EyePoint Pharmaceuticals Inc (EYPT) Stock: A Closer Look at the Market Potential

Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.72.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

The public float for EYPT is 46.63M, and currently, short sellers hold a 14.68% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of EYPT on April 25, 2024 was 982.72K shares.

EYPT) stock’s latest price update

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: EYPT)’s stock price has decreased by -6.26 compared to its previous closing price of 17.57. However, the company has seen a -21.35% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-03-07 that While the top- and bottom-line numbers for EyePoint Pharmaceuticals (EYPT) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2023, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

EYPT’s Market Performance

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals Inc (EYPT) has seen a -21.35% fall in stock performance for the week, with a -24.07% decline in the past month and a -31.20% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 10.79%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.99% for EYPT. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -19.04% for EYPT stock, with a simple moving average of 2.41% for the last 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of EYPT

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EYPT stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for EYPT by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for EYPT in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $35 based on the research report published on January 22, 2024 of the current year 2024.

Mizuho, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EYPT reach a price target of $20. The rating they have provided for EYPT stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on November 02nd, 2023.

Robert W. Baird gave a rating of “Outperform” to EYPT, setting the target price at $33 in the report published on April 21st of the previous year.

EYPT Trading at -29.59% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought EYPT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -46.85% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 6.99%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 10.79%, as shares sank -20.16% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -44.56% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, EYPT fell by -21.35%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +80.79% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $20.14. In addition, EyePoint Pharmaceuticals Inc saw -28.73% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at EYPT starting from Cormorant Asset Management, LP, who purchase 581,765 shares at the price of $18.03 back on Apr 18 ’24. After this action, Cormorant Asset Management, LP now owns 7,475,000 shares of EyePoint Pharmaceuticals Inc, valued at $10,489,446 using the latest closing price.

Jones David Scott, the SVP & Chief Commercial Officer of EyePoint Pharmaceuticals Inc, sale 209 shares at $28.49 during a trade that took place back on Feb 02 ’24, which means that Jones David Scott is holding 37,962 shares at $5,954 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for EYPT

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • -1.63 for the present operating margin
  • 0.9 for the gross margin

The net margin for EyePoint Pharmaceuticals Inc stands at -1.55. The total capital return value is set at -0.26. Equity return is now at value -39.04, with -26.44 for asset returns.

Based on EyePoint Pharmaceuticals Inc (EYPT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.02 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.34. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.02. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -60.2.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is -73.2 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.92. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 11.84. The receivables turnover for the company is 57.17for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.13. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 5.45.

Conclusion

In a nutshell, EyePoint Pharmaceuticals Inc (EYPT) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.

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