The stock of Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: MRNS) has increased by 4.30 when compared to last closing price of 0.31. Despite this, the company has experienced a 4.41% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-11-12 that Marinus Pharmaceuticals (MRNS) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.42 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.44. This compares to loss of $0.61 per share a year ago.
Is It Worth Investing in Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: MRNS) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for MRNS is at 1.25. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for MRNS is 41.84M, and currently, shorts hold a 13.54% of that float. The average trading volume for MRNS on November 22, 2024 was 2.46M shares.
MRNS’s Market Performance
MRNS’s stock has seen a 4.41% increase for the week, with a -80.93% drop in the past month and a -75.21% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 8.10%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 18.23% for Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -1.64% for MRNS stock, with a simple moving average of -89.49% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MRNS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MRNS stocks, with Oppenheimer repeating the rating for MRNS by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for MRNS in the upcoming period, according to Oppenheimer is $6 based on the research report published on September 23, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Robert W. Baird gave a rating of “Neutral” to MRNS, setting the target price at $2 in the report published on April 16th of the current year.
MRNS Trading at -71.52% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MRNS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -97.14% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 18.23%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 8.10%, as shares surge +8.89% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -76.81% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MRNS rose by +4.41%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -96.75% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $0.3277. In addition, Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc saw -97.03% 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 MRNS starting from Pfanstiel Steven, who sale 4,657 shares at the price of $1.13 back on Aug 05 ’24. After this action, Pfanstiel Steven now owns 79,773 shares of Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc, valued at $5,262 using the latest closing price.
Shafer Christina, the CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER of Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc, sale 3,820 shares at $1.14 during a trade that took place back on Aug 05 ’24, which means that Shafer Christina is holding 67,406 shares at $4,355 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MRNS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -3.96 for the present operating margin
- 0.89 for the gross margin
The net margin for Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc stands at -4.46. The total capital return value is set at -4.28. Equity return is now at value -2986.55, with -106.26 for asset returns.
Based on Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc (MRNS), the company’s capital structure generated -4.78 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -2.08. The debt to equity ratio resting at -0.83. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -7.28.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -125.5 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.11. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.0. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.19for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.49. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.66.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc (MRNS) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others 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.
