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Zai Lab Limited ADR (NASDAQ: ZLAB) closed the day trading at $29.38 down -5.07% from the previous closing price of $30.95. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.07 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.78 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of ZLAB, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.38 and its Current Ratio is at 3.51. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.18 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.02.
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, Scotiabank on March 07, 2025, initiated with a Sector Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $55.
On March 03, 2025, BofA Securities Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also upped its target price recommendation from $29 to $36.10.
On December 14, 2023, Morgan Stanley started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $47.50.Morgan Stanley initiated its Overweight rating on December 14, 2023, with a $47.50 target price.
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 Apr 04 ’25 when Smiley Joshua L sold 3,354 shares for $33.11 per share. The transaction valued at 111,044 led to the insider holds 67,345 shares of the business.
Edmondson Frazor Titus III sold 1,874 shares of ZLAB for $62,044 on Apr 04 ’25. The Chief Legal Officer now owns 30,375 shares after completing the transaction at $33.11 per share. On Apr 04 ’25, another insider, Du Ying, who serves as the Chairperson & CEO of the company, sold 2,945 shares for $33.11 each. As a result, the insider received 97,503 and left with 479,851 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.09 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.77.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, ZLAB has reached a high of $39.77, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $16.01. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -12.11%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.20%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 109.84M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 108.80M. Insiders hold about 0.94% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 54.90% stake in the company.
