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Xencor Inc (NASDAQ: XNCR) closed the day trading at $20.26 down -1.67% from the previous closing price of $20.60. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.67 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.59 million shares were traded. XNCR stock price reached its highest trading level at $20.4 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $19.695.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of XNCR, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.61 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 48.59. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 6.23 and its Current Ratio is at 6.23. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.12 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.11.
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, Wells Fargo on December 12, 2024, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $37.
On December 02, 2024, Piper Sandler Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $20 to $30.
BTIG Research reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on April 16, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $56 to $38.
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 Dec 02 ’24 when Montgomery Alan Bruce sold 13,301 shares for $27.03 per share. The transaction valued at 359,525 led to the insider holds 9,140 shares of the business.
Montgomery Alan Bruce sold 1,421 shares of XNCR for $38,406 on Dec 04 ’24. The Director now owns 9,140 shares after completing the transaction at $27.03 per share. On Dec 04 ’24, another insider, Montgomery Alan Bruce, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 1,421 shares for $27.03 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, XNCR now has a Market Capitalization of 1441979136 and an Enterprise Value of 958508928. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 16.65 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.96. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 11.255 whereas that against EBITDA is -4.734.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for XNCR is 0.73, which has changed by 0.010544419 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, XNCR has reached a high of $27.24, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $15.31. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -15.30%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.19%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, XNCR traded about 614.22K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, XNCR traded about 533160 shares per day. A total of 69.96M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 65.87M. Insiders hold about 5.87% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.88% stake in the company. Shares short for XNCR as of 1734048000 were 4108343 with a Short Ratio of 8.13, compared to 1731628800 on 4097765. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4108343 and a Short% of Float of 9.659999599999999.
