Cryoport, Inc. (NASDAQ:CYRX – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 2,630,000 shares, a decrease of 9.6% from the September 15th total of 2,910,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 678,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.9 days. Approximately 5.5% of the company’s shares are sold short.
Cryoport Stock Down 1.8 %
Shares of CYRX stock traded down $0.13 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $7.13. The company had a trading volume of 190,286 shares, compared to its average volume of 585,332. The company has a market capitalization of $351.20 million, a P/E ratio of -2.89 and a beta of 1.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 7.99 and a current ratio of 8.38. Cryoport has a twelve month low of $5.32 and a twelve month high of $20.10. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $8.20 and its 200 day simple moving average is $10.45.
Cryoport (NASDAQ:CYRX – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 6th. The company reported ($1.62) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.37) by ($1.25). The firm had revenue of $57.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $57.65 million. Cryoport had a negative net margin of 76.48% and a negative return on equity of 15.55%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned ($0.42) EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Cryoport will post -1.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several brokerages recently commented on CYRX. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Cryoport from $17.00 to $7.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 7th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered Cryoport from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $20.00 to $8.00 in a research note on Wednesday, August 7th. Needham & Company LLC reduced their price objective on Cryoport from $18.00 to $11.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 7th. Finally, B. Riley raised shares of Cryoport from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $19.00 to $15.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 31st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Cryoport has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $11.60.
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Insider Activity at Cryoport
In other Cryoport news, Director Ramkumar Mandalam sold 4,167 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.04, for a total value of $33,502.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 56,032 shares in the company, valued at approximately $450,497.28. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 7,167 shares of company stock valued at $60,363. Company insiders own 10.10% of the company’s stock.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cryoport
A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CYRX. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in shares of Cryoport by 3.1% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 48,522 shares of the company’s stock worth $859,000 after purchasing an additional 1,438 shares during the last quarter. Comerica Bank increased its holdings in shares of Cryoport by 73.0% in the 1st quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 3,481 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,000 after acquiring an additional 1,469 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its position in shares of Cryoport by 9.5% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 17,683 shares of the company’s stock valued at $122,000 after acquiring an additional 1,534 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers lifted its stake in Cryoport by 3.4% during the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 64,158 shares of the company’s stock worth $443,000 after purchasing an additional 2,086 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System boosted its holdings in Cryoport by 27.8% in the first quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System now owns 15,638 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,000 after purchasing an additional 3,400 shares during the period. 92.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Cryoport Company Profile
Cryoport, Inc provides temperature-controlled supply chain solutions in biopharma/pharma, animal health, and human reproductive medicine markets in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers Cryoport Express Shippers; Cryoport ELITE -80°C Gene Therapy Shipper; Cryoport ELITE Cryosphere Shipper; Cryoport consulting services, including physical, thermal, and shipping qualifications of shipping systems and/or packaging to developing custom packaging solutions; and Cryoport bioservices, such as controlled temperature storage, fulfilment, kit production, secondary packaging, labelling of therapeutic products, and GMP raw materials storage services.
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