The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.82. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 8 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CYTK is 116.06M, and at present, short sellers hold a 12.35% of that float. On April 15, 2025, the average trading volume of CYTK was 1.90M shares.
CYTK) stock’s latest price update
Cytokinetics Inc (NASDAQ: CYTK) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -2.45 compared to its previous closing price of 39.81. However, the company has seen a gain of 12.34% in its stock price over the last five trading days. investors.com reported 2025-04-14 that Bristol Myers Squibb stock skidded late Monday, tugging Cytokinetics lower, after Bristol’s drug, Camzyos, failed in a heart disease study.
CYTK’s Market Performance
Cytokinetics Inc (CYTK) has experienced a 12.34% rise in stock performance for the past week, with a -13.53% drop in the past month, and a -14.14% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 10.75%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 7.49% for CYTK. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -4.32% for CYTK’s stock, with a simple moving average of -23.26% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CYTK
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CYTK stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for CYTK by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for CYTK in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $86 based on the research report published on February 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Stifel, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CYTK reach a price target of $80. The rating they have provided for CYTK stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 22nd, 2025.
RBC Capital Mkts gave a rating of “Outperform” to CYTK, setting the target price at $80 in the report published on November 08th of the previous year.
CYTK Trading at -10.44% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CYTK to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -45.76% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.49%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 10.75%, as shares sank -10.37% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -19.96% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CYTK rose by +12.21%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -27.87% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $40.59. In addition, Cytokinetics Inc saw -17.44% 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 CYTK starting from Blum Robert I, who sale 5,000 shares at the price of $36.77 back on Apr 10 ’25. After this action, Blum Robert I now owns 422,629 shares of Cytokinetics Inc, valued at $183,850 using the latest closing price.
Malik Fady Ibraham, the EVP Research & Development of Cytokinetics Inc, sale 2,000 shares at $36.18 during a trade that took place back on Apr 08 ’25, which means that Malik Fady Ibraham is holding 140,255 shares at $72,360 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CYTK
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -29.03 for the present operating margin
- -8.9 for the gross margin
The net margin for Cytokinetics Inc stands at -31.91. The total capital return value is set at -0.44.
Based on Cytokinetics Inc (CYTK), the company’s capital structure generated 1.21 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.5. The debt to equity ratio resting at -5.83. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -6.2.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -493.48 million with net debt to EBITDA at -1.4. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 287.04. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.11for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.01. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 6.17.
Conclusion
To sum up, Cytokinetics Inc (CYTK) 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.
