The stock of Galapagos NV ADR (NASDAQ: GLPG) has increased by 0.65 when compared to last closing price of 24.50.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 3.70% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-04-15 that Mechelen, Belgium; April 15, 2025, 07:30 CET; regulated information – inside information – Galapagos NV (Euronext & NASDAQ: GLPG), a global biotechnology company dedicated to transforming patient outcomes through life-changing science and innovation, today announced the departure of its CFO and COO, Thad Huston, effective as of August 1, 2025. Mr. Huston has decided to leave the company and return to the U.S. for personal and professional reasons. Mr. Huston joined Galapagos NV in 2023 from Kite Pharma, Inc., to support Galapagos’ transformation into a cell therapy company. The company expects to announce Mr. Huston’s successor in the coming months. Paul Stoffels1, MD, CEO and Chair of the Board of Directors of Galapagos, said “Over the past two years, Thad has worked on the transformation of Galapagos into a focused cell therapy business leveraging our unique decentralized cell therapy platform to deliver fresh, stem-like early memory CAR-T therapy with a vein-to-vein time of seven days. Thad will remain with the company until August 1, 2025 to ensure a smooth handover of responsibilities. We thank Thad for his contributions and wish him the best as he pursues other opportunities.”
Is It Worth Investing in Galapagos NV ADR (NASDAQ: GLPG) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Galapagos NV ADR (NASDAQ: GLPG) is 20.52x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for GLPG is 0.03. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for GLPG is 47.78M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.92% of that float. On April 18, 2025, GLPG’s average trading volume was 293.86K shares.
GLPG’s Market Performance
GLPG’s stock has seen a 3.70% increase for the week, with a -5.52% drop in the past month and a 3.18% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.54%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.00% for Galapagos NV ADR. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.33% for GLPG’s stock, with a -7.49% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of GLPG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GLPG stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for GLPG by listing it as a “Underweight.” The predicted price for GLPG in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $22 based on the research report published on February 14, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Leerink Partners gave a rating of “Market Perform” to GLPG, setting the target price at $24 in the report published on September 09th of the previous year.
GLPG Trading at -2.34% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GLPG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -21.02% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.00%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.54%, as shares sank -4.12% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +8.59% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GLPG rose by +3.70%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -1.40% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $24.58. In addition, Galapagos NV ADR saw -10.33% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Stock Fundamentals for GLPG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.74 for the present operating margin
- 0.87 for the gross margin
The net margin for Galapagos NV ADR stands at 0.27. The total capital return value is set at -0.05.
Based on Galapagos NV ADR (GLPG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.0 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -26.49. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.0. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -278.88.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -152.94 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.02. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.03. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.13for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.07. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 9.88.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Galapagos NV ADR (GLPG) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “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.
