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The price of Esperion Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: ESPR) closed at $1.05 in the last session, up 14.30% from day before closing price of $0.92. In other words, the price has increased by $14.30 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.59 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at ESPR’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.81 and its Current Ratio is at 1.18.
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, Goldman on December 18, 2024, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $4.
On December 17, 2024, Cantor Fitzgerald started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $8.
BofA Securities Downgraded its Neutral to Underperform on June 20, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $2.50.
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 17 ’25 when Warren Eric sold 108 shares for $0.98 per share. The transaction valued at 106 led to the insider holds 370,218 shares of the business.
Halladay Benjamin sold 8 shares of ESPR for $8 on Apr 17 ’25. The Chief Financial Officer now owns 481,702 shares after completing the transaction at $0.96 per share. On Apr 17 ’25, another insider, Halladay Benjamin, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 8 shares for $0.96 each.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.80.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, ESPR has reached a high of $3.94, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.69. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.69%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -41.33%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 196.66M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 194.72M. Insiders hold about 1.76% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 59.23% stake in the company.
