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The price of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: IRWD) closed at $4.53 in the last session, up 4.14% from day before closing price of $4.35. In other words, the price has increased by $4.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.65 million shares were traded. IRWD stock price reached its highest trading level at $4.545 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $4.32.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at IRWD’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 6.86 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 4.94. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.92 and its Current Ratio is at 3.92.
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, Leerink Partners on September 09, 2024, initiated with a Market Perform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $5.
On August 08, 2024, CapitalOne Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight which previously was Overweight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $12 to $4.
On January 17, 2024, Craig Hallum started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $21.Craig Hallum initiated its Buy rating on January 17, 2024, with a $21 target price.
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 Aug 12 ’24 when John Minardo sold 9,910 shares for $4.27 per share. The transaction valued at 42,316 led to the insider holds 284,661 shares of the business.
Silver Ronald sold 3,107 shares of IRWD for $13,267 on Aug 12 ’24. The Principal Accounting Officer now owns 158,370 shares after completing the transaction at $4.27 per share. On Aug 12 ’24, another insider, John Minardo, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 11,726 shares for $4.05 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, IRWD now has a Market Capitalization of 723617728 and an Enterprise Value of 1258349696. As of this moment, Ironwood’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 104.86, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.57. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.81. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.141 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.403.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, IRWD has reached a high of $15.70, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $3.79. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -19.66%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -47.94%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, IRWD traded on average about 2.25M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2174510 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 156.35M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 155.59M. Insiders hold about 2.60% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 108.55% stake in the company. Shares short for IRWD as of 1723680000 were 14003568 with a Short Ratio of 6.05, compared to 1721001600 on 16848625. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 14003568 and a Short% of Float of 16.97.
