Insider Selling: Liquidia (NASDAQ:LQDA) Director Sells $1,986,750.00 in Stock

Liquidia Corporation (NASDAQ:LQDAGet Free Report) Director Stephen Bloch sold 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.47, for a total transaction of $1,986,750.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 855,073 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $67,952,651.31. This trade represents a 2.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Liquidia Price Performance

Liquidia stock opened at $79.47 on Thursday. Liquidia Corporation has a 52 week low of $12.88 and a 52 week high of $82.96. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $63.33 and a 200 day simple moving average of $46.35. The company has a quick ratio of 2.03, a current ratio of 2.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. The stock has a market cap of $7.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 567.68 and a beta of 0.55.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $132.87 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $119.44 million. Liquidia had a return on equity of 46.82% and a net margin of 7.74%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4187.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts forecast that Liquidia Corporation will post 3.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

LQDA has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Oppenheimer set a $75.00 price target on shares of Liquidia in a report on Friday, June 5th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Liquidia from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. HC Wainwright increased their target price on Liquidia from $67.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Needham & Company LLC raised their price target on Liquidia from $54.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, BTIG Research lifted their price target on Liquidia from $59.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $68.88.

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Institutional Trading of Liquidia

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. bought a new stake in shares of Liquidia in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Covestor Ltd grew its position in Liquidia by 41.9% during the 4th quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,216 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 359 shares during the last quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC bought a new position in Liquidia during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $34,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC bought a new position in Liquidia during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Finally, Hurley Capital LLC increased its stake in Liquidia by 140.7% in the 4th quarter. Hurley Capital LLC now owns 5,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $179,000 after purchasing an additional 3,040 shares during the period. 64.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Liquidia

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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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