Ready to Jump After Recent Trade: Atyr Pharma Inc (LIFE)

With 0.89 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 0.52 million shares. The 52-week range on LIFE shows that it touched its highest point at $2.70 and its lowest point at $1.08 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $22.60. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.25.

Price Performance and Earnings:

Stock performance is one of the indicators that investors use to determine whether they will profit from a stock. The price performance of LIFE was up-trending over the past week, with a rise of 24.69%, but this was up by 2.54% over a month. Three-month performance surged to 44.29% while six-month performance rose 24.69%. The stock gained 4.12% in the past year, while it has gained 43.26% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for LIFE yields -0.95 with Next year EPS estimates of -0.93. For the next quarter, that number is -0.24. This implies an EPS growth rate of -0.43% for this year and 1.91% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 13.00% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of 43.36%.

Float and Shares Shorts:

At present, 67.75 million LIFE shares are outstanding with a float of 65.34 million shares on hand for trading. On Feb 29, 2024, short shares totaled 0.11 million, which was 0.18% higher than short shares on Jan 31, 2024. In addition to AVXL as the firm’s Anavex Life Sciences Corp., SLS serves as its SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc.

Institutional Ownership:

Through their ownership of 61.92% of LIFE’s outstanding shares, institutional investors have majority control over the company.

Analysts Ratings:

Reading analyst opinions is an effective way to decide where to invest, and there are several opinions available for LIFE since 0 analysts follow the stock currently. In the same way, a target price assigned to a stock can also reveal much about its potential.

Dividends & Yield:

In terms of dividends, LIFE has a current ratio of $––, which is $–– over the trailing 12-months, while a dividend of $–– is likely to be paid on average over the next five years. Dividend yield is another indicator that appeals to many investors, and LIFE currently yields $0.00. In the past year, LIFE’s dividend yield has been $0.00, but when looking at the stock over the past five years, its yield has been $–. Accordingly, LIFE has a current buyback yield of $–. This was $– for the TTM, and it was $– for the past five years.