Martine Rothblatt Sells 9,500 Shares of United Therapeutics (NASDAQ:UTHR) Stock

United Therapeutics Corporation (NASDAQ:UTHRGet Free Report) CEO Martine Rothblatt sold 9,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $568.11, for a total transaction of $5,397,045.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 40,513 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $23,015,840.43. This represents a 19.00% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

United Therapeutics Stock Performance

Shares of UTHR opened at $566.80 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $561.48 and a 200-day simple moving average of $509.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.92, a P/E/G ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 0.60. United Therapeutics Corporation has a 52 week low of $272.12 and a 52 week high of $609.35.

United Therapeutics (NASDAQ:UTHRGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The biotechnology company reported $5.82 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.00 by ($1.18). The company had revenue of $781.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $797.40 million. United Therapeutics had a net margin of 40.62% and a return on equity of 19.24%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $6.63 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that United Therapeutics Corporation will post 27.07 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On United Therapeutics

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Torren Management LLC acquired a new stake in United Therapeutics in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Activest Wealth Management increased its stake in shares of United Therapeutics by 1,400.0% during the 4th quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 60 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. WealthCollab LLC increased its stake in shares of United Therapeutics by 55.9% during the 2nd quarter. WealthCollab LLC now owns 106 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. grew its stake in United Therapeutics by 76.7% in the 2nd quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 106 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Entrust Financial LLC acquired a new position in United Therapeutics in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. 94.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently issued reports on UTHR. Bank of America increased their price target on shares of United Therapeutics from $569.00 to $626.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of United Therapeutics from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price target for the company from $575.00 to $735.00 in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of United Therapeutics in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on shares of United Therapeutics from $575.00 to $600.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $516.00 price objective on shares of United Therapeutics in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $619.42.

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United Therapeutics Company Profile

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United Therapeutics Corporation (NASDAQ: UTHR) is a biotechnology company dedicated to the development and commercialization of unique products to address life-threatening illnesses. The company’s primary focus has been on pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), where it has launched several therapies designed to improve functional capacity and quality of life for patients. Its marketed products include continuous infusion treprostinil (Remodulin), inhaled treprostinil (Tyvaso), oral treprostinil (Orenitram) and tadalafil (Adcirca), each tailored to different modes of administration and patient needs.

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