12,676 Shares in Exelixis, Inc. $EXEL Bought by Expressive Wealth LLC

Expressive Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Exelixis, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXELFree Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 12,676 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock, valued at approximately $690,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of EXEL. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Exelixis by 81.6% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 43,181 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock worth $1,592,000 after purchasing an additional 19,407 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Exelixis by 4.9% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,466,779 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $54,153,000 after buying an additional 68,133 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth grew its stake in shares of Exelixis by 83.4% in the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 38,458 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $1,420,000 after buying an additional 17,483 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Exelixis by 134.3% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,647 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $61,000 after buying an additional 944 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in Exelixis by 23.8% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 14,362 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock worth $633,000 after buying an additional 2,764 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.27% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Sue Gail Eckhardt sold 9,812 shares of Exelixis stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.14, for a total value of $491,973.68. Following the transaction, the director owned 16,079 shares in the company, valued at $806,201.06. This trade represents a 37.90% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Jack L. Wyszomierski sold 3,925 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.55, for a total transaction of $198,408.75. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 284,384 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,375,611.20. This represents a 1.36% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 67,000 shares of company stock valued at $3,404,652 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 2.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EXEL has been the topic of several recent research reports. Citizens Jmp raised their price objective on shares of Exelixis from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. TD Cowen boosted their target price on shares of Exelixis from $51.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. HC Wainwright restated a “buy” rating and set a $56.00 price target on shares of Exelixis in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Exelixis from $45.00 to $49.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Exelixis in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $50.07.

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Exelixis Stock Performance

EXEL opened at $54.08 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $54.26 and a 200 day moving average price of $48.56. Exelixis, Inc. has a twelve month low of $33.76 and a twelve month high of $57.57. The firm has a market cap of $13.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 0.44.

Exelixis (NASDAQ:EXELGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The biotechnology company reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.06. Exelixis had a return on equity of 42.17% and a net margin of 35.33%.The firm had revenue of $628.69 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $636.40 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.75 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 10.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts anticipate that Exelixis, Inc. will post 3.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Exelixis Profile

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Exelixis, Inc is a biotechnology company specializing in the discovery, development and commercialization of small molecule therapies primarily for the treatment of cancer. Building on a platform that leverages model organism genetics and high-throughput screening, the company focuses its research on kinase inhibitors that modulate critical signaling pathways involved in tumor growth and metastasis. Exelixis’s translational research approach aims to advance novel compounds from early-stage discovery through clinical development and regulatory approval.

The company’s most recognized products include CABOMETYX® (cabozantinib), approved for the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma and hepatocellular carcinoma, and COMETRIQ® (cabozantinib) for metastatic medullary thyroid cancer.

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