Market Recap: Pacific Biosciences of California Inc (PACB)’s Positive Momentum, Closing at 2.17

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The closing price of Pacific Biosciences of California Inc (NASDAQ: PACB) was $2.17 for the day, up 34.26% from the previous closing price of $1.62. In other words, the price has increased by $34.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 38.67 million shares were traded. PACB stock price reached its highest trading level at $2.24 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $1.635.

Ratios:

Our analysis of PACB’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 8.36 and its Current Ratio is at 9.28. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.44 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.42.

Goldman Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on April 18, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $7 to $2.50.

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 May 20 ’24 when Farmer Michele sold 5,275 shares for $2.03 per share. The transaction valued at 10,708 led to the insider holds 211,941 shares of the business.

Meline David W bought 40,000 shares of PACB for $176,160 on Mar 06 ’24. The Director now owns 40,000 shares after completing the transaction at $4.40 per share. On Mar 04 ’24, another insider, HENRY CHRISTIAN O, who serves as the insider of the company, sold 14,177 shares for $4.87 each. As a result, the insider received 69,056 and left with 2,596,670 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, PACB now has a Market Capitalization of 592374272 and an Enterprise Value of 961826048. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.96 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.91. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.799 whereas that against EBITDA is -3.404.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for PACB is 2.06, which has changed by -0.8412582 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.24125004 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PACB has reached a high of $14.55, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $1.16. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 26.20%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -58.11%.

Shares Statistics:

PACB traded an average of 11.00M shares per day over the past three months and 10797370 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 267.74M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 264.11M. Insiders hold about 3.03% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.40% stake in the company. Shares short for PACB as of 1719532800 were 56468818 with a Short Ratio of 5.13, compared to 1717113600 on 54251756. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 56468818 and a Short% of Float of 23.879998999999998.

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