After finishing at $5.59 in the prior trading day, uniQure N.V. (NASDAQ: QURE) closed at $5.16, down -7.69%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.43 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1561422 shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of QURE by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 8.68 and its Current Ratio is at 8.85. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.56 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.52.
On December 19, 2023, Mizuho Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $52 to $10.
UBS Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on March 17, 2022, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $40.
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 Feb 26 when Kapusta Matthew C sold 27,904 shares for $6.35 per share. The transaction valued at 177,190 led to the insider holds 440,839 shares of the business.
KLEMT CHRISTIAN sold 15,906 shares of QURE for $101,480 on Feb 26. The Chief Financial Officer now owns 116,948 shares after completing the transaction at $6.38 per share. On Feb 26, another insider, CALOZ PIERRE, who serves as the Chief Operating Officer of the company, sold 9,455 shares for $6.47 each. As a result, the insider received 61,174 and left with 85,643 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, QURE now has a Market Capitalization of 266.94M and an Enterprise Value of -212.55M. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 15.58 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.19. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at -13.42 whereas that against EBITDA is 0.84.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, QURE has reached a high of $22.48, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $5.19. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.09, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.03.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.12M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1.17M shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 47.83M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 42.95M. Insiders hold about 10.22% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.42% stake in the company. Shares short for QURE as of Feb 15, 2024 were 4.27M with a Short Ratio of 3.79, compared to 2.93M on Jan 12, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8.92% and a Short% of Float of 10.40%.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 11 different market analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of -$1.25 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of -$0.88 and a low estimate of -$1.64, while EPS last year was -$1.63. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$1.21, with high estimates of -$0.45 and low estimates of -$1.63.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.95 and -$5.91 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$4.22. EPS for the following year is -$3.85, with 11 analysts recommending between -$2.35 and -$6.22.
