Fractyl Health (NASDAQ:GUTS) CEO Harith Rajagopalan Acquires 25,000 Shares

Fractyl Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:GUTSGet Free Report) CEO Harith Rajagopalan acquired 25,000 shares of Fractyl Health stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were bought at an average price of $0.73 per share, for a total transaction of $18,250.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 540,557 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $394,606.61. This represents a 4.85% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

Fractyl Health Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of GUTS opened at $0.72 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $0.69 and its two-hundred day moving average is $1.07. The stock has a market cap of $114.85 million, a PE ratio of -0.56 and a beta of 2.34. Fractyl Health, Inc. has a 12 month low of $0.38 and a 12 month high of $2.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41, a current ratio of 4.28 and a quick ratio of 4.28.

Fractyl Health (NASDAQ:GUTSGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 12th. The company reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.17) by $0.23. Equities analysts forecast that Fractyl Health, Inc. will post -0.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

GUTS has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. HC Wainwright reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $8.00 price target on shares of Fractyl Health in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $8.00 price target on shares of Fractyl Health in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Fractyl Health in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Fractyl Health from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $5.40.

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Institutional Trading of Fractyl Health

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Nantahala Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Fractyl Health in the third quarter valued at about $19,298,000. 683 Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Fractyl Health by 30.1% in the fourth quarter. 683 Capital Management LLC now owns 6,047,620 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,305,000 after buying an additional 1,397,620 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP increased its holdings in Fractyl Health by 234.9% in the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 5,926,745 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,039,000 after buying an additional 4,156,969 shares during the last quarter. Pale Fire Capital SE increased its holdings in Fractyl Health by 84.5% in the first quarter. Pale Fire Capital SE now owns 5,921,045 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,711,000 after buying an additional 2,711,103 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alyeska Investment Group L.P. bought a new stake in Fractyl Health in the third quarter valued at about $8,981,000.

About Fractyl Health

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Fractyl Health, Inc is a clinical-stage medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of minimally invasive, endoscopic therapies for metabolic diseases. Headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts, Fractyl is advancing treatments that target the underlying physiology of conditions such as type 2 diabetes, obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) by modifying the duodenal mucosa to improve metabolic control.

The company’s lead product, Revita® Duodenal Mucosal Resurfacing (Revita DMR), employs a catheter-based hydrothermal ablation technique to remodel the lining of the upper small intestine.

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