At the time of writing, Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Inc [DCPH] stock is trading at $15.61, down -0.19%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The DCPH shares have gain 2.09% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -5.62%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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On 9, April 2024, Deciphera Pharmaceuticals to Present at the Stifel 2024 Virtual Targeted Oncology Forum. In a post published today on Yahoo Finance, Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: DCPH), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing important new medicines to improve the lives of people with cancer, today announced that members of the management team will participate in a fireside chat at the Stifel 2024 Virtual Targeted Oncology Forum on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 11:30 AM ET.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, Piper Sandler upgraded its rating to Overweight on October 30, 2023, and kept the price target unchanged to $23. On August 10, 2023, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy and revised its price target to $20 on the stock. Guggenheim upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $22 on January 04, 2023. Cowen initiated its recommendation with a Outperform and recommended $25 as its price target on August 29, 2022. JMP Securities upgraded its rating to Mkt Outperform for this stock on August 05, 2022, but kept the price target unchanged to $23. In a note dated February 28, 2022, Barclays downgraded an Underweight rating on this stock and revised its target price from $11 to $6.
For the past year, the stock price of Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Inc fluctuated between $9.90 and $17.73. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $21.33 within the next 12 months. Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Inc [NASDAQ: DCPH] shares were valued at $15.61 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 36.64% based on the average DCPH price forecast.
Analyzing the DCPH fundamentals
According to Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Inc [NASDAQ:DCPH], the company’s sales were 163.36M for trailing twelve months, which represents an 32.88% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.98% with Operating Profit Margin at -1.29%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -1.19%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -1.19%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.41, Equity is -0.49 and Total Capital is -0.57. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.07.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 15.05 points at the first support level, and at 14.49 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 15.94, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 16.27.
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Inc [DCPH] reported earnings per share of -$0.54 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 12/30/2023. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of -$0.58/share, meaning a difference of $0.04 and a surprise factor of 6.90%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 9/29/2023 were -$0.58 per share as compared to estimates of -$0.61 per share, a difference of $0.03 representing a surprise of 4.90%.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Inc [NASDAQ:DCPH] has a current ratio of 3.80. Also, the Quick Ratio is 3.59, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.83. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 7.72, the price to book ratio is 3.58.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Kelly Thomas Patrick, Chief Financial Officer, that happened on Feb 16 ’24 when 3010.0 shares were sold. EVP & Chief Medical Officer, Sherman Matthew L completed a deal on Feb 16 ’24 to sell 2615.0 shares. Meanwhile, SVP, Chief Development Officer Pitman Jama sold 2267.0 shares on Feb 16 ’24.
