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The price of Twist Bioscience Corp (NASDAQ: TWST) closed at $39.82 in the last session, up 2.50% from day before closing price of $38.85. In other words, the price has increased by $2.50 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.77 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at TWST’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.62 and its Current Ratio is at 4.96. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.18 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.15.
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, Wolfe Research on December 13, 2024, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $60.
On June 04, 2024, Guggenheim started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $53.
Goldman Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on January 17, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $25 to $45.
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 09 ’25 when Laponis Adam bought 2,542 shares for $34.97 per share.
Cho Dennis sold 124 shares of TWST for $4,803 on Apr 02 ’25. The insider now owns 111,538 shares after completing the transaction at $38.73 per share. On Apr 02 ’25, another insider, Finn Patrick John, who serves as the President and COO of the company, sold 206 shares for $38.73 each. As a result, the insider received 7,979 and left with 267,518 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.19 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.20.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, TWST has reached a high of $60.90, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $27.41. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.77%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -12.63%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 59.58M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 56.37M. Insiders hold about 5.50% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 107.00% stake in the company.
