Applied Dna Sciences Inc [NASDAQ: APDN] slipped around -0.03 points on Thursday, while shares priced at $0.32 at the close of the session, down -8.29%.
Compared to the average trading volume of 10.25M shares, APDN reached a trading volume of 2660270 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
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What do top market gurus say about Applied Dna Sciences Inc [APDN]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for APDN shares is $1.50 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on APDN stock is a recommendation set at 3.00. 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.
ROTH Capital have made an estimate for Applied Dna Sciences Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on February 12, 2021. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, H.C. Wainwright dropped their target price from $18 to $14. The new note on the price target was released on January 14, 2021, representing the official price target for Applied Dna Sciences Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $20 to $12, while H.C. Wainwright kept a Buy rating on APDN stock. On July 20, 2020, analysts increased their price target for APDN shares from 18 to 22.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Applied Dna Sciences Inc is set at 0.17, with the Price to Sales ratio for APDN stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 0.97. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 0.27, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 1.01.
How has APDN stock performed recently?
Applied Dna Sciences Inc [APDN] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -13.13. With this latest performance, APDN shares dropped by -78.74% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -95.79% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -98.51% 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 APDN stock in for the last two-week period is set at 29.59, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 20.40, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 35.29 for Applied Dna Sciences Inc [APDN]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 1.0688, while it was recorded at 0.3570 for the last single week of trading, and 5.1227 for the last 200 days.
Applied Dna Sciences Inc [APDN]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Applied Dna Sciences Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 3.76 and a Current Ratio set at 3.91.
Earnings analysis for Applied Dna Sciences Inc [APDN]
With the latest financial reports released by the company, Applied Dna Sciences Inc posted -5.2/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at -5.4/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company surpassed the estimates by a Surprise Factor of 0.2. 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 APDN.
Insider trade positions for Applied Dna Sciences Inc [APDN]
There are presently around $11.86%, or 12.23%% of APDN stock, in the hands of institutional investors.
