Vaxart Inc (NASDAQ: VXRT)’s stock price has decreased by -7.14 compared to its previous closing price of 0.41. However, the company has seen a -0.69% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-05-12 that Company Urges Stockholders to Vote FOR Reverse Stock Split Proposal at Upcoming Annual Meeting to Avoid Nasdaq Delisting SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vaxart, Inc. (Nasdaq: VXRT) today addresses frequently asked stockholder questions regarding a reverse stock split proposal at the Company’s Annual Meeting taking place on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, to regain Nasdaq compliance.
Is It Worth Investing in Vaxart Inc (NASDAQ: VXRT) Right Now?
VXRT has 36-month beta value of 1.25. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for VXRT is 222.57M, and currently, short sellers hold a 5.41% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of VXRT on May 13, 2025 was 1.92M shares.
VXRT’s Market Performance
VXRT stock saw an increase of -0.69% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 5.59% and a quarterly increase of -47.33%. The volatility ratio for the week is 10.06%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 9.70% for Vaxart Inc (VXRT). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -3.45% for VXRT stock, with a simple moving average of -42.56% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VXRT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VXRT stocks, with Oppenheimer repeating the rating for VXRT by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for VXRT in the upcoming period, according to Oppenheimer is $4 based on the research report published on August 15, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VXRT reach a price target of $12, previously predicting the price at $13. The rating they have provided for VXRT stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on December 29th, 2021.
Cantor Fitzgerald gave a rating of “Overweight” to VXRT, setting the target price at $15 in the report published on November 02nd of the previous year.
VXRT Trading at -11.19% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VXRT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -64.85% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 9.70%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 10.06%, as shares surge +7.83% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -18.06% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VXRT rose by +1.82%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -43.01% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $0.3902. In addition, Vaxart Inc saw -43.20% 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 VXRT starting from Watson W. Mark, who purchase 20,000 shares at the price of $0.68 back on Jun 18 ’24. After this action, Watson W. Mark now owns 78,125 shares of Vaxart Inc, valued at $13,578 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VXRT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -2.31 for the present operating margin
- 0.31 for the gross margin
The net margin for Vaxart Inc stands at -2.33. The total capital return value is set at -0.88. Equity return is now at value -114.71, with -51.85 for asset returns.
Based on Vaxart Inc (VXRT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.23 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -2.55. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.3. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -22.33.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -59.32 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.14. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.74. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.4for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.17. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.75.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Vaxart Inc (VXRT) has had a bad 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.
