StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of ARCA biopharma (NASDAQ:ABIO – Free Report) in a report issued on Saturday. The brokerage issued a sell rating on the biopharmaceutical company’s stock.
ARCA biopharma Price Performance
ARCA biopharma has a 1 year low of $1.56 and a 1 year high of $4.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $34.82 million, a P/E ratio of -5.71 and a beta of 0.91. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $384.99 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $404.69.
ARCA biopharma (NASDAQ:ABIO – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 1st. The biopharmaceutical company reported ($25.92) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter.
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Insider Activity at ARCA biopharma
In other ARCA biopharma news, major shareholder Henderson Group Plc Janus bought 1,153 shares of ARCA biopharma stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 3rd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $511.20 per share, with a total value of $589,413.60. Following the purchase, the insider now directly owns 11,448 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,852,217.60. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders acquired a total of 3,421 shares of company stock worth $1,666,176 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 30.90% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Trading of ARCA biopharma
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ABIO. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC acquired a new stake in ARCA biopharma in the 2nd quarter worth about $106,000. Perceptive Advisors LLC acquired a new position in ARCA biopharma in the 2nd quarter valued at $59,395,000. Driehaus Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in ARCA biopharma in the 2nd quarter valued at $14,731,000. Affinity Asset Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in ARCA biopharma during the 2nd quarter worth $278,000. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its stake in ARCA biopharma by 11.3% during the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 73,099 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $280,000 after purchasing an additional 7,400 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 56.44% of the company’s stock.
About ARCA biopharma
ARCA biopharma, Inc, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of targeted therapies for cardiovascular diseases. Its lead product candidate is Gencaro, a pharmacogenetically-targeted beta-adrenergic receptor antagonist that has completed Phase IIb trial for the treatment of atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure.
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