Moderna Inc [MRNA] is -20.58% lower this YTD. Is it still time to buy?

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Moderna Inc [NASDAQ: MRNA] plunged by -$2.68 during the normal trading session on while it closed the day at $78.98.

Moderna Inc stock has also loss -9.16% of its value over the past 7 days. However, MRNA stock has declined by -48.45% in the 3 months of the year. Over the past six months meanwhile, it has lost -17.90% and lost -20.58% year-on date.

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The market cap for MRNA stock reached $30.36 billion, with 382.00 million shares outstanding and 342.64 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 3.95M shares, MRNA reached a trading volume of 3624644 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about Moderna Inc [MRNA]:

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for MRNA shares is $124.11 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on MRNA stock is a recommendation set at 2.50. 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.

Deutsche Bank have made an estimate for Moderna Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Hold, with their previous recommendation back on August 07, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, RBC Capital Mkts raised their target price from $125 to $90. The new note on the price target was released on August 05, 2024, representing the official price target for Moderna Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $75 to $86, while HSBC Securities kept a Reduce rating on MRNA stock.

The Average True Range (ATR) for Moderna Inc is set at 4.72, with the Price to Sales ratio for MRNA stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 6.02. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 2.59, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 22.08.

MRNA stock trade performance evaluation

Moderna Inc [MRNA] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -9.16. With this latest performance, MRNA shares dropped by -35.35% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -17.90% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -29.44% 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 MRNA stock in for the last two-week period is set at 29.00, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 28.31, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 30.75 for Moderna Inc [MRNA]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 108.41, while it was recorded at 82.15 for the last single week of trading, and 106.18 for the last 200 days.

Moderna Inc [MRNA]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals

Moderna Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 3.92 and a Current Ratio set at 4.09.

Moderna Inc [MRNA]: Institutional Ownership

There are presently around $72.67%, or 80.31%% of MRNA stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of MRNA stocks are: BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO with ownership of 43.45 million shares, which is approximately 11.3741%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 39.56 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$4.7 billion in MRNA stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$3.04 billion in MRNA stock with ownership which is approximately 6.6917%.