In the past week, LYEL stock has gone down by -13.87%, with a monthly decline of -33.97% and a quarterly plunge of -33.72%. The volatility ratio for the week is 14.44%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 12.88% for Lyell Immunopharma Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -20.31% for LYEL’s stock, with a -60.44% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Lyell Immunopharma Inc (NASDAQ: LYEL) Right Now?
LYEL has 36-month beta value of -0.14. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for LYEL is 124.83M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.58% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of LYEL on April 11, 2025 was 1.01M shares.
LYEL) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Lyell Immunopharma Inc (NASDAQ: LYEL) has decreased by -3.51 when compared to last closing price of 0.41.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -13.87% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-03-11 that SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lyell Immunopharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: LYEL), a clinical-stage company advancing a pipeline of next-generation CAR T-cell therapies for patients with cancer, today reported financial results and business highlights for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2024.
Analysts’ Opinion of LYEL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LYEL stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for LYEL by listing it as a “Underperform.” The predicted price for LYEL in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $1 based on the research report published on October 30, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
H.C. Wainwright, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LYEL reach a price target of $1, previously predicting the price at $6. The rating they have provided for LYEL stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on June 27th, 2024.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Neutral” to LYEL, setting the target price at $5 in the report published on August 28th of the previous year.
LYEL Trading at -31.49% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LYEL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -87.27% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 12.88%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 14.44%, as shares sank -31.72% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -31.46% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LYEL fell by -14.01%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -80.41% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $0.5023. In addition, Lyell Immunopharma Inc saw -37.45% 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 LYEL starting from BRAWLEY OTIS W, who purchase 35,640 shares at the price of $0.56 back on Mar 31 ’25. After this action, BRAWLEY OTIS W now owns 35,640 shares of Lyell Immunopharma Inc, valued at $19,958 using the latest closing price.
Ramachandra Sumant, the Director of Lyell Immunopharma Inc, purchase 200,000 shares at $0.58 during a trade that took place back on Mar 21 ’25, which means that Ramachandra Sumant is holding 200,000 shares at $115,220 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LYEL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -5919.49 for the present operating margin
- -161.7 for the gross margin
The net margin for Lyell Immunopharma Inc stands at -5622.85. The total capital return value is set at -0.83. Equity return is now at value -66.10, with -55.28 for asset returns.
Based on Lyell Immunopharma Inc (LYEL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.13 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -2.75.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -3.31 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.23. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1171.52. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 7.06.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Lyell Immunopharma Inc (LYEL) 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.
