Three Seasons Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARWR – Free Report) in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor bought 9,315 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock, valued at approximately $584,000.
Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Tsfg LLC purchased a new position in shares of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. iSAM Funds UK Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals in the 3rd quarter worth $29,000. First Horizon Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals in the 4th quarter worth $32,000. WPG Advisers LLC increased its stake in shares of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals by 384.8% in the 4th quarter. WPG Advisers LLC now owns 543 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 431 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals by 177.1% in the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 737 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 471 shares during the period. 62.61% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several equities analysts recently weighed in on ARWR shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 27th. Morgan Stanley raised Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $78.00 to $100.00 in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Weiss Ratings cut Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Leerink Partners boosted their price objective on Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals from $61.00 to $72.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 17th. Finally, HC Wainwright reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 target price on shares of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $88.17.
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Stock Down 0.1%
ARWR opened at $71.82 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $10.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -33.40 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41, a quick ratio of 6.23 and a current ratio of 6.23. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $77.72 and its 200 day moving average is $69.44. Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $14.30 and a fifty-two week high of $87.83.
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARWR – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The biotechnology company reported ($0.93) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($1.10) by $0.17. The business had revenue of $73.74 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $73.84 million. Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals had a negative return on equity of 55.09% and a negative net margin of 48.38%.Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals’s revenue for the quarter was down 86.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.75 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will post -3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Transactions at Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals
In related news, insider James C. Hamilton sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.00, for a total transaction of $750,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 226,958 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,021,850. This trade represents a 4.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Hongbo Lu sold 2,970 shares of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $76.88, for a total value of $228,333.60. Following the sale, the director directly owned 52,012 shares in the company, valued at $3,998,682.56. This trade represents a 5.40% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 26,065 shares of company stock valued at $1,912,662 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 3.60% of the company’s stock.
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Profile
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics. Since its founding in 2008, Arrowhead has leveraged its proprietary delivery platform—known internally as the Advanced RNAi Compound (ARC) technology—to silence disease-causing genes in patients suffering from genetically defined diseases. The company’s approach aims to offer durable, targeted treatments across a range of therapeutic areas.
The company’s pipeline includes multiple candidates in various stages of development.
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