Moreover, the 36-month beta value for LAB is 1.64. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for LAB is 359.12M and currently, short sellers hold a 5.94% of that float. On November 05, 2024, LAB’s average trading volume was 2.02M shares.
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LAB) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Standard BioTools Inc (NASDAQ: LAB) has jumped by 5.53 compared to previous close of 1.99. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 23.53% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2024-10-31 that SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Standard BioTools Inc. (NASDAQ: LAB) today announced that its management team will participate in the following investor conferences in the month of November: UBS Global Healthcare Conference on November 12 th, 2024 President and CEO, Michael Egholm, PhD, will participate in a corporate presentation on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, at 1:15 p.m.
LAB’s Market Performance
Standard BioTools Inc (LAB) has seen a 23.53% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 13.51% gain in the past month and a 37.25% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 10.06%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.19% for LAB. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 13.85% for LAB’s stock, with a simple moving average of -5.63% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LAB
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LAB stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for LAB by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for LAB in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $3.50 based on the research report published on April 16, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LAB reach a price target of $3.25. The rating they have provided for LAB stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on April 04th, 2024.
KeyBanc Capital Markets gave a rating of “Overweight” to LAB, setting the target price at $4 in the report published on July 12th of the previous year.
LAB Trading at 9.08% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LAB to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -30.92% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.19%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 10.06%, as shares surge +15.38% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -1.87% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LAB rose by +23.53%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -6.67% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $1.8400. In addition, Standard BioTools Inc saw -4.98% 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 LAB starting from Taich Adam, who proposed sale 45,851 shares at the price of $2.00 back on Sep 09 ’24. After this action, Taich Adam now owns shares of Standard BioTools Inc, valued at $91,725 using the latest closing price.
Casdin Partners Master Fund, L, the Director of Standard BioTools Inc, purchase 250,000 shares at $2.19 during a trade that took place back on Aug 27 ’24, which means that Casdin Partners Master Fund, L is holding 54,025,821 shares at $546,750 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LAB
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.82 for the present operating margin
- 0.49 for the gross margin
The net margin for Standard BioTools Inc stands at -0.8. The total capital return value is set at -0.23. Equity return is now at value -69.68, with -24.41 for asset returns.
Based on Standard BioTools Inc (LAB), the company’s capital structure generated 0.15 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -1.6. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.18. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -115.98.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -47.86 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.06. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.22. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.03for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.23. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.76.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Standard BioTools Inc (LAB) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “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.
