Arcellx Inc (NASDAQ: ACLX)’s stock price has plunge by 0.98relation to previous closing price of 61.39. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -2.76% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-02-27 that Arcellx, Inc. (ACLX) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.87 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.63. This compares to earnings of $0.42 per share a year ago.
Is It Worth Investing in Arcellx Inc (NASDAQ: ACLX) Right Now?
Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.36.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 13 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for ACLX is 40.64M, and currently, short sellers hold a 17.80% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of ACLX on February 28, 2025 was 618.89K shares.
ACLX’s Market Performance
ACLX stock saw a decrease of -2.76% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -4.01% and a quarterly a decrease of -30.67%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.31%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.27% for Arcellx Inc (ACLX). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -4.11% for ACLX’s stock, with a -12.33% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ACLX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ACLX stocks, with Redburn Atlantic repeating the rating for ACLX by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for ACLX in the upcoming period, according to Redburn Atlantic is $109 based on the research report published on October 08, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Overweight” to ACLX, setting the target price at $70 in the report published on May 31st of the previous year.
ACLX Trading at -10.33% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ACLX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -42.27% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.27%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.31%, as shares sank -10.84% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -28.10% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ACLX fell by -5.48%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +21.14% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $64.56. In addition, Arcellx Inc saw -19.17% 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 ACLX starting from Elghandour Rami, who sale 38,300 shares at the price of $62.02 back on Feb 26 ’25. After this action, Elghandour Rami now owns 149,186 shares of Arcellx Inc, valued at $2,375,517 using the latest closing price.
Elghandour Rami, the Officer of Arcellx Inc, proposed sale 38,300 shares at $62.02 during a trade that took place back on Feb 26 ’25, which means that Elghandour Rami is holding shares at $2,375,517 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ACLX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.45 for the present operating margin
- 0.98 for the gross margin
The net margin for Arcellx Inc stands at -0.26. The total capital return value is set at -0.11. Equity return is now at value -10.79, with -5.86 for asset returns.
Based on Arcellx Inc (ACLX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.12 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.32. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.14. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -34.71.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -137.57 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.91. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 21.12. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 4.29.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Arcellx Inc (ACLX) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “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.
