Roivant Sciences Ltd. (NASDAQ:ROIV – Get Free Report) Director Melissa Epperly sold 4,938 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $39.74, for a total transaction of $196,236.12. Following the transaction, the director owned 9,900 shares in the company, valued at $393,426. This represents a 33.28% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
Roivant Sciences Price Performance
NASDAQ:ROIV traded up $0.41 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $39.98. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 7,603,971 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,302,233. The company has a market cap of $28.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -75.43 and a beta of 1.12. Roivant Sciences Ltd. has a one year low of $14.50 and a one year high of $42.50. The business’s 50-day moving average is $36.04 and its 200-day moving average is $31.89.
Roivant Sciences (NASDAQ:ROIV – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, August 7th. The company reported ($0.26) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.30) by $0.04. Roivant Sciences had a negative return on equity of 22.94% and a negative net margin of 3,534.96%.The company had revenue of $1.44 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.06 million. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Roivant Sciences Ltd. will post -2 EPS for the current fiscal year.
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Hedge Funds Weigh In On Roivant Sciences
Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of ROIV. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in Roivant Sciences by 365.2% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 10,982,633 shares of the company’s stock worth $238,323,000 after purchasing an additional 8,621,567 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Roivant Sciences in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $112,750,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Roivant Sciences in the 4th quarter worth approximately $76,272,000. Baker BROS. Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Roivant Sciences by 47.4% during the 4th quarter. Baker BROS. Advisors LP now owns 5,555,017 shares of the company’s stock worth $120,544,000 after purchasing an additional 1,787,244 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in shares of Roivant Sciences by 179.0% during the 2nd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,687,870 shares of the company’s stock worth $95,124,000 after purchasing an additional 1,724,588 shares in the last quarter. 64.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Roivant Sciences Company Profile
Roivant Sciences Ltd. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing medicines for patients with significant unmet medical needs. The company concentrates on areas including immunology, dermatology, oncology and other specialty conditions, using a combination of internally developed programs, external licensing and strategic acquisitions.
Roivant organizes many of its drug-development activities through subsidiary companies known as “Vants.” These businesses are designed to advance individual therapeutic programs or groups of related assets, while Roivant provides operational, scientific and strategic support.
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