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In the latest session, Prothena Corporation plc (NASDAQ: PRTA) closed at $14.01 down -12.98% from its previous closing price of $16.10. In other words, the price has decreased by -$12.98 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.76 million shares were traded. PRTA stock price reached its highest trading level at $16.39 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $14.0.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Prothena Corporation plc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 11.52 and its Current Ratio is at 11.52. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.02 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.02.
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 January 30, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $38 from $68 previously.
On December 12, 2023, Deutsche Bank started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $62.
On April 24, 2023, SVB Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $80.SVB Securities initiated its Outperform rating on April 24, 2023, with a $80 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 24 ’24 when Walker Karin L sold 5,000 shares for $34.00 per share. The transaction valued at 170,000 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
Walker Karin L sold 5,000 shares of PRTA for $185,952 on Dec 20 ’23. The Chief Accounting Officer now owns 0 shares after completing the transaction at $37.19 per share. On Nov 30 ’23, another insider, Walker Karin L, who serves as the Chief Accounting Officer of the company, sold 5,000 shares for $34.00 each. As a result, the insider received 170,000 and left with 0 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, PRTA now has a Market Capitalization of 753859904 and an Enterprise Value of 246092336. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.92 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.41. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.845 whereas that against EBITDA is -1.472.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, PRTA has reached a high of $41.54, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $15.30. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -22.99%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -35.96%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, PRTA has traded an average of 466.19K shares per day and 438800 over the past ten days. A total of 53.68M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 44.79M. Insiders hold about 13.68% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.74% stake in the company. Shares short for PRTA as of 1730332800 were 7531620 with a Short Ratio of 16.16, compared to 1727654400 on 5300187. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7531620 and a Short% of Float of 22.07.
