Atyr Pharma Inc (NASDAQ: ATYR) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 12.83 compared to its previous closing price of 2.65. However, the company has seen a gain of 34.08% in its stock price over the last five trading days. newsfilecorp.com reported 2024-10-14 that San Diego, California–(Newsfile Corp. – October 14, 2024) – aTyr Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATYR), a clinical stage biotechnology company engaged in the discovery and development of first-in-class medicines from its proprietary tRNA synthetase platform, today announced that Sanjay S. Shukla, M.D.
Is It Worth Investing in Atyr Pharma Inc (NASDAQ: ATYR) Right Now?
ATYR has 36-month beta value of 1.21. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for ATYR is 73.81M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.85% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of ATYR on October 21, 2024 was 599.90K shares.
ATYR’s Market Performance
The stock of Atyr Pharma Inc (ATYR) has seen a 34.08% increase in the past week, with a 59.89% rise in the past month, and a 60.75% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 12.73%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.86% for ATYR. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 44.97% for ATYR’s stock, with a 66.06% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ATYR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ATYR stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for ATYR by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for ATYR in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $17 based on the research report published on October 04, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ATYR reach a price target of $9. The rating they have provided for ATYR stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on September 05th, 2024.
ATYR Trading at 54.02% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ATYR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was able to rebound, for now settling with 4.55% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.86%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 12.73%, as shares surge +64.29% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +60.75% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ATYR rose by +34.08%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +92.28% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $2.06. In addition, Atyr Pharma Inc saw 112.06% 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 ATYR starting from SCHIMMEL PAUL, who purchase 52,300 shares at the price of $1.93 back on Jul 24 ’24. After this action, SCHIMMEL PAUL now owns 413,023 shares of Atyr Pharma Inc, valued at $101,038 using the latest closing price.
SCHIMMEL PAUL, the Director of Atyr Pharma Inc, purchase 41,052 shares at $1.74 during a trade that took place back on Jul 22 ’24, which means that SCHIMMEL PAUL is holding 354,075 shares at $71,500 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ATYR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -106.34 for the present operating margin
- -3.34 for the gross margin
The net margin for Atyr Pharma Inc stands at -98.46. The total capital return value is set at -0.66. Equity return is now at value -61.64, with -48.51 for asset returns.
Based on Atyr Pharma Inc (ATYR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.15 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -4.58.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -52.18 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.12. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 397.41. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.36for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.01. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 7.63.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Atyr Pharma Inc (ATYR) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating 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.
