The trading price of Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SRPT) closed higher on Tuesday, May 27, and closing at $38.35, 1.19% higher than its previous close.
In examining the 52-week price action we see that the stock hit a 52-week high of $173.25 and a 52-week low of $34.10. Over the past month, the stock has lost -36.55% in value.
Sarepta Therapeutics Inc, whose market valuation is $3.77 billion at the time of this writing, is expected to release its quarterly earnings report in June. Investors’ optimism about the company’s current quarter earnings report is understandable.
On the technical side, indicators suggest SRPT has a 100% Sell 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% Sell, while an average of long term indicators suggests that the stock is currently 100% Sell.
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 SRPT a recommendation rating is 17. Out of them, 6 rate it a Hold, while 10 recommend Buy, whereas 0 assign an Overweight rating. 0 analyst(s) have tagged Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (SRPT) as Underweight, while 1 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 SRPT’s price is currently -13.09% off the SMA20 and -31.13% off the SMA50. The RSI metric on the 14-day chart is currently showing 32.33, and weekly volatility stands at 2.05%. When measured over the past 30 days, the indicator reaches 8.92%. Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SRPT)’s beta value is currently sitting at 0.67, while the Average True Range indicator is currently displaying 3.28. With analysts defining $110-$110 as the low and high price targets, we arrive at a consensus price target of $110 for the trailing 12-month period. The current price is about -186.83% off the estimated low and -186.83% off the forecast high, based on this estimate. Investors will be thrilled if SRPT’s share price rises to $110, which is the median consensus price. At that level, SRPT’s share price would be -186.83% below current price.
To see how Sarepta Therapeutics Inc stock has been performing in comparison to its peers in the industry, here are the numbers: SRPT stock’s performance was 1.19% in the latest trading, and -70.11% in the past year.
An evaluation of the daily trading volume of Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SRPT) indicates that the 3-month average is 3.40 million.
Currently, records show that 98.25 million of the company’s shares remain outstanding. The insiders hold 4.99% of outstanding shares, whereas institutions hold 90.30%. However, since the stock’s price has seen -68.46% year-to-date, investors’ interest is likely to be reignited due to its potential to move even lower.
