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The closing price of Vir Biotechnology Inc (NASDAQ: VIR) was $5.50 for the day, up 1.20% from the previous closing price of $5.43. In other words, the price has increased by $1.20 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.71 million shares were traded. VIR stock price reached its highest trading level at $5.525 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $5.34.
Ratios:
Our analysis of VIR’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. 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.
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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 03 ’25 when De Backer Marianne sold 79,712 shares for $5.95 per share. The transaction valued at 474,239 led to the insider holds 769,505 shares of the business.
Marianne De Backer bought 79,712 shares of VIR for $474,239 on Apr 03 ’25. On Feb 26 ’25, another insider, de Verneuil Vanina, who serves as the EVP and General Counsel of the company, sold 7,373 shares for $9.14 each. As a result, the insider received 67,402 and left with 79,460 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, VIR now has a Market Capitalization of 754286528 and an Enterprise Value of -53168928. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 10.17 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.65. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at -0.717 whereas that against EBITDA is 0.104.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VIR is 1.39, which has changed by -0.3081761 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.0635103 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VIR has reached a high of $14.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $4.95. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -26.75%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -33.68%.
Shares Statistics:
VIR traded an average of 1.31M shares per day over the past three months and 1250080 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 136.96M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 87.46M. Insiders hold about 36.22% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 51.34% stake in the company. Shares short for VIR as of 1743379200 were 10114413 with a Short Ratio of 7.75, compared to 1740700800 on 7765641. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10114413 and a Short% of Float of 12.0.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
