Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc [LXRX] stock prices are up 1.69% to $1.2 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The LXRX shares have gain 5.26% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -9.09%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc [NASDAQ: LXRX] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 05, 2025, when Leerink Partners downgraded its rating to a Market Perform and also revised its price target to $1 from $2. Previously, H.C. Wainwright started tracking the stock with Buy rating on June 17, 2024, and set its price target to $10. On April 30, 2024, Leerink Partners initiated with an Outperform rating and assigned a price target of $5 on the stock. Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and suggested a price target of $3 on March 07, 2023. Piper Sandler initiated its recommendation with an Overweight and recommended $10 as its price target on August 12, 2022. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on January 29, 2021, but kept the price target unchanged to $7. In a note dated January 29, 2021, Wedbush downgraded a Neutral rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $2 to $8.
The stock price of Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc [LXRX] has been fluctuating between $0.28 and $1.66 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $6 within the next 12 months. Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc [NASDAQ: LXRX] shares were valued at $1.2 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 400.0% based on the average LXRX price forecast.
Analyzing the LXRX fundamentals
The Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc [NASDAQ:LXRX] reported sales of 70.86M for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 710.40%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.99% with Operating Profit Margin at -2.03%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -2.06%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -2.06%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.53, Equity is -0.84 and Total Capital is -0.62. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.47.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc [NASDAQ:LXRX]’s Current Ratio is 5.64. Also, the Quick Ratio is 5.63, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.61. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.15, the price to book ratio is 3.63.
