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Kura Oncology Inc (NASDAQ: KURA) closed the day trading at $7.32 down -5.91% from the previous closing price of $7.78. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.91 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.58 million shares were traded. KURA stock price reached its highest trading level at $7.7286 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $7.18.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of KURA, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 11.47 and its Current Ratio is at 11.47. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.04 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.03.
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, UBS on October 24, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $27.
On October 14, 2024, Stifel Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $26 to $19.
On December 22, 2023, Mizuho started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $26.Mizuho initiated its Buy rating on December 22, 2023, with a $26 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 18 ’24 when FORD KATHLEEN sold 526 shares for $16.03 per share. The transaction valued at 8,434 led to the insider holds 23,184 shares of the business.
FORD KATHLEEN bought 526 shares of KURA for $8,410 on Nov 18 ’24. On May 20 ’24, another insider, Bair Teresa Brophy, who serves as the Chief Legal Officer of the company, sold 2,615 shares for $22.15 each. As a result, the insider received 57,916 and left with 68,979 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, KURA now has a Market Capitalization of 569231040 and an Enterprise Value of 130562648.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KURA is 0.79, which has changed by -0.5174687 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.22263205 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KURA has reached a high of $24.17, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.70. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -39.92%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -59.61%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, KURA traded about 1.68M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, KURA traded about 1475240 shares per day. A total of 77.75M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 65.23M. Insiders hold about 16.10% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.62% stake in the company. Shares short for KURA as of 1734048000 were 8888988 with a Short Ratio of 6.22, compared to 1731628800 on 11034861. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8888988 and a Short% of Float of 11.540000000000001.
