Liquidia (NASDAQ:LQDA) Director Stephen Bloch Sells 145,954 Shares

Liquidia Corporation (NASDAQ:LQDAGet Free Report) Director Stephen Bloch sold 145,954 shares of Liquidia stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.58, for a total value of $9,571,663.32. Following the sale, the director directly owned 1,418,453 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $93,022,147.74. This represents a 9.33% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

Liquidia Stock Down 0.6%

LQDA opened at $71.23 on Friday. Liquidia Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $11.85 and a fifty-two week high of $72.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 2.03 and a current ratio of 2.22. The company has a market capitalization of $6.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 508.82 and a beta of 0.58. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $49.85 and a 200-day moving average of $40.89.

Liquidia (NASDAQ:LQDAGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.11. Liquidia had a return on equity of 46.82% and a net margin of 7.74%.The company had revenue of $132.87 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $119.44 million. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4187.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts expect that Liquidia Corporation will post 2.97 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on LQDA. BTIG Research lifted their target price on Liquidia from $50.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $60.00 target price on shares of Liquidia in a report on Monday, May 11th. Wall Street Zen raised Liquidia from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 16th. HC Wainwright lifted their target price on Liquidia from $67.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, June 5th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Liquidia from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $60.29.

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Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of LQDA. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. acquired a new position in Liquidia during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Liquidia during the second quarter worth about $25,000. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ acquired a new position in Liquidia during the third quarter worth about $30,000. FNY Investment Advisers LLC acquired a new position in Liquidia during the third quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Covestor Ltd raised its stake in Liquidia by 41.9% during the fourth quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,216 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 359 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.54% of the company’s stock.

Liquidia Company Profile

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Liquidia Technologies, Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. The company leverages its proprietary PRINT® (Particle Replication In Non-wetting Templates) platform to engineer precisely shaped and sized drug particles, with the goal of improving delivery, efficacy and safety profiles. By controlling particle characteristics at the nanoscale, Liquidia seeks to enhance respiratory and other therapies that depend on targeted delivery.

The company’s lead product candidate, LIQ861, is a dry powder formulation of treprostinil designed for inhalation in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

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