Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc [NASDAQ: LXRX] jumped around 0.21 points on Wednesday, while shares priced at $2.19 at the close of the session, up 10.61%. The company report on March 25, 2024 at 9:20 AM that Clinical Data on the Impact of Sotagliflozin on Stroke and Heart Attack Risk Among Four Lexicon-Sponsored Presentations at the American College of Cardiology 73rd Annual Scientific Session & Expo.
“Following FDA’s 2023 approval of INPEFA® (sotagliflozin) for heart failure (HF), researchers are adding to the overall scientific understanding of sotagliflozin, including clinical evidence of its ability to reduce the risk of stroke and myocardial infarction (MI), or heart attack,” said Craig Granowitz, M.D., Ph.D., Lexicon’s senior vice president and chief medical officer.
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Compared to the average trading volume of 4.76M shares, LXRX reached a trading volume of 5166623 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc [LXRX]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for LXRX shares is $6.25 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on LXRX stock is a recommendation set at 2.33. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Jefferies have made an estimate for Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Hold, with their previous recommendation back on March 07, 2023. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Piper Sandler raised their target price to Overweight. The new note on the price target was released on August 12, 2022, representing the official price target for Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $7, while JP Morgan analysts kept a Neutral rating on LXRX stock. On January 29, 2021, analysts increased their price target for LXRX shares from 2 to 8.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc is set at 0.24, with the Price to Sales ratio for LXRX stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 443.30. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 5.76, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.69.
How has LXRX stock performed recently?
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc [LXRX] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -12.05. With this latest performance, LXRX shares dropped by -16.41% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 87.18% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -5.19% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for LXRX stock in for the last two-week period is set at 45.93, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 43.53, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 48.18 for Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc [LXRX]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 2.2800, while it was recorded at 2.1900 for the last single week of trading, and 1.7400 for the last 200 days.
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc [LXRX]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 5.58 and a Current Ratio set at 5.60.
Earnings analysis for Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc [LXRX]
With the latest financial reports released by the company, Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc posted -0.17/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at -0.18/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company surpassed the estimates by a Surprise Factor of 5.60%. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for LXRX.
Insider trade positions for Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc [LXRX]
The top three institutional holders of LXRX stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 1.3 billion shares, which is approximately 8.2815%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 1.03 billion shares of the stock with an approximate value of $176.59 billion in LXRX stocks shares; and BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, currently with $156.75 billion in LXRX stock with ownership which is approximately 5.8325%.
