uniQure (NASDAQ:QURE) Shares Gap Down Following Analyst Downgrade

uniQure N.V. (NASDAQ:QURE – Get Free Report)’s stock price gapped down before the market opened on Monday after Barclays downgraded the stock from an overweight rating to an equal weight rating. The stock had previously closed at $23.46, but opened at $22.28. Barclays now has a $28.00 price target on the stock, down from their previous price target of $60.00. uniQure shares last traded at $22.63, with a volume of 497,326 shares trading hands.

QURE has been the subject of a number of other reports. Leerink Partners boosted their target price on shares of uniQure from $36.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. William Blair upgraded shares of uniQure to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 23rd. Cantor Fitzgerald raised uniQure from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $61.00 price target on the stock in a report on Wednesday, June 17th. Wolfe Research upgraded uniQure from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $65.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on uniQure from $46.00 to $31.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, September 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $53.73.

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Hedge Funds Weigh In On uniQure

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Two Seas Capital LP purchased a new position in uniQure in the third quarter valued at about $31,988,000. IFP Advisors Inc raised its stake in shares of uniQure by 39.8% during the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 2,780 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock worth $128,000 after purchasing an additional 791 shares in the last quarter. Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of uniQure during the 2nd quarter valued at about $390,000. Arizona State Retirement System lifted its holdings in shares of uniQure by 17.7% during the 2nd quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 12,940 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $596,000 after buying an additional 1,942 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Syon Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of uniQure in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $279,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.83% of the company’s stock.

uniQure Trading Up 1.1%

The company has a 50 day moving average of $42.72 and a 200 day moving average of $33.56. The firm has a market cap of $1.60 billion, a P/E ratio of -5.75 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 10.01 and a current ratio of 10.01.

uniQure (NASDAQ:QURE – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The biotechnology company reported ($1.22) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.82) by ($0.40). uniQure had a negative return on equity of 111.96% and a negative net margin of 1,350.73%.The business had revenue of $5.84 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.45 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned ($0.69) earnings per share. Analysts predict that uniQure N.V. will post -3.82 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About uniQure

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uniQure N.V. is a biotechnology company focused on developing gene therapies intended to treat serious and potentially life-threatening diseases. The company uses adeno-associated virus (AAV) delivery technology to introduce genetic material into patients’ cells, with the goal of addressing the underlying causes of disease through a single administration.

uniQure’s lead commercial product, Hemgenix (etranacogene dezaparvovec), is a gene therapy for adults with hemophilia B who use factor IX replacement therapy.

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