Mark Alvino Sells 15,000 Shares of Abeona Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ABEO) Stock

Abeona Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:ABEOGet Free Report) Director Mark Alvino sold 15,000 shares of Abeona Therapeutics stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $5.86, for a total value of $87,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 62,065 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $363,700.90. The trade was a 19.46% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Abeona Therapeutics Price Performance

Shares of ABEO stock opened at $5.95 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $6.42 and its 200-day moving average is $5.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 6.40 and a current ratio of 6.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $340.22 million, a PE ratio of -5.46 and a beta of 1.33. Abeona Therapeutics Inc. has a 52 week low of $4.00 and a 52 week high of $7.65.

Abeona Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ABEOGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The biopharmaceutical company reported ($0.35) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.23) by ($0.12). The firm had revenue of $11.38 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.24 million. Equities research analysts expect that Abeona Therapeutics Inc. will post -0.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Abeona Therapeutics

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new position in shares of Abeona Therapeutics in the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in shares of Abeona Therapeutics by 49.6% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 6,500 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 2,155 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. bought a new stake in Abeona Therapeutics in the third quarter valued at about $37,000. Truvestments Capital LLC increased its holdings in Abeona Therapeutics by 191.4% in the fourth quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC now owns 10,307 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 6,770 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sherbrooke Park Advisers LLC acquired a new position in Abeona Therapeutics in the third quarter valued at about $64,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.56% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Abeona Therapeutics from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 1st. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Abeona Therapeutics from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research report on Monday, August 17th. HC Wainwright reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $20.00 price objective on shares of Abeona Therapeutics in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and set a $21.00 target price (down from $22.00) on shares of Abeona Therapeutics in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $19.33.

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Abeona Therapeutics is a clinical‐stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of gene and cell therapies for severe, life‐threatening rare diseases and oncology indications. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Abeona leverages proprietary viral and non‐viral delivery platforms to correct or compensate for underlying genetic deficiencies. The company’s research efforts target pediatric neurodegenerative disorders as well as debilitating dermatologic conditions with high unmet medical need.

The company’s lead clinical programs include separate AAV‐based gene therapies for CLN1 and CLN3 forms of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis, alongside an ex vivo autologous cell therapy for recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa.

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