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The closing price of Kura Oncology Inc (NASDAQ: KURA) was $8.34 for the day, down -5.12% from the previous closing price of $8.79. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.12 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.93 million shares were traded. KURA stock price reached its highest trading level at $8.845 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $8.25.
Ratios:
Our analysis of KURA’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 11.47 and its Current Ratio is at 11.47. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.04 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.03.
On October 24, 2024, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $27.
Stifel Downgraded its Buy to Hold on October 14, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $26 to $19.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 28 ’25 when DOYLE THOMAS JAMES sold 4,949 shares for $7.87 per share. The transaction valued at 38,958 led to the insider holds 88,193 shares of the business.
Leoni Mollie sold 4,963 shares of KURA for $39,068 on Jan 28 ’25. The Chief Medical Officer now owns 88,253 shares after completing the transaction at $7.87 per share. On Jan 28 ’25, another insider, Bair Teresa Brophy, who serves as the Chief Legal Officer of the company, sold 7,281 shares for $7.87 each. As a result, the insider received 57,315 and left with 107,948 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, KURA now has a Market Capitalization of 648550080 and an Enterprise Value of 209881680.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KURA is 0.83, which has changed by -0.55448556 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21313763 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KURA has reached a high of $24.17, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $6.98. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.00%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -50.64%.
Shares Statistics:
KURA traded an average of 2.18M shares per day over the past three months and 2551960 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 77.75M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 65.24M. Insiders hold about 16.10% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.54% stake in the company. Shares short for KURA as of 1738281600 were 8075542 with a Short Ratio of 3.74, compared to 1735603200 on 10435685. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8075542 and a Short% of Float of 10.4899995.
