What is Vir Biotechnology Inc (VIR) Stock Return on Shareholders’ Capital?

With 0.74 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained lighter than its average volume of 1.1 million shares. The 52-week range on VIR shows that it touched its highest point at $27.48 and its lowest point at $7.72 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $29.50. Beta for the stock currently stands at 0.41.

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 VIR was up-trending over the past week, with a rise of 0.40%, but this was down by -12.67% over a month. Three-month performance dropped to -0.88% while six-month performance rose 9.40%. The stock lost -55.18% in the past year, while it has gained 0.70% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for VIR yields -4.59 with Next year EPS estimates of -3.97. For the next quarter, that number is -1.05. This implies an EPS growth rate of 10.92% for this year and 2.98% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 7.00% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of -34.12%.

Float and Shares Shorts:

At present, 134.78 million VIR shares are outstanding with a float of 87.99 million shares on hand for trading. On Mar 15, 2024, short shares totaled 5.43 million, which was 4.02% higher than short shares on Feb 15, 2024. In addition to SPCE as the firm’s Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc., VIRS serves as its VIRS.

Institutional Ownership:

Through their ownership of 76.30% of VIR’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 VIR 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, VIR 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 VIR currently yields $0.00. In the past year, VIR’s dividend yield has been $0.00, but when looking at the stock over the past five years, its yield has been $–. Accordingly, VIR has a current buyback yield of $0.00. This was $0.00 for the TTM, and it was $– for the past five years.