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After finishing at $1.21 in the prior trading day, Ventyx Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ: VTYX) closed at $1.15, down -4.96%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.96 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.91 million shares were traded. VTYX stock price reached its highest trading level at $1.2175 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $1.13.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of VTYX by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 17.97 and its Current Ratio is at 17.97. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.04 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.04.
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 the company, Wells Fargo on March 12, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $16 from $7 previously.
On March 12, 2024, Oppenheimer Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Perform but kept the price unchanged to $12.
Wells Fargo Downgraded its Overweight to Equal Weight on November 07, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $77 to $8.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 27 ’24 when Nuss John sold 21,119 shares for $2.36 per share. The transaction valued at 49,841 led to the insider holds 464,582 shares of the business.
Nuss John bought 21,119 shares of VTYX for $49,842 on Dec 27 ’24. On Dec 23 ’24, another insider, Gujrathi Sheila, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 130,000 shares for $2.31 each. As a result, the insider paid 300,573 and bolstered with 130,000 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, VTYX now has a Market Capitalization of 85694776 and an Enterprise Value of -124728440.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VTYX is 0.73, which has changed by -0.7805344 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.077997446 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VTYX has reached a high of $5.88, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $1.17. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -29.34%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -46.05%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.27M shares per day over the past 3-months and 853090 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 71.13M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 61.17M. Insiders hold about 14.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.65% stake in the company. Shares short for VTYX as of 1741910400 were 6909590 with a Short Ratio of 5.45, compared to 1739491200 on 6623831. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6909590 and a Short% of Float of 11.359999.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
