. On average, analysts expect EPS of -$0.39 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of -$0.16 and a low estimate of -$0.5, while EPS last year was -$0.39. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.38, with high estimates of -$0.27 and low estimates of -$0.49.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$1.27 and -$1.62 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$1.5. EPS for the following year is -$1.57, with 5 analysts recommending between -$1.16 and -$1.92.

Revenue Estimates

For the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $14.2M, an increase of 37.30% over than the figure of -$33.80% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $25M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $5.1M.

A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PSTX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $52.2M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $39.71M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $46.35M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $130.49M, down -64.50% from the average estimate. Based on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $47.15M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $75M and the low estimate is $18.6M. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 1.70% from the average revenue estimate for this year.

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