ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPRY) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPRYGet Free Report) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $28.60.

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price objective on shares of ARS Pharmaceuticals from $12.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Leerink Partners set a $26.00 target price on ARS Pharmaceuticals and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 10th. Northland Securities started coverage on ARS Pharmaceuticals in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $25.00 price target on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded ARS Pharmaceuticals from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, May 16th. Finally, Zacks Research raised ARS Pharmaceuticals from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th.

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Institutional Trading of ARS Pharmaceuticals

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of SPRY. Rubric Capital Management LP raised its holdings in ARS Pharmaceuticals by 29.0% during the first quarter. Rubric Capital Management LP now owns 8,000,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,240,000 after buying an additional 1,800,000 shares during the last quarter. Aberdeen Group plc grew its holdings in shares of ARS Pharmaceuticals by 14.8% during the fourth quarter. Aberdeen Group plc now owns 3,556,049 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,428,000 after buying an additional 459,027 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of ARS Pharmaceuticals by 7.3% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,500,303 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,178,000 after buying an additional 237,630 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of ARS Pharmaceuticals by 11.3% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,223,581 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,555,000 after acquiring an additional 328,325 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Millennium Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of ARS Pharmaceuticals during the fourth quarter worth about $36,912,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.16% of the company’s stock.

ARS Pharmaceuticals Stock Performance

NASDAQ:SPRY opened at $9.40 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 4.77, a current ratio of 4.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.79. ARS Pharmaceuticals has a twelve month low of $6.66 and a twelve month high of $18.90. The company has a fifty day moving average of $8.17 and a 200-day moving average of $9.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $933.42 million, a P/E ratio of -4.68 and a beta of 0.93.

ARS Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SPRYGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Friday, May 15th. The company reported ($0.61) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.53) by ($0.08). ARS Pharmaceuticals had a negative return on equity of 153.61% and a negative net margin of 200.00%.The company had revenue of $22.68 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.20 million. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that ARS Pharmaceuticals will post -1.75 EPS for the current year.

About ARS Pharmaceuticals

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ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc, a biopharmaceutical company, develops treatments for severe allergic reactions. The company is developing neffy, a needle-free and low-dose intranasal epinephrine nasal spray for the emergency treatment of Type I allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis. It serves healthcare professionals, patients, and caregivers. ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

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