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PepGen Inc (NASDAQ: PEPG) closed the day trading at $1.15 down -10.16% from the previous closing price of $1.28. In other words, the price has decreased by -$10.16 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.14 million shares were traded. PEPG stock price reached its highest trading level at $1.32 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $1.1.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of PEPG, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.95 and its Current Ratio is at 4.95. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.20 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.17.
On July 31, 2024, BofA Securities Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $12.
On December 21, 2022, H.C. Wainwright started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $26.H.C. Wainwright initiated its Buy rating on December 21, 2022, with a $26 target price.
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 May 30 ’25 when STRECK PAUL bought 8,375 shares for $1.24 per share. The transaction valued at 10,393 led to the insider holds 27,805 shares of the business.
McArthur James G bought 10,000 shares of PEPG for $13,550 on Apr 17 ’25. The President and CEO now owns 113,913 shares after completing the transaction at $1.35 per share. On Apr 08 ’25, another insider, McArthur James G, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, bought 41,500 shares for $1.15 each. As a result, the insider paid 47,725 and bolstered with 103,913 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, PEPG now has a Market Capitalization of 37629036 and an Enterprise Value of -41877916.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PEPG is 1.24, which has changed by -0.93579006 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12748289 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PEPG has reached a high of $19.30, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.88. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -21.75%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -69.06%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, PEPG traded about 211.46K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, PEPG traded about 382480 shares per day. A total of 32.72M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 27.80M. Insiders hold about 15.05% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.42% stake in the company. Shares short for PEPG as of 1749772800 were 1803461 with a Short Ratio of 8.53, compared to 1747267200 on 2309489. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1803461 and a Short% of Float of 10.4499996.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
Earnings Estimates
The current assessment of PepGen Inc (PEPG) involves the perspectives of 2.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.73, with high estimates of -$0.71 and low estimates of -$0.74.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.82 and -$3.06 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$1.94. EPS for the following year is -$1.48, with 2.0 analysts recommending between -$0.32 and -$2.63.
