The stock price of Exicure Inc (NASDAQ: XCUR) has surged by 19.83 when compared to previous closing price of 2.90, but the company has seen a 15.83% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2024-11-14 that CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exicure, Inc. Enters into Purchase Agreements for $1.3 Million and $8.7 Million Equity Financing and Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results.
Is It Worth Investing in Exicure Inc (NASDAQ: XCUR) Right Now?
XCUR has 36-month beta value of 1.24. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for XCUR is 0.66M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.71% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of XCUR on November 18, 2024 was 1.04M shares.
XCUR’s Market Performance
XCUR’s stock has seen a 15.83% increase for the week, with a 29.66% rise in the past month and a 85.83% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 21.48%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 13.69% for Exicure Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 24.63% for XCUR stock, with a simple moving average of 36.58% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of XCUR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for XCUR stocks, with Chardan Capital Markets repeating the rating for XCUR by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for XCUR in the upcoming period, according to Chardan Capital Markets is $0.40 based on the research report published on December 13, 2021 of the previous year 2021.
BMO Capital Markets, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see XCUR reach a price target of $6. The rating they have provided for XCUR stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on December 18th, 2020.
Guggenheim gave a rating of “Buy” to XCUR, setting the target price at $9 in the report published on November 20th of the previous year.
XCUR Trading at 24.26% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought XCUR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -42.08% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 13.69%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 21.48%, as shares surge +31.88% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +99.73% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, XCUR rose by +15.18%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +27.03% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $2.79. In addition, Exicure Inc saw 19.77% 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 XCUR starting from DGP Co., Ltd., who purchase 237,223 shares at the price of $3.00 back on Sep 12 ’24. After this action, DGP Co., Ltd. now owns 849,223 shares of Exicure Inc, valued at $711,669 using the latest closing price.
DGP Co., Ltd., the 10% Owner of Exicure Inc, sale 3,400,000 shares at $1.32 during a trade that took place back on Feb 29 ’24, which means that DGP Co., Ltd. is holding 0 shares at $4,488,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for XCUR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -3.51 for the present operating margin
- 0.41 for the gross margin
The net margin for Exicure Inc stands at -3.94. The total capital return value is set at -0.51. Equity return is now at value -132.62, with -33.98 for asset returns.
Based on Exicure Inc (XCUR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.78 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.53. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.52. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 594.83.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -15.54 million with net debt to EBITDA at -2.2. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 12.66. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.71.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Exicure Inc (XCUR) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. 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.
