Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: CPRX) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 40.62x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.76. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CPRX is 102.43M, and at present, short sellers hold a 5.62% of that float. On October 17, 2024, the average trading volume of CPRX was 989.35K shares.
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CPRX) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: CPRX) has surged by 2.31 when compared to previous closing price of 21.18, but the company has seen a 8.51% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-10-14 that Add value to your portfolio with high earnings yield stocks like GOLD, CPRX, ALGT and AMX amid market uncertainty.
CPRX’s Market Performance
CPRX’s stock has risen by 8.51% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 6.02% and a quarterly rise of 29.61%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.95% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.68% for Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 6.75% for CPRX stock, with a simple moving average of 30.15% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CPRX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CPRX stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for CPRX by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for CPRX in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $27 based on the research report published on March 14, 2024 of the current year 2024.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CPRX reach a price target of $23. The rating they have provided for CPRX stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on March 07th, 2024.
Oppenheimer gave a rating of “Outperform” to CPRX, setting the target price at $30 in the report published on December 21st of the previous year.
CPRX Trading at 8.34% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CPRX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was able to rebound, for now settling with 0.02% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.68%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.95%, as shares surge +6.07% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +33.85% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CPRX rose by +8.51%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +28.91% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $20.30. In addition, Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc saw 28.91% 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 CPRX starting from Tierney David S, who sale 15,000 shares at the price of $20.10 back on Aug 21 ’24. After this action, Tierney David S now owns 348,874 shares of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc, valued at $301,455 using the latest closing price.
Miller Steve, the Chief Op. & Scientific Officer of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc, sale 150,000 shares at $20.35 during a trade that took place back on Aug 20 ’24, which means that Miller Steve is holding 675,124 shares at $3,052,900 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CPRX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.2 for the present operating margin
- 0.82 for the gross margin
The net margin for Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc stands at 0.16. The total capital return value is set at 0.14. Equity return is now at value 13.85, with 11.85 for asset returns.
Based on Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc (CPRX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.01 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 58.3. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 50.4.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 119.95 million with net debt to EBITDA at -3.04. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.06. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.6for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.62. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 5.14.
Conclusion
To sum up, Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc (CPRX) 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 is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
