In the past week, UBX stock has gone up by 14.60%, with a monthly gain of 8.65% and a quarterly plunge of -49.55%. The volatility ratio for the week is 8.90%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 9.75% for Unity Biotechnology Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 15.78% for UBX’s stock, with a -22.03% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Unity Biotechnology Inc (NASDAQ: UBX) Right Now?
UBX has 36-month beta value of 1.30. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for UBX is 15.55M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.83% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of UBX on May 01, 2025 was 163.42K shares.
UBX) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Unity Biotechnology Inc (NASDAQ: UBX) has increased by 11.88 when compared to last closing price of 1.01.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 14.60% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-04-22 that SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (UNITY) [NASDAQ:UBX], a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to slow, halt, or reverse diseases of aging, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.
Analysts’ Opinion of UBX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for UBX stocks, with Rodman & Renshaw repeating the rating for UBX by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for UBX in the upcoming period, according to Rodman & Renshaw is $8 based on the research report published on August 22, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Wedbush, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see UBX reach a price target of $4, previously predicting the price at $2. The rating they have provided for UBX stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on November 16th, 2023.
UBX Trading at -16.94% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought UBX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -63.55% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 9.75%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 8.90%, as shares surge +17.70% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -44.06% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, UBX rose by +14.60%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -27.10% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $0.9762. In addition, Unity Biotechnology Inc saw 15.73% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at UBX starting from Nguyen Alexander Hieu, who sale 17,852 shares at the price of $1.03 back on Apr 02 ’25. After this action, Nguyen Alexander Hieu now owns 48,753 shares of Unity Biotechnology Inc, valued at $18,388 using the latest closing price.
Nguyen Alexander Hieu, the Officer of Unity Biotechnology Inc, proposed sale 17,852 shares at $1.03 during a trade that took place back on Apr 02 ’25, which means that Nguyen Alexander Hieu is holding shares at $18,305 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for UBX
The total capital return value is set at -1.41. Equity return is now at value -231.27, with -61.66 for asset returns.
Based on Unity Biotechnology Inc (UBX), the company’s capital structure generated 1.01 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -1.18.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -31.17 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.33. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.95.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Unity Biotechnology Inc (UBX) has had a mixed 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.
