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The closing price of Lyell Immunopharma Inc (NASDAQ: LYEL) was $0.40 for the day, down -6.54% from the previous closing price of $0.43. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.54 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.83 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our analysis of LYEL’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 7.06 and its Current Ratio is at 7.06. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.15 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.13.
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, BofA Securities on October 30, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Underperform and sets its target price to $1 from $6 previously.
On June 27, 2024, H.C. Wainwright Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $6 to $1.
JP Morgan Downgraded its Overweight to Neutral on August 28, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $15 to $5.
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 Mar 31 ’25 when BRAWLEY OTIS W bought 35,640 shares for $0.56 per share. The transaction valued at 19,958 led to the insider holds 35,640 shares of the business.
Ramachandra Sumant bought 200,000 shares of LYEL for $115,220 on Mar 21 ’25. The Director now owns 200,000 shares after completing the transaction at $0.58 per share. On Mar 14 ’25, another insider, Klausner Richard, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 158,000 shares for $0.60 each. As a result, the insider paid 94,942 and bolstered with 843,365 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1968.93 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.31.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, LYEL has reached a high of $2.88, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.39. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -23.04%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -55.70%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 294.88M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 124.88M. Insiders hold about 57.72% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 22.16% stake in the company.
