Investors aiming for above-average returns often turn to the practice of stock picking. Skillful choices in individual stocks can be a catalyst for substantial wealth growth.
uniQure N.V. (NASDAQ: QURE) closed the day trading at $4.56 down -4.00% from the previous closing price of $4.75. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.00 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.64 million shares were traded. QURE stock price reached its highest trading level at $4.78 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $4.48.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of QURE, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 8.68 and its Current Ratio is at 8.85. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.56 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.52.
On December 19, 2023, Mizuho Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $52 to $10.
UBS Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on March 17, 2022, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $40.
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 ’24 when Kapusta Matthew C sold 27,904 shares for $6.35 per share. The transaction valued at 177,190 led to the insider holds 440,839 shares of the business.
KLEMT CHRISTIAN sold 15,906 shares of QURE for $101,480 on Feb 26 ’24. The Chief Financial Officer now owns 116,948 shares after completing the transaction at $6.38 per share. On Feb 26 ’24, another insider, CALOZ PIERRE, who serves as the Chief Operating Officer of the company, sold 9,455 shares for $6.47 each. As a result, the insider received 61,174 and left with 85,643 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, QURE now has a Market Capitalization of 218142640 and an Enterprise Value of 132900536. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 13.77 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.05. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.389 whereas that against EBITDA is -0.521.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, QURE has reached a high of $22.48, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $4.61. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.50%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -33.48%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, QURE traded about 969.02K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, QURE traded about 614750 shares per day. A total of 47.83M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 42.55M. Insiders hold about 11.05% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.12% stake in the company. Shares short for QURE as of 1711584000 were 2482857 with a Short Ratio of 2.56, compared to 1709164800 on 4478604. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2482857 and a Short% of Float of 6.0500003.
