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The price of Fate Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: FATE) closed at $4.22 in the last session, up 3.94% from day before closing price of $4.06. In other words, the price has increased by $3.94 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.23 million shares were traded. FATE stock price reached its highest trading level at $4.26 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $4.01.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at FATE’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 8.48 and its Current Ratio is at 8.48. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.28 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.26.
On January 24, 2023, H.C. Wainwright Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $115 to $7.
Wedbush Downgraded its Outperform to Neutral on January 06, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $42 to $7.
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 Mar 04 ’24 when Dulac Edward J III sold 2,447 shares for $7.77 per share. The transaction valued at 19,013 led to the insider holds 101,479 shares of the business.
Dulac Edward J III sold 1,849 shares of FATE for $9,245 on Jan 29 ’24. The Chief Financial Officer now owns 103,926 shares after completing the transaction at $5.00 per share. On Jan 09 ’24, another insider, Wolchko J Scott, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, sold 14,391 shares for $4.37 each. As a result, the insider received 62,889 and left with 371,248 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, FATE now has a Market Capitalization of 480164224 and an Enterprise Value of 207146288. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.56 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.13. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.26 whereas that against EBITDA is -1.3.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, FATE has reached a high of $8.83, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $1.63. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -33.55%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.02%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, FATE traded on average about 2.64M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3162590 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 113.82M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 99.88M. Insiders hold about 12.24% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.89% stake in the company. Shares short for FATE as of 1713139200 were 18921464 with a Short Ratio of 7.17, compared to 1710460800 on 13158420. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 18921464 and a Short% of Float of 20.549999.
