Mayukh Sukhatme Sells 284,707 Shares of Roivant Sciences (NASDAQ:ROIV) Stock

Roivant Sciences Ltd. (NASDAQ:ROIVGet Free Report) insider Mayukh Sukhatme sold 284,707 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.25, for a total transaction of $10,320,628.75. Following the sale, the insider owned 18,630,739 shares in the company, valued at approximately $675,364,288.75. The trade was a 1.51% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Mayukh Sukhatme also recently made the following trade(s):

  • On Friday, August 14th, Mayukh Sukhatme sold 243,177 shares of Roivant Sciences stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.23, for a total transaction of $8,810,302.71.
  • On Tuesday, August 18th, Mayukh Sukhatme sold 136,942 shares of Roivant Sciences stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.73, for a total transaction of $5,029,879.66.

Roivant Sciences Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ROIV opened at $37.40 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $27.01 billion, a PE ratio of -70.57 and a beta of 1.12. Roivant Sciences Ltd. has a 1 year low of $11.54 and a 1 year high of $37.97. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $34.34 and a 200-day moving average price of $30.28.

Roivant Sciences (NASDAQ:ROIVGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, August 7th. The company reported ($0.26) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.30) by $0.04. The company had revenue of $1.44 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.06 million. Roivant Sciences had a negative net margin of 3,534.96% and a negative return on equity of 22.94%. On average, research analysts expect that Roivant Sciences Ltd. will post -1.83 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on ROIV. Bank of America reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Roivant Sciences in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Weiss Ratings cut Roivant Sciences from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Citigroup upped their price target on Roivant Sciences from $42.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 10th. HC Wainwright increased their price objective on shares of Roivant Sciences from $34.00 to $41.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Guggenheim lifted their price objective on shares of Roivant Sciences from $36.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $35.14.

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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Roivant Sciences

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its stake in Roivant Sciences by 8.7% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 4,686 shares of the company’s stock valued at $130,000 after buying an additional 376 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its stake in Roivant Sciences by 21.8% in the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 2,465 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,000 after acquiring an additional 441 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Roivant Sciences by 4.6% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 10,166 shares of the company’s stock worth $282,000 after acquiring an additional 445 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its holdings in shares of Roivant Sciences by 13.9% during the 2nd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 3,995 shares of the company’s stock worth $141,000 after acquiring an additional 487 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund raised its holdings in shares of Roivant Sciences by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 87,152 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,891,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. 64.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Roivant Sciences

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Roivant Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies through a network of subsidiary businesses known as “Vants.” Founded in 2014, Roivant acquires or in-licenses clinical-stage assets that have progressed beyond proof of concept and seeks to advance them efficiently toward regulatory approval. By organizing each program into a dedicated subsidiary, the company aims to streamline decision-making, allocate resources more effectively, and accelerate development timelines.

The core activities of Roivant involve identifying promising drug candidates across a range of therapeutic areas, including neurology, rare diseases, immunology, oncology, and women’s health.

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