Stephen Bloch Sells 100,000 Shares of Liquidia (NASDAQ:LQDA) Stock

Liquidia Corporation (NASDAQ:LQDAGet Free Report) Director Stephen Bloch sold 100,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.74, for a total value of $7,574,000.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 880,073 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $66,656,729.02. The trade was a 10.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link.

Liquidia Trading Up 2.0%

NASDAQ LQDA traded up $1.50 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $75.54. The company had a trading volume of 2,085,398 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,848,579. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $54.51 and a 200 day moving average of $42.91. Liquidia Corporation has a 1-year low of $11.85 and a 1-year high of $77.09. The company has a current ratio of 2.22, a quick ratio of 2.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 539.61 and a beta of 0.58.

Liquidia (NASDAQ:LQDAGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $132.87 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $119.44 million. Liquidia had a net margin of 7.74% and a return on equity of 46.82%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4187.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Liquidia Corporation will post 2.97 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

LQDA has been the subject of several research reports. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Liquidia in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Zacks Research upgraded Liquidia from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on Liquidia from $54.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Oppenheimer set a $75.00 price objective on Liquidia in a report on Friday, June 5th. Finally, BTIG Research increased their target price on Liquidia from $59.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Liquidia currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $67.43.

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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Liquidia

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its holdings in Liquidia by 4.7% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 37,681 shares of the company’s stock valued at $556,000 after acquiring an additional 1,700 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in Liquidia by 10.7% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 861,231 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,703,000 after acquiring an additional 82,955 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its position in shares of Liquidia by 15.2% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 121,756 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,796,000 after purchasing an additional 16,022 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning raised its holdings in shares of Liquidia by 40.7% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 26,840 shares of the company’s stock valued at $334,000 after purchasing an additional 7,765 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc raised its holdings in shares of Liquidia by 13.4% in the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 94,152 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,174,000 after purchasing an additional 11,111 shares in the last quarter. 64.54% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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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