The stock has a 36-month beta value of 2.17. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MCRB is 124.81M, and at present, short sellers hold a 13.99% of that float. On February 26, 2025, the average trading volume of MCRB was 1.94M shares.
MCRB) stock’s latest price update
Seres Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: MCRB)’s stock price has dropped by -2.71 in relation to previous closing price of 0.78. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -8.93% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-01-16 that CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Seres Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRB) (Seres or the Company), a leading live biotherapeutics company, announced today the receipt of a $50 million installment payment related to the Company’s previously announced sale of its VOWST business to Société des Produits Nestlé S.A (SPN, and with certain of its affiliates, collectively, Nestlé Health Science). This installment payment was expected as Seres is fulfilling its transition obligations.
MCRB’s Market Performance
Seres Therapeutics Inc (MCRB) has seen a -8.93% fall in stock performance for the week, with a -10.21% decline in the past month and a 3.26% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.98%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.89% for MCRB. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -6.53% for MCRB’s stock, with a -14.86% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MCRB
Oppenheimer, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MCRB reach a price target of $12. The rating they have provided for MCRB stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on June 26th, 2023.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Neutral” to MCRB, setting the target price at $7 in the report published on April 21st of the previous year.
MCRB Trading at -9.85% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MCRB to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -50.61% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.89%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.98%, as shares sank -5.16% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -14.26% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MCRB fell by -7.00%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +2.98% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $0.8093. In addition, Seres Therapeutics Inc saw -9.07% 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 MCRB starting from Young Teresa L., who sale 3,338 shares at the price of $0.81 back on Feb 18 ’25. After this action, Young Teresa L. now owns 97,536 shares of Seres Therapeutics Inc, valued at $2,704 using the latest closing price.
Henn Matthew R. sale 3,953 shares at $0.81 during a trade that took place back on Feb 18 ’25, which means that Henn Matthew R. is holding 84,443 shares at $3,204 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MCRB
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -2214.05 for the present operating margin
- -108.88 for the gross margin
The net margin for Seres Therapeutics Inc stands at -398.05. The total capital return value is set at -1.24. Equity return is now at value -3758.21, with -60.50 for asset returns.
Based on Seres Therapeutics Inc (MCRB), the company’s capital structure generated 0.8 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -1.68. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.91. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -11.67.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -94.31 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.19. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2390.59. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.12.
Conclusion
To sum up, Seres Therapeutics Inc (MCRB) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing 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.
