The stock of Heron Therapeutics Inc (HRTX) has seen a -4.78% decrease in the past week, with a 1.92% gain in the past month, and a 52.58% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.59%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 8.14% for HRTX. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -6.10% for HRTX’s stock, with a 57.16% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Heron Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: HRTX) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.72. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for HRTX is 142.74M, and at present, short sellers hold a 17.81% of that float. On April 04, 2024, the average trading volume of HRTX was 2.99M shares.
HRTX) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Heron Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: HRTX) has increased by 1.52 when compared to last closing price of 2.57.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -4.78% in its stock price over the last five trading days. Seeking Alpha reported 2024-03-12 that Heron Therapeutics, Inc. (HRTX) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript
Analysts’ Opinion of HRTX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HRTX stocks, with Needham repeating the rating for HRTX by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for HRTX in the upcoming period, according to Needham is $5 based on the research report published on March 13, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Guggenheim, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HRTX reach a price target of $24. The rating they have provided for HRTX stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on May 27th, 2020.
Needham gave a rating of “Buy” to HRTX, setting the target price at $48 in the report published on February 20th of the previous year.
HRTX Trading at -1.35% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HRTX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -18.97% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 8.14%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.59%, as shares surge +5.24% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +18.64% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HRTX fell by -4.74%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +115.70% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $2.79. In addition, Heron Therapeutics Inc saw 53.48% 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 HRTX starting from Forbes William P, who purchase 25,000 shares at the price of $1.09 back on Nov 17 ’23. After this action, Forbes William P now owns 79,000 shares of Heron Therapeutics Inc, valued at $27,250 using the latest closing price.
Collard Craig A, the Chief Executive Officer of Heron Therapeutics Inc, purchase 150,000 shares at $0.92 during a trade that took place back on Nov 16 ’23, which means that Collard Craig A is holding 186,496 shares at $137,970 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HRTX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.87 for the present operating margin
- 0.49 for the gross margin
The net margin for Heron Therapeutics Inc stands at -0.87. The total capital return value is set at -0.77. Equity return is now at value -2408.88, with -46.70 for asset returns.
Based on Heron Therapeutics Inc (HRTX), the company’s capital structure generated 1.24 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.33. The debt to equity ratio resting at -5.2. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -36.88.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -107.72 million with net debt to EBITDA at -1.4. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.26. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.11for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.57. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.37.
Conclusion
To sum up, Heron Therapeutics Inc (HRTX) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
