The stock price of Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: BCRX) has dropped by -6.89 compared to previous close of 11.03. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 21.68% in its stock price over the last five trading days. benzinga.com reported 2025-05-05 that BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. BCRX on Monday reported first-quarter sales of $145.50 million, up 52.7% year over year, beating the consensus of $126.87 million.
Is It Worth Investing in Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: BCRX) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for BCRX is also noteworthy at 1.06. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 1 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for BCRX is 197.48M, and at present, short sellers hold a 10.35% of that float. The average trading volume of BCRX on May 07, 2025 was 4.06M shares.
BCRX’s Market Performance
The stock of Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc (BCRX) has seen a 21.68% increase in the past week, with a 50.37% rise in the past month, and a 26.95% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 8.04%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.85% for BCRX.. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 28.38% for BCRX’s stock, with a 31.41% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BCRX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BCRX stocks, with Cantor Fitzgerald repeating the rating for BCRX by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for BCRX in the upcoming period, according to Cantor Fitzgerald is $20 based on the research report published on April 29, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Wedbush, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BCRX reach a price target of $15. The rating they have provided for BCRX stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on February 25th, 2025.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Overweight” to BCRX, setting the target price at $10 in the report published on November 20th of the previous year.
BCRX Trading at 30.51% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BCRX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -7.56% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.85%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 8.04%, as shares surge +51.25% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +23.88% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BCRX rose by +21.68%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +45.67% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $8.00. In addition, Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc saw 36.57% 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 BCRX starting from Hutson Nancy J, who sale 7,000 shares at the price of $7.54 back on Dec 13 ’24. After this action, Hutson Nancy J now owns 86,638 shares of Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc, valued at $52,780 using the latest closing price.
Hutson Nancy J, the Director of Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc, proposed sale 7,000 shares at $7.51 during a trade that took place back on Dec 13 ’24, which means that Hutson Nancy J is holding shares at $52,584 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BCRX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.97 for the gross margin
The net margin for Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc stands at -0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.07.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 12.81 million with net debt to EBITDA at -7.74. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.64. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.39for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.05. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.63.
Conclusion
In summary, Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc (BCRX) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
