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After finishing at $2.24 in the prior trading day, Protalix BioTherapeutics Inc (AMEX: PLX) closed at $2.17, down -3.12%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.12 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.59 million shares were traded. PLX stock price reached its highest trading level at $2.27 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $2.1309.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of PLX by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.83 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.29. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.27 and its Current Ratio is at 1.98. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.18 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 this company, H.C. Wainwright on June 08, 2020, Reiterated its Buy rating but revised its target price to $11 from $3 previously.
On April 17, 2017, Rodman & Renshaw reiterated its Buy rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $4 to $5.
On April 04, 2016, Rodman & Renshaw started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $3.50.Rodman & Renshaw initiated its Buy rating on April 04, 2016, with a $3.50 target price.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PLX now has a Market Capitalization of 159784912 and an Enterprise Value of 138059872. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.50 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.93. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.023 whereas that against EBITDA is -18.109.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PLX is 0.53, which has changed by 0.6315789 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07903516 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PLX has reached a high of $2.76, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.82. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.72%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 44.76%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 621.11K shares per day over the past 3-months and 769690 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 73.63M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 68.07M. Insiders hold about 7.56% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 7.03% stake in the company. Shares short for PLX as of 1740700800 were 5054042 with a Short Ratio of 8.14, compared to 1738281600 on 4297897. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5054042 and a Short% of Float of 7.180000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
