Market Recap Check: Aptose Biosciences Inc (APTO)’s Positive Finish at 0.22, Up/Down 3.19

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The price of Aptose Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ: APTO) closed at $0.22 in the last session, up 3.19% from day before closing price of $0.21. In other words, the price has increased by $3.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.75 million shares were traded. APTO stock price reached its highest trading level at $0.23 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $0.215.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at APTO’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.05 and its Current Ratio is at 1.05.

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 this company, Cantor Fitzgerald on October 19, 2020, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $10.

On September 22, 2020, Alliance Global Partners started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $12.

On February 20, 2020, Maxim Group started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $16.Maxim Group initiated its Buy rating on February 20, 2020, with a $16 target price.

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 Nov 25 ’24 when Rice William G. bought 100,000 shares for $0.20 per share. The transaction valued at 20,000 led to the insider holds 613,252 shares of the business.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, APTO now has a Market Capitalization of 13239864.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for APTO is 0.88, which has changed by -0.9013453 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.22263205 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, APTO has reached a high of $2.60, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.13. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -17.01%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -65.97%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, APTO traded on average about 6.53M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1538230 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 60.18M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 56.47M. Insiders hold about 6.17% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 5.37% stake in the company. Shares short for APTO as of 1734048000 were 187753 with a Short Ratio of 0.32, compared to 1731628800 on 120723. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 187753 and a Short% of Float of 0.33000002.

Earnings Estimates

The dynamic stock of Aptose Biosciences Inc (APTO) is currently attracting attention from 1.0 analysts actively involved in rating its market status.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0, with high estimates of $0 and low estimates of $0.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$1.79 and -$1.79 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$1.79.

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