Investors aiming for above-average returns often turn to the practice of stock picking. Skillful choices in individual stocks can be a catalyst for substantial wealth growth.
The price of Aldeyra Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: ALDX) closed at $1.91 in the last session, up 1.06% from day before closing price of $1.89. In other words, the price has increased by $1.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.68 million shares were traded. ALDX stock price reached its highest trading level at $1.94 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $1.79.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at ALDX’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 5.48 and its Current Ratio is at 5.48. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.22 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.21.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 03 ’25 when PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC sold 3,400,000 shares for $1.42 per share. The transaction valued at 4,828,000 led to the insider holds 5,875,851 shares of the business.
Machatha Stephen sold 16,041 shares of ALDX for $75,975 on Aug 12 ’24. The Chief Development Officer now owns 236,771 shares after completing the transaction at $4.74 per share. On Aug 12 ’24, another insider, Greenberg Bruce, who serves as the insider of the company, sold 10,834 shares for $4.74 each. As a result, the insider received 51,313 and left with 126,382 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, ALDX now has a Market Capitalization of 114043616 and an Enterprise Value of 28195260.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ALDX is 1.17, which has changed by -0.5408654 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.059571505 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ALDX has reached a high of $7.20, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $1.14. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -66.17%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -62.60%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, ALDX traded on average about 1.35M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5723690 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 59.65M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 57.98M. Insiders hold about 2.90% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 55.52% stake in the company. Shares short for ALDX as of 1743379200 were 3549304 with a Short Ratio of 2.62, compared to 1740700800 on 3614145. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3549304 and a Short% of Float of 7.1499999999999995.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0