Esperion Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:ESPR) went down by -11.13% from its latest closing price compared to the recent 1-year high of $76.98. The company’s stock price has collected -6.95% of loss in the last five trading sessions. Press Release reported 17 hours ago that ESPERION Reports Preliminary Fourth Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Further Commits to Unmet Patient Needs with Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor Program
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Is It Worth Investing in Esperion Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ :ESPR) Right Now?
Plus, the 36-month beta value for ESPR is at 1.31. Opinions of the stock are interesting as 8 analysts out of 11 who provided ratings for Esperion Therapeutics Inc. declared the stock was a “buy,” while 0 rated the stock as “overweight,” 2 rated it as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The average price from analysts is $74.27. ESPR currently public float of 27.59M and currently shorts hold a 36.66% ratio of that float. Today, the average trading volume of ESPR was 688.24K shares.
ESPR’s Market Performance
ESPR stocks went down by -6.95% for the week, with a monthly drop of -7.68% and a quarterly performance of -16.22%, while its annual performance rate touched -53.87%. The volatility ratio for the week stands at 8.08% while the volatility levels for the past 30 days are set at 7.40% for Esperion Therapeutics Inc.. The simple moving average for the period of the last 20 days is -6.73% for ESPR stocks with a simple moving average of -26.90% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ESPR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ESPR stocks, with Credit Suisse repeating the rating for ESPR by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for ESPR in the upcoming period, according to Credit Suisse is $45 based on the research report published on November 10th of the previous year 2020.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ESPR reach a price target of $35. The rating they have provided for ESPR stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on September 29th, 2020.
Credit Suisse gave a rating of “Neutral” to ESPR, setting the target price at $45 in the report published on August 11th of the previous year.
ESPR Trading at -5.66% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ESPR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -65.04% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.40%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 8.08%, as shares sank -9.03% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -10.21% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ESPR fell by -6.95%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -20.81% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $28.72. In addition, Esperion Therapeutics Inc. saw 3.50% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ESPR starting from BIOTECH TARGET N V, who purchase 200,000 shares at the price of $25.31 back on Nov 03. After this action, BIOTECH TARGET N V now owns 3,947,964 shares of Esperion Therapeutics Inc., valued at $5,062,120 using the latest closing price.
MAYLEBEN TIMOTHY M, the President & CEO of Esperion Therapeutics Inc., purchase 2,500 shares at $43.00 during a trade that took place back on Mar 11, which means that MAYLEBEN TIMOTHY M is holding 111,998 shares at $107,500 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ESPR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -62.75 for the present operating margin
The net margin for Esperion Therapeutics Inc. stands at -65.49. The total capital return value is set at -79.86, while invested capital returns managed to touch -85.43. Equity return is now at value -629.90, with -41.40 for asset returns.
Based on Esperion Therapeutics Inc. (ESPR), the company’s capital structure generated 672.22 points at debt to equity in total, while total debt to capital is 87.05. Total debt to assets is 62.54, with long-term debt to equity ratio resting at 643.69. Finally, the long-term debt to capital ratio is 83.36.
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When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 10.43, with the company’s debt to enterprise value settled at 0.09. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.20.
