Sutro Biopharma (NASDAQ:STRO) Hits New 12-Month High on Analyst Upgrade

Sutro Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:STROGet Free Report)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high on Friday after HC Wainwright raised their price target on the stock from $28.00 to $50.00. HC Wainwright currently has a buy rating on the stock. Sutro Biopharma traded as high as $43.85 and last traded at $39.2410, with a volume of 28268 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $38.42.

STRO has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Leerink Partners began coverage on Sutro Biopharma in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $38.00 target price on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Sutro Biopharma from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 28th. Lifesci Capital raised shares of Sutro Biopharma to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of Sutro Biopharma from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $8.00 to $27.00 in a research report on Tuesday, March 24th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on shares of Sutro Biopharma from $51.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $43.78.

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Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sutro Biopharma

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in Sutro Biopharma by 1,052.8% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,320,917 shares of the company’s stock valued at $859,000 after purchasing an additional 1,206,330 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Sutro Biopharma during the second quarter worth $492,000. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Sutro Biopharma in the third quarter valued at $387,000. Affinity Asset Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Sutro Biopharma by 42.9% in the first quarter. Affinity Asset Advisors LLC now owns 1,069,519 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,642,000 after buying an additional 321,137 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP raised its holdings in shares of Sutro Biopharma by 244.8% in the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 396,785 shares of the company’s stock valued at $345,000 after buying an additional 281,717 shares during the period. 96.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Sutro Biopharma Stock Performance

The company has a 50 day moving average of $28.84 and a 200-day moving average of $18.14. The stock has a market cap of $682.27 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.58 and a beta of 1.63.

Sutro Biopharma (NASDAQ:STROGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported ($2.94) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($2.74) by ($0.20). The business had revenue of $14.52 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.89 million. On average, research analysts anticipate that Sutro Biopharma, Inc. will post -9.04 EPS for the current year.

About Sutro Biopharma

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Sutro Biopharma, Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel biologic drug candidates in the fields of oncology and immunology. The company leverages a proprietary cell-free protein synthesis platform, XpressCF™, to design and produce complex, multi-specific proteins that include antibody-drug conjugates, bispecific antibodies, and cytokine fusion proteins. This platform enables rapid generation and optimization of protein therapeutics that may not be feasible with traditional cell-based expression systems.

Founded in 2003 and headquartered in South San Francisco, California, Sutro Biopharma has built a pipeline of immuno-oncology candidates in various stages of preclinical and clinical development.

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