In the past week, LQDA stock has gone down by -22.01%, with a monthly decline of -18.53% and a quarterly plunge of -8.68%. The volatility ratio for the week is 8.12%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 5.39% for Liquidia Corp The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -20.94% for LQDA’s stock, with a -6.68% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Liquidia Corp (NASDAQ: LQDA) Right Now?
LQDA has 36-month beta value of 0.39. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for LQDA is 70.21M, and currently, short sellers hold a 17.19% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of LQDA on April 09, 2025 was 952.19K shares.
LQDA) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Liquidia Corp (NASDAQ: LQDA) has decreased by -5.55 when compared to last closing price of 11.99.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -22.01% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-04-01 that Liquidia Corporation will provide an overview of the company’s business at a fireside chat at the 24th Annual Needham Virtual Healthcare Conference.
Analysts’ Opinion of LQDA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LQDA stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for LQDA by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for LQDA in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $20 based on the research report published on December 20, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
LQDA Trading at -24.32% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LQDA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -32.63% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.39%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 8.12%, as shares sank -21.17% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -19.51% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LQDA fell by -21.28%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -6.31% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $14.33. In addition, Liquidia Corp saw -3.71% 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 LQDA starting from Schundler Russell, who sale 930 shares at the price of $15.45 back on Mar 03 ’25. After this action, Schundler Russell now owns 576,265 shares of Liquidia Corp, valued at $14,368 using the latest closing price.
Moomaw Scott, the Chief Commercial Officer of Liquidia Corp, sale 592 shares at $15.45 during a trade that took place back on Mar 03 ’25, which means that Moomaw Scott is holding 218,150 shares at $9,146 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LQDA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -8.67 for the present operating margin
- 0.56 for the gross margin
The net margin for Liquidia Corp stands at -9.32. The total capital return value is set at -0.64. Equity return is now at value -209.35, with -73.75 for asset returns.
Based on Liquidia Corp (LQDA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.61 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.76. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.58. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -9.71.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -115.71 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.47. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 65.16. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.15for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.06. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 4.43.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Liquidia Corp (LQDA) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish 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.
