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Vir Biotechnology Inc (NASDAQ: VIR) closed the day trading at $7.34 down -0.41% from the previous closing price of $7.37. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.41 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.59 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of VIR, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 8.71 and its Current Ratio is at 8.71. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.09 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.08.
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, JP Morgan on January 29, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $9 from $23 previously.
On September 08, 2023, BofA Securities Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $23 to $14.
JP Morgan Upgraded its Neutral to Overweight on March 06, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $35 to $34.
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 Feb 26 ’25 when de Verneuil Vanina sold 7,373 shares for $9.14 per share. The transaction valued at 67,402 led to the insider holds 79,460 shares of the business.
VANINA DE VERNEUIL bought 7,373 shares of VIR for $67,094 on Feb 26 ’25. On Feb 24 ’25, another insider, SCANGOS GEORGE A, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 10,056 shares for $9.45 each. As a result, the insider received 95,063 and left with 698,239 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 13.57 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.87.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, VIR has reached a high of $14.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $6.56. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -21.28%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -16.71%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 136.96M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 87.38M. Insiders hold about 36.28% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 51.34% stake in the company.
