Gaining Ground: BioAtla Inc (BCAB) Closes Higher at 1.57, Up 12.95

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The price of BioAtla Inc (NASDAQ: BCAB) closed at $1.57 in the last session, up 12.95% from day before closing price of $1.39. In other words, the price has increased by $12.95 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.56 million shares were traded. BCAB stock price reached its highest trading level at $1.9 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $1.37.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at BCAB’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.11 and its Current Ratio is at 3.11. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.05 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.00.

On September 15, 2022, JMP Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Mkt Outperform rating and target price of $17.

Credit Suisse Downgraded its Outperform to Neutral on May 05, 2022, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $35 to $5.

Insider Transactions:

An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 26 ’23 when MCBRINN SYLVIA bought 4,000 shares for $2.33 per share. The transaction valued at 9,320 led to the insider holds 15,125 shares of the business.

SHORT JAY M PHD bought 50,000 shares of BCAB for $106,910 on Dec 20 ’23. The Chief Executive Officer now owns 1,439,283 shares after completing the transaction at $2.14 per share. On Dec 19 ’23, another insider, STEINMAN LAWRENCE, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 20,000 shares for $2.05 each. As a result, the insider paid 41,048 and bolstered with 38,459 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, BCAB now has a Market Capitalization of 75902592 and an Enterprise Value of 20637550. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.79 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.30. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.876 whereas that against EBITDA is -0.242.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, BCAB has reached a high of $4.02, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $1.14. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -16.68%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -25.67%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, BCAB traded on average about 1.17M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1546070 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 48.08M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 39.02M. Insiders hold about 19.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 32.54% stake in the company. Shares short for BCAB as of 1730332800 were 4868885 with a Short Ratio of 4.15, compared to 1727654400 on 4466935. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4868885 and a Short% of Float of 11.26.

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