Caris Life Sciences (NASDAQ:CAI) Insider Brian Brille Sells 400,000 Shares

Caris Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:CAIGet Free Report) insider Brian Brille sold 400,000 shares of Caris Life Sciences stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.33, for a total transaction of $12,132,000.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 230,303 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,985,089.99. This represents a 63.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Caris Life Sciences Stock Up 9.6%

CAI opened at $30.92 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $21.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $19.26. Caris Life Sciences, Inc. has a 52 week low of $14.19 and a 52 week high of $34.54. The company has a quick ratio of 4.88, a current ratio of 5.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. The stock has a market cap of $8.74 billion, a PE ratio of 85.89 and a beta of 1.10.

Caris Life Sciences declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase plan on Monday, June 8th that permits the company to buyback $100.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 2.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. Wolfe Research lowered Caris Life Sciences from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Caris Life Sciences from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday. BTIG Research boosted their price objective on shares of Caris Life Sciences from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $26.00 target price on shares of Caris Life Sciences in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Caris Life Sciences from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 16th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Caris Life Sciences has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $26.50.

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Hedge Funds Weigh In On Caris Life Sciences

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. PointState Capital LP bought a new stake in Caris Life Sciences during the 2nd quarter valued at $121,690,000. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in Caris Life Sciences in the 2nd quarter worth $98,666,000. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board bought a new stake in Caris Life Sciences in the 2nd quarter worth $24,502,000. Bank of America Corp DE purchased a new position in shares of Caris Life Sciences in the second quarter valued at about $21,395,000. Finally, Amundi raised its stake in shares of Caris Life Sciences by 5,709.5% during the second quarter. Amundi now owns 1,218,364 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,711,000 after acquiring an additional 1,197,392 shares during the last quarter.

Caris Life Sciences Company Profile

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Caris Life Sciences is a precision medicine and biotechnology company headquartered in Irving, Texas. Founded in 2008, the company combines molecular profiling, artificial intelligence and clinical data to support more informed decisions in cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Caris provides comprehensive tumor profiling and other laboratory testing services designed to identify genetic, molecular and immune characteristics of a patient’s cancer. Its offerings are intended to help physicians match patients with targeted therapies, immunotherapies and clinical trials, while also supporting cancer research and drug development.

The company serves healthcare providers, biopharmaceutical companies and academic or research institutions.

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