OvaScience (OVAS) Stock Rises on Positive Barron’s Article

Shares of OvaScience, Inc. (OVAS) are higher by 4% to $46.73 in late trading on Friday, following a positive Barron’s article that suggest shares of the fertility specialist could double.

OvaScience stock gapped up at the open Friday, but was range-bound throughout the first-half of the session. It extended afterwards, printing an intraday high of $48.74 with the last hour of trading spent drifting laterally. The stock is currently getting closer to retest its $48.85 1-month high.

Fundamentally, OVAS shows the following financial data:

  • $60.23 million in cash in most recent quarter
  • $65.57 million t-12 total assets
  • $55.33 million total equity
  • ($49.52) million annual net income

On valuation measures, Ovascience Inc. shares have a T-12 price/book ratio of 19.59. EPS is ($2.16). The name has a market cap of $1.19 billion and a median Wall Street price target of $57.00 with a high target of $100.00. Currently there are 7 analysts that rate OVAS a ‘Buy’. No analyst rates it a ‘Hold’ or a ‘Sell’.

In terms of share statistics, Ovascience Inc. has a total of 26.58 million shares outstanding with 29.76% held by insiders and 58.10% held by institutions. The stock’s short interest currently stands at 15.75%, bringing the total number of shares sold short to 3.26 million.

Shares of the Cambridge Massachusetts-based company are up a staggering 330.53% year-over-year and 1.74% year-to-date.

OvaScience, Inc. engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of new treatments for infertility. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Create Content With AI

Try TradingView For Free

Risk Our Money Not Yours | Get 50% Off Any Account

Disclaimer: This page contains affiliate links. If you choose to make a purchase after clicking a link, we may receive a commission at no additional cost to you. Thank you for your support!

Be the first to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.


*

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.