HC Wainwright Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Replimune Group (NASDAQ:REPL) Stock

Replimune Group (NASDAQ:REPLGet Free Report) had its price target lifted by research analysts at HC Wainwright from $21.00 to $22.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the stock. HC Wainwright’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 56.03% from the stock’s previous close.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of Replimune Group from $18.00 to $27.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on shares of Replimune Group from $16.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Replimune Group currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $19.29.

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Replimune Group Stock Performance

Shares of REPL stock opened at $14.10 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $964.72 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.62 and a beta of 1.30. Replimune Group has a 52 week low of $4.92 and a 52 week high of $17.00. The company has a quick ratio of 10.11, a current ratio of 10.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $12.54 and a 200-day moving average of $11.72.

Replimune Group (NASDAQ:REPLGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported ($0.79) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.70) by ($0.09). On average, equities analysts forecast that Replimune Group will post -2.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Replimune Group

In other news, CEO Sushil Patel sold 10,000 shares of Replimune Group stock in a transaction on Monday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.42, for a total transaction of $124,200.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 202,014 shares in the company, valued at $2,509,013.88. The trade was a 4.72 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Konstantinos Xynos sold 7,246 shares of Replimune Group stock in a transaction on Monday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.78, for a total value of $78,111.88. Following the sale, the insider now owns 109,885 shares in the company, valued at $1,184,560.30. The trade was a 6.19 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 8.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Replimune Group

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Replimune Group by 12.1% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 484,797 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,313,000 after purchasing an additional 52,498 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Replimune Group by 17.9% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,428,301 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,657,000 after acquiring an additional 217,308 shares during the period. Barclays PLC raised its stake in Replimune Group by 165.5% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 158,491 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,738,000 after acquiring an additional 98,791 shares during the period. LMR Partners LLP raised its stake in Replimune Group by 145.8% in the 3rd quarter. LMR Partners LLP now owns 82,479 shares of the company’s stock valued at $904,000 after acquiring an additional 48,920 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp raised its stake in Replimune Group by 102.1% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,340,042 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,647,000 after acquiring an additional 1,182,181 shares during the period. 92.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Replimune Group Company Profile

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Replimune Group, Inc, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, focuses on the development of oncolytic immunotherapies to treat cancer. The company's proprietary tumor-directed oncolytic immunotherapy product candidates are designed and intended to activate the immune system against cancer. Its lead product candidate is RP1, a selectively replicating version of HSV-1 that expresses GALV-GP R(-) and human GM-CSF, which is in Phase I/II clinical trials for a range of solid tumors; and that has completed Phase II clinical trials for treating cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.

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