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The price of Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: AUPH) closed at $7.97 in the last session, up 2.05% from day before closing price of $7.81. In other words, the price has increased by $2.05 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.86 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at AUPH’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.27 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 39.68. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 5.11 and its Current Ratio is at 5.60. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.23 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.19.
Oppenheimer Upgraded its Perform to Outperform on December 10, 2021, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $33 to $31.
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 Dec 09 ’24 when TANG KEVIN bought 500,000 shares for $9.09 per share. The transaction valued at 4,545,000 led to the insider holds 8,429,500 shares of the business.
TANG KEVIN bought 400,000 shares of AUPH for $3,604,000 on Dec 06 ’24. The Director now owns 7,929,500 shares after completing the transaction at $9.01 per share. On Dec 05 ’24, another insider, TANG KEVIN, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 300,000 shares for $8.91 each. As a result, the insider paid 2,673,000 and bolstered with 7,529,500 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.18 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.94.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, AUPH has reached a high of $10.67, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $4.71. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.68%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 15.26%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 143.11M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 128.78M. Insiders hold about 10.06% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 40.29% stake in the company.
