Shares of NovoCure Limited (NASDAQ:NVCR – Get Free Report) have received an average rating of “Hold” from the seven analysts that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have assigned a hold recommendation and two have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $21.20.
NVCR has been the topic of several recent research reports. Zacks Research raised NovoCure from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of NovoCure in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Wedbush lifted their price objective on NovoCure from $18.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. HC Wainwright set a $32.00 target price on NovoCure in a report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. initiated coverage on shares of NovoCure in a research report on Monday, July 13th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $17.00 target price for the company.
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Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in NovoCure by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,958,209 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock worth $141,690,000 after purchasing an additional 502,368 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. grew its position in NovoCure by 367.6% during the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 114,281 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,246,000 after buying an additional 89,839 shares during the period. Eversept Partners LP purchased a new stake in NovoCure during the fourth quarter worth about $1,564,000. First Trust Advisors LP bought a new stake in NovoCure in the first quarter worth about $1,028,000. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its stake in NovoCure by 23.7% in the first quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 2,487,376 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $27,112,000 after acquiring an additional 477,128 shares during the last quarter. 84.61% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
NovoCure Stock Performance
NVCR opened at $17.38 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $2.02 billion, a P/E ratio of -13.37 and a beta of 1.01. NovoCure has a 52-week low of $9.82 and a 52-week high of $21.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 2.70 and a current ratio of 2.89. The business’s fifty day moving average is $16.67 and its 200-day moving average is $14.92.
NovoCure (NASDAQ:NVCR – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The medical equipment provider reported ($0.13) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.33) by $0.20. NovoCure had a negative net margin of 21.25% and a negative return on equity of 44.00%. The business had revenue of $183.58 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $172.44 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned ($0.36) earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 15.6% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts expect that NovoCure will post -1.21 EPS for the current fiscal year.
NovoCure Company Profile
NovoCure is a global oncology company pioneering Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields), a novel anti-mitotic therapy for solid tumors. The company’s non-invasive treatment platforms deliver low-intensity, alternating electric fields designed to disrupt cancer cell division. NovoCure’s approach offers an alternative modality to complement existing therapies in oncology, with a focus on hard-to-treat malignancies.
Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Haifa, Israel, NovoCure maintains a second operational center in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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