Capstone Capital Management Ltd bought a new position in Legend Biotech Corporation Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:LEGN – Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 19,562 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $425,000.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Clearstead Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Legend Biotech by 76.5% during the 3rd quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 847 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 367 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Legend Biotech by 171.9% during the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,047 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 662 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Legend Biotech in the 2nd quarter worth $78,000. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in Legend Biotech in the third quarter worth about $104,000. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio raised its position in shares of Legend Biotech by 31.0% in the 3rd quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 3,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $124,000 after acquiring an additional 900 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.89% of the company’s stock.
Legend Biotech Stock Performance
Shares of NASDAQ LEGN opened at $26.98 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $4.99 billion, a P/E ratio of -39.68 and a beta of 0.29. Legend Biotech Corporation Sponsored ADR has a 52-week low of $16.24 and a 52-week high of $45.30. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $21.47 and its two-hundred day moving average is $22.58.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several brokerages recently issued reports on LEGN. HC Wainwright reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $50.00 price target on shares of Legend Biotech in a research note on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $69.00 price target on shares of Legend Biotech in a report on Tuesday, March 10th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of Legend Biotech from $62.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Rothschild & Co Redburn downgraded Legend Biotech from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $24.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Legend Biotech from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $59.00.
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Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, CEO Ying Huang sold 9,936 shares of Legend Biotech stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.77, for a total transaction of $87,138.72. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 247,438 shares in the company, valued at $2,170,031.26. This trade represents a 3.86% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.02% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Legend Biotech Company Profile
Legend Biotech (NASDAQ: LEGN) is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development and commercialization of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapies for oncology. Headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey, with research and development operations in Shanghai, the company leverages a global infrastructure to advance innovative cellular therapies. Legend Biotech pursues a strategy of strategic collaboration to extend its reach, most notably through its partnership with Janssen Biotech, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.
The company’s lead asset, ciltacabtagene autoleucel (commercially marketed as Carvykti), is a B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)–directed CAR-T therapy for the treatment of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.
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