Maplight Therapeutics (NASDAQ:MPLT) Director Purchases $148,702.40 in Stock

Maplight Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPLTGet Free Report) Director Troy Cox bought 15,620 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 28th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $9.52 per share, for a total transaction of $148,702.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 15,620 shares in the company, valued at approximately $148,702.40. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Maplight Therapeutics Trading Down 6.6%

Shares of Maplight Therapeutics stock opened at $14.03 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $30.98 and its 200 day moving average price is $24.96. Maplight Therapeutics, Inc. has a twelve month low of $9.10 and a twelve month high of $40.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $597.96 million and a P/E ratio of -0.34.

Maplight Therapeutics (NASDAQ:MPLTGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported ($1.34) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.91) by ($0.43). As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Maplight Therapeutics, Inc. will post -5.22 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently commented on MPLT shares. Morgan Stanley restated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $21.00 price target (down from $34.00) on shares of Maplight Therapeutics in a report on Tuesday. HC Wainwright dropped their price objective on shares of Maplight Therapeutics from $45.00 to $26.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Maplight Therapeutics in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Maplight Therapeutics in a report on Monday. Finally, Craig Hallum reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $25.00 price target on shares of Maplight Therapeutics in a research report on Tuesday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $34.42.

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Hedge Funds Weigh In On Maplight Therapeutics

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of MPLT. Strs Ohio acquired a new stake in Maplight Therapeutics in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $53,000. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey purchased a new stake in shares of Maplight Therapeutics during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $70,000. New York State Common Retirement Fund acquired a new position in shares of Maplight Therapeutics during the fourth quarter worth $93,000. MetLife Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Maplight Therapeutics during the fourth quarter worth $172,000. Finally, Walleye Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Maplight Therapeutics in the fourth quarter valued at $205,000.

About Maplight Therapeutics

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We are a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on improving the lives of patients suffering from debilitating central nervous system, or CNS, disorders. We were founded by globally recognized leaders in psychiatry and neuroscience research to address the lack of circuit-specific pharmacotherapies available for patients. Our discovery platform holds the potential to fill this void by identifying neural circuits causally linked to disease and targeting those circuits for therapeutic modulation.

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