Moderna Inc [MRNA] is 2.38% higher this YTD. Is it still time to buy?

Moderna Inc [NASDAQ: MRNA] gained 0.92% or 0.39 points to close at $42.57 with a heavy trading volume of 8544653 shares.

The daily chart for MRNA points out that the company has recorded -63.44% loss over the past six months.

If we look at the average trading volume of 7.61M shares, MRNA reached to a volume of 8544653 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

Here is what top equities market gurus are saying 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 $71.40 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 2.61. 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.

Argus have made an estimate for Moderna Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Hold, with their previous recommendation back on December 18, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, BofA Securities raised their target price to Underperform. The new note on the price target was released on December 10, 2024, representing the official price target for Moderna Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $42, while Berenberg analysts kept a Hold rating on MRNA stock.

The Average True Range (ATR) for Moderna Inc is set at 2.31, with the Price to Sales ratio for MRNA stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 3.24. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.37, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 17.77.

Trading performance analysis for MRNA stock

Moderna Inc [MRNA] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 6.08. With this latest performance, MRNA shares gained by 2.26% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -63.44% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -60.82% 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 51.72, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 59.21, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 46.74 for Moderna Inc [MRNA]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 44.08, while it was recorded at 41.54 for the last single week of trading, and 88.39 for the last 200 days.

Moderna Inc [MRNA]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis

Moderna Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 4.20 and a Current Ratio set at 4.39.

An analysis of Institutional ownership at Moderna Inc [MRNA]

There are presently around $71.57%, or 79.10%% 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%.