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After finishing at $3.05 in the prior trading day, Maravai LifeSciences Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: MRVI) closed at $3.22, up 5.57%. In other words, the price has increased by $5.57 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.9 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of MRVI by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 9.94 and its Current Ratio is at 10.74. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.63 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.59.
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 the company, Robert W. Baird on February 26, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $3 from $9 previously.
Goldman Downgraded its Neutral to Sell on December 05, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $4.25.
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 Jan 31 ’25 when ORESHACK KURT sold 25,000 shares for $5.03 per share. The transaction valued at 125,750 led to the insider holds 167,618 shares of the business.
ORESHACK KURT bought 25,000 shares of MRVI for $125,750 on Jan 31 ’25. On Nov 12 ’24, another insider, DeFord John A, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 17,500 shares for $5.75 each. As a result, the insider paid 100,625 and bolstered with 70,046 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.94 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.32.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, MRVI has reached a high of $11.56, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $2.93. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -34.00%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -55.34%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 141.59M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 117.88M. Insiders hold about 16.89% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.05% stake in the company.
