The closing price of Vaxcyte Inc (NASDAQ: PCVX) was $71.71 for the day, down -2.86% from the previous closing price of $73.82. On the day, 1005304 shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our analysis of PCVX’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 7.54 and its Current Ratio is at 7.54. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.02 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, Mizuho on December 07, 2023, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $69.
Needham reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on January 03, 2023, while the target price for the stock was revised from $52 to $58.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 26 when PICKERING GRANT sold 30,000 shares for $79.03 per share. The transaction valued at 2,370,900 led to the insider holds 375,814 shares of the business.
PICKERING GRANT sold 15,000 shares of PCVX for $1,143,206 on Feb 23. The CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER now owns 375,814 shares after completing the transaction at $76.21 per share. On Feb 20, another insider, GUGGENHIME ANDREW, who serves as the PRESIDENT AND CFO of the company, sold 8,000 shares for $74.53 each. As a result, the insider received 596,232 and left with 79,474 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, PCVX now has a Market Capitalization of 7.77B and an Enterprise Value of 6.72B.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, PCVX has reached a high of $82.04, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $34.11. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 67.88, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 54.51.
Shares Statistics:
PCVX traded an average of 916.78K shares per day over the past three months and 942.75k shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 108.41M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 102.29M. Insiders hold about 5.65% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.67% stake in the company. Shares short for PCVX as of Feb 15, 2024 were 10.65M with a Short Ratio of 11.62, compared to 8.36M on Jan 12, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9.88% and a Short% of Float of 10.98%.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 7 analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of -$1.09 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of -$0.84 and a low estimate of -$1.24, while EPS last year was -$0.7. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$1.07, with high estimates of -$0.9 and low estimates of -$1.27.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$3.74 and -$4.75 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$4.31. EPS for the following year is -$4.48, with 8 analysts recommending between -$3.02 and -$5.59.
