In the past week, BCRX stock has gone up by 3.85%, with a monthly gain of 13.41% and a quarterly surge of 17.72%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.41%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.63% for Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 9.15% for BCRX’s stock, with a 30.80% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: BCRX) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for BCRX is also noteworthy at 1.89. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 2 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for BCRX is 195.87M, and at present, short sellers hold a 11.50% of that float. The average trading volume of BCRX on October 31, 2024 was 1.92M shares.
BCRX) stock’s latest price update
Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: BCRX)’s stock price has gone rise by 3.08 in comparison to its previous close of 8.12, however, the company has experienced a 3.85% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-10-23 that The consensus price target hints at a 79.5% upside potential for BioCryst (BCRX). While empirical research shows that this sought-after metric is hardly effective, an upward trend in earnings estimate revisions could mean that the stock will witness an upside in the near term.
Analysts’ Opinion of BCRX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BCRX stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for BCRX by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for BCRX in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $10 based on the research report published on November 20, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
RBC Capital Mkts, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BCRX reach a price target of $10, previously predicting the price at $9. The rating they have provided for BCRX stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on September 18th, 2023.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Buy” to BCRX, setting the target price at $11 in the report published on August 04th of the previous year.
BCRX Trading at 6.83% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BCRX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -5.74% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.63%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.41%, as shares surge +13.41% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +7.03% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BCRX rose by +3.85%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +37.44% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $7.67. In addition, Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. saw 39.73% 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 BCRX starting from McKee Amy E, who sale 8,600 shares at the price of $6.32 back on Jun 24 ’24. After this action, McKee Amy E now owns 27,831 shares of Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc., valued at $54,352 using the latest closing price.
SANDERS MACHELLE, the Director of Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc., sale 4,689 shares at $6.00 during a trade that took place back on Jun 17 ’24, which means that SANDERS MACHELLE is holding 27,742 shares at $28,134 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BCRX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.16 for the present operating margin
- 0.98 for the gross margin
The net margin for Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. stands at -0.38. The total capital return value is set at -0.18.
Based on Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. (BCRX), the company’s capital structure generated 2.3 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.1. The debt to equity ratio resting at -1.77. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.59.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -102.05 million with net debt to EBITDA at -15.09. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.55. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.56for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.81. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.82.
Conclusion
In summary, Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. (BCRX) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing 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.
