The price of Pyxis Oncology Inc (NASDAQ: PYXS) closed at $5.35 in the last session, down -4.12% from day before closing price of $5.58. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.23 from its previous closing price. On the day, 506943 shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at PYXS’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.84 and its Current Ratio is at 4.84. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.17 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.16.
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, BTIG Research on February 09, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $8.
On January 23, 2024, Leerink Partners started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $12.
On September 05, 2023, RBC Capital Mkts started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $7.RBC Capital Mkts initiated its Outperform rating on September 05, 2023, with a $7 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 Sep 28 ’23 when Connealy Pamela Ann bought 8,000 shares for $1.87 per share. The transaction valued at 14,960 led to the insider holds 818,532 shares of the business.
Connealy Pamela Ann bought 6,426 shares of PYXS for $11,868 on Sep 27 ’23. The CFO and COO now owns 810,532 shares after completing the transaction at $1.85 per share. On Sep 27 ’23, another insider, Wadhane Jitendra, who serves as the Chief Accounting Officer of the company, bought 2,500 shares for $1.87 each. As a result, the insider paid 4,675 and bolstered with 226,937 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, PYXS now has a Market Capitalization of 312.76M and an Enterprise Value of 214.79M.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, PYXS has reached a high of $6.85, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $1.35. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.98, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.82.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, PYXS traded on average about 900.61K shares per day over the past 3-months and 923.72k shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 44.75M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 38.96M. Insiders hold about 32.98% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 29.04% stake in the company. Shares short for PYXS as of Mar 15, 2024 were 1.63M with a Short Ratio of 1.81, compared to 1.28M on Feb 15, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3.65% and a Short% of Float of 4.38%.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 5 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. On average, analysts expect EPS of -$0.24 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of -$0.12 and a low estimate of -$0.34, while EPS last year was -$0.55. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.25, with high estimates of -$0.12 and low estimates of -$0.31.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.27 and -$1.19 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.91. EPS for the following year is -$1.2, with 5 analysts recommending between -$0.94 and -$1.45.
