Latash Investments LLC Takes $1.01 Million Position in Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. $AQST

Latash Investments LLC bought a new stake in Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AQSTFree Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 243,134 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,011,000. Aquestive Therapeutics comprises 0.7% of Latash Investments LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest position.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of AQST. Wasatch Advisors LP increased its position in Aquestive Therapeutics by 57.8% during the second quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 1,385,843 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,765,000 after buying an additional 507,527 shares during the last quarter. Walleye Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Aquestive Therapeutics in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,175,000. Simplify Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Aquestive Therapeutics in the first quarter valued at approximately $972,000. Bleakley Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Aquestive Therapeutics during the 1st quarter worth approximately $563,000. Finally, Everstar Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Aquestive Therapeutics by 60.4% during the 1st quarter. Everstar Asset Management LLC now owns 553,181 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,296,000 after acquiring an additional 208,381 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 32.45% of the company’s stock.

Aquestive Therapeutics Stock Performance

AQST opened at $4.59 on Thursday. Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $2.93 and a fifty-two week high of $7.55. The company has a market capitalization of $576.09 million, a P/E ratio of -7.06 and a beta of 1.49. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $4.16 and a 200-day moving average of $4.11.

Aquestive Therapeutics (NASDAQ:AQSTGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 11th. The company reported ($0.18) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.10) by ($0.08). The company had revenue of $13.82 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.42 million. On average, equities research analysts predict that Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. will post -0.45 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Aquestive Therapeutics

In other Aquestive Therapeutics news, Director Julie Krop sold 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $5.02, for a total transaction of $125,500.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 25,000 shares in the company, valued at $125,500. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 6.81% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently weighed in on AQST. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Aquestive Therapeutics in a report on Friday, July 17th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Aquestive Therapeutics from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, August 15th. Finally, Oppenheimer started coverage on shares of Aquestive Therapeutics in a research report on Friday, April 24th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $8.00 price objective for the company. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $8.50.

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Aquestive Therapeutics Profile

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Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel drug delivery systems. Leveraging its proprietary PharmFilm® technology, Aquestive designs thin-film formulations that facilitate sublingual, buccal and oral delivery of small molecules, offering rapid onset of action and improved patient compliance compared with traditional dosage forms.

The company’s lead product, Libervant® (diazepam) Buccal Film, is approved by the U.S.

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