Palatin Technologies Inc. (AMEX:PTN) went up by 0.35% from its latest closing price compared to the recent 1-year high of $0.89. The company’s stock price has collected 0.27% of gains in the last five trading sessions. Press Release reported on 12/15/20 that Palatin Technologies Announces Positive Results From its Phase 2 Study of PL9643 in Patients With Dry Eye Disease
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Is It Worth Investing in Palatin Technologies Inc. (AMEX :PTN) Right Now?
Plus, the 36-month beta value for PTN is at 1.60. Opinions of the stock are interesting as 3 analysts out of 3 who provided ratings for Palatin Technologies Inc. declared the stock was a “buy,” while 0 rated the stock as “overweight,” 0 rated it as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The average price from analysts is $2.33. PTN currently public float of 221.15M and currently shorts hold a 3.31% ratio of that float. Today, the average trading volume of PTN was 3.34M shares.
PTN’s Market Performance
PTN stocks went up by 0.27% for the week, with a monthly jump of 67.02% and a quarterly performance of 56.04%, while its annual performance rate touched -0.88%. The volatility ratio for the week stands at 4.91% while the volatility levels for the past 30 days are set at 11.02% for Palatin Technologies Inc.. The simple moving average for the period of the last 20 days is 17.08% for PTN stocks with a simple moving average of 41.22% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PTN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PTN stocks, with Canaccord Genuity repeating the rating for PTN by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for PTN in the upcoming period, according to Canaccord Genuity is $6 based on the research report published on June 05th of the previous year 2015.
ROTH Capital, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PTN reach a price target of $4, previously predicting the price at $6. The rating they have provided for PTN stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 12th, 2015.
PTN Trading at 43.38% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PTN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -20.67% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 11.02%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.91%, as shares surge +61.36% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +74.28% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PTN rose by +0.27%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +65.73% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $0.6199. In addition, Palatin Technologies Inc. saw 5.06% 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 PTN starting from DEVEER ROBERT K JR, who purchase 54,000 shares at the price of $0.41 back on Nov 18. After this action, DEVEER ROBERT K JR now owns 728,638 shares of Palatin Technologies Inc., valued at $22,140 using the latest closing price.
DEVEER ROBERT K JR, the Director of Palatin Technologies Inc., sale 54,000 shares at $0.46 during a trade that took place back on Sep 29, which means that DEVEER ROBERT K JR is holding 643,472 shares at $24,980 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PTN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -20007.61 for the present operating margin
The net margin for Palatin Technologies Inc. stands at -19006.88. The total capital return value is set at -25.90, while invested capital returns managed to touch -24.69. Equity return is now at value -26.10, with -23.70 for asset returns.
Based on Palatin Technologies Inc. (PTN), the company’s capital structure generated 1.58 points at debt to equity in total, while total debt to capital is 1.55. Total debt to assets is 1.49, with long-term debt to equity ratio resting at 1.19. Finally, the long-term debt to capital ratio is 1.17.
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When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 326.92, with the company’s debt to enterprise value settled at 0.03. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.00 and the total asset turnover is 0.00. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 21.28.
