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Is It Worth Investing in Applied Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: APLT) Right Now?
APLT has 36-month beta value of 1.88. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for APLT is 92.18M, and currently, short sellers hold a 22.87% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of APLT on February 25, 2025 was 7.34M shares.
APLT’s Market Performance
APLT stock saw a decrease of -16.04% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -10.91% and a quarterly a decrease of -93.92%. The volatility ratio for the week is 12.67%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 11.10% for Applied Therapeutics Inc (APLT). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -6.32% for APLT stock, with a simple moving average of -88.77% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of APLT
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see APLT reach a price target of $2, previously predicting the price at $13. The rating they have provided for APLT stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on December 02nd, 2024.
RBC Capital Mkts gave a rating of “Sector Perform” to APLT, setting the target price at $4 in the report published on November 29th of the previous year.
APLT Trading at -27.41% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought APLT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -94.89% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 11.10%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 12.67%, as shares sank -14.98% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -56.19% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, APLT fell by -16.04%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -88.68% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $0.5799. In addition, Applied Therapeutics Inc saw -36.56% 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 APLT starting from Funtleyder Leslie D., who sale 22,950 shares at the price of $0.61 back on Feb 06 ’25. After this action, Funtleyder Leslie D. now owns 404,961 shares of Applied Therapeutics Inc, valued at $14,000 using the latest closing price.
Perfetti Riccardo, the Chief Medical Officer of Applied Therapeutics Inc, sale 86,078 shares at $0.61 during a trade that took place back on Feb 06 ’25, which means that Perfetti Riccardo is holding 900,775 shares at $52,508 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for APLT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 437.36 for the present operating margin
- 3.79 for the gross margin
The net margin for Applied Therapeutics Inc stands at 887.73. The total capital return value is set at -12.14.
Based on Applied Therapeutics Inc (APLT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.25 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -41.52. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.33. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -127.99.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -64.53 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.05. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 159.67. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.06.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Applied Therapeutics Inc (APLT) has had a bad 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.
