Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc (NASDAQ:ALDX – Get Rating) Director Martin Joseph Joyce bought 4,323 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 23rd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $3.48 per share, with a total value of $15,044.04. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 23,967 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $83,405.16. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.
NASDAQ:ALDX opened at $3.68 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $3.13 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $3.89. Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc has a twelve month low of $2.36 and a twelve month high of $12.01. The stock has a market cap of $214.55 million, a P/E ratio of -3.32 and a beta of 1.64. The company has a quick ratio of 13.60, a current ratio of 13.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08.
Aldeyra Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ALDX – Get Rating) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 5th. The biotechnology company reported ($0.29) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.31) by $0.02. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.25) earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts expect that Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc will post -1.37 EPS for the current fiscal year.
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A number of research firms recently commented on ALDX. Berenberg Bank initiated coverage on Aldeyra Therapeutics in a research note on Tuesday, May 24th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $28.00 price target for the company. StockNews.com started coverage on Aldeyra Therapeutics in a report on Thursday, March 31st. They set a “sell” rating on the stock. Oppenheimer upped their target price on Aldeyra Therapeutics to $11.00 in a report on Thursday, June 9th. HC Wainwright reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $15.00 target price on shares of Aldeyra Therapeutics in a research report on Wednesday, April 27th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price objective on Aldeyra Therapeutics from $21.00 to $26.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Aldeyra Therapeutics currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $19.00.
Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ALDX. Point72 Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Aldeyra Therapeutics in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. ProShare Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Aldeyra Therapeutics during the 4th quarter valued at about $43,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Aldeyra Therapeutics by 33.4% during the 4th quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 16,809 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $67,000 after buying an additional 4,212 shares in the last quarter. PDT Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Aldeyra Therapeutics during the 1st quarter valued at about $82,000. Finally, Virtus ETF Advisers LLC raised its holdings in shares of Aldeyra Therapeutics by 40.5% during the 4th quarter. Virtus ETF Advisers LLC now owns 24,298 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $97,000 after buying an additional 7,002 shares in the last quarter. 62.94% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Aldeyra Therapeutics Company Profile (Get Rating)
Aldeyra Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of novel therapies with the potential to improve the lives of patients with immune-mediated diseases. Two of the company’s lead compounds, reproxalap and ADX-629, target reactive aldehyde species (RASP), which are elevated in ocular and systemic inflammatory disease, leading to elevated levels of cytokine release via activation of a broad array of inflammatory factors, including NF-κB, inflammasomes, and Scavenger Receptor A.
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