The trading price of Gossamer Bio Inc (NASDAQ:GOSS) closed lower on Tuesday, March 04, and closing at $1.13, -4.24% lower than its previous close.
In examining the 52-week price action we see that the stock hit a 52-week high of $1.60 and a 52-week low of $0.50. Over the past month, the stock has gained 13.73% in value.
Gossamer Bio Inc, whose market valuation is $256.06 million at the time of this writing, is expected to release its quarterly earnings report in April. Investors’ optimism about the company’s current quarter earnings report is understandable. Analysts have predicted the quarterly earnings per share to grow by -0.17 per share this quarter, however they have predicted annual earnings per share of -0.28 for current year and -0.71 for next year.
From the analysts’ viewpoint, the consensus estimate for the company’s annual revenue is 112.19M.
On the technical side, indicators suggest GOSS has a 50% Buy on average for the short term. According to the data of the stock’s medium term indicators, the stock is currently averaging as a 100% Buy, while an average of long term indicators suggests that the stock is currently 100% Buy.
Here is the average analyst rating on the stock as represented by 1.00 to 5.00, with the extremes of 1.00 and 5.00 suggesting the stock should be considered as either strong buy or strong sell respectively. The number of analysts that have assigned GOSS a recommendation rating is 10. Out of them, 3 rate it a Hold, while 7 recommend Buy, whereas 0 assign an Overweight rating. 0 analyst(s) have tagged Gossamer Bio Inc (GOSS) as Underweight, while 0 advise Sell. Analysts have rated the stock Buy, likely urging investors to take advantage of the opportunity to add to their holdings of the company’s shares.
A quick review shows that GOSS’s price is currently -9.46% off the SMA20 and 6.83% off the SMA50. The RSI metric on the 14-day chart is currently showing 46.48, and weekly volatility stands at 10.81%. When measured over the past 30 days, the indicator reaches 11.59%. Gossamer Bio Inc (NASDAQ:GOSS)’s beta value is currently sitting at 1.89, while the Average True Range indicator is currently displaying 0.12. With analysts defining $2-$5 as the low and high price targets, we arrive at a consensus price target of $4 for the trailing 12-month period. The current price is about -76.99% off the estimated low and -342.48% off the forecast high, based on this estimate. Investors will be thrilled if GOSS’s share price rises to $4, which is the median consensus price. At that level, GOSS’s share price would be -253.98% below current price.
To see how Gossamer Bio Inc stock has been performing in comparison to its peers in the industry, here are the numbers: GOSS stock’s performance was -4.24% in the latest trading, and -19.86% in the past year, while Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has traded -1.11%% on the day and positioned 3.41% higher than it was a year ago. Another comparable company Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) saw its stock close -0.63%% lower in the most recent trading session but was down -24.64% in a year.
An evaluation of the daily trading volume of Gossamer Bio Inc (NASDAQ:GOSS) indicates that the 3-month average is 1.67 million.
Currently, records show that 226.60 million of the company’s shares remain outstanding. The insiders hold 19.64% of outstanding shares, whereas institutions hold 59.09%. However, since the stock’s price has seen 24.92% year-to-date, investors’ interest is likely to be reignited due to its potential to move even higher.
