Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc [APLS] stock prices are up 1.09% to $27.71 at the moment. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The APLS shares have gain 2.71% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.11%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc [NASDAQ: APLS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 25, 2024, when RBC Capital Mkts initiated its Sector Perform rating and assigned the stock a price target of $25. On October 16, 2024, Scotiabank initiated with a Sector Outperform rating. Piper Sandler started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and suggested a price target of $46 on May 31, 2024. Jefferies upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $80 on February 05, 2024. Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to Equal Weight for this stock on December 14, 2023. In a note dated November 09, 2023, Goldman initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $74 on this stock.
The stock price of Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc [APLS] has been fluctuating between $26.28 and $73.80 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $76.13 within the next 12 months. Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc [NASDAQ: APLS] shares were valued at $27.71 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 174.74% based on the average APLS price forecast.
Analyzing the APLS fundamentals
The Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc [NASDAQ:APLS] reported sales of 628.79M for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 110.26%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.86% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.53%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.54%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.54%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.37, Equity is -1.39 and Total Capital is -0.44. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.75.
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 26.99 points at the first support level, and at 26.26 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 28.25, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 28.78.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc [NASDAQ:APLS]’s Current Ratio is 5.08. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 4.18, while the Cash Ratio is 2.14. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.37, the price to book ratio is 12.76.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Dunlop A. Sinclair, Director, that happened on Sep 16 ’24 when 37000.0 shares were sold. VP/Chief Accounting Officer, Chopas James George completed a deal on Sep 16 ’24 to sell 192.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Chopas James George bought 192.0 shares on Sep 16 ’24.
