Bolt Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:BOLT) Short Interest Update

Bolt Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:BOLTGet Free Report) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 6,999 shares, a drop of 69.2% from the April 15th total of 22,704 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 33,057 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Bolt Biotherapeutics Stock Down 5.4%

Shares of NASDAQ BOLT traded down $0.27 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $4.73. 8,269 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 25,313. The stock has a market cap of $9.08 million, a P/E ratio of -0.29 and a beta of 1.10. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $4.60 and a 200 day simple moving average of $5.12. Bolt Biotherapeutics has a 1-year low of $3.91 and a 1-year high of $9.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 3.51 and a quick ratio of 3.59.

Bolt Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ:BOLTGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 12th. The company reported ($4.31) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($2.85) by ($1.46). The business had revenue of $0.03 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 million. Bolt Biotherapeutics had a negative net margin of 455.15% and a negative return on equity of 100.89%. On average, analysts expect that Bolt Biotherapeutics will post -9.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

BOLT has been the subject of a number of research reports. HC Wainwright restated a “buy” rating and issued a $7.00 price target on shares of Bolt Biotherapeutics in a report on Friday, March 13th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Bolt Biotherapeutics in a report on Monday, April 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Bolt Biotherapeutics presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $41.00.

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Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Nano Cap New Millennium Growth Fund L P acquired a new position in shares of Bolt Biotherapeutics during the fourth quarter valued at about $112,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its position in shares of Bolt Biotherapeutics by 40.3% during the first quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 77,225 shares of the company’s stock valued at $312,000 after purchasing an additional 22,200 shares in the last quarter. Shay Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Bolt Biotherapeutics during the third quarter valued at about $85,000. Susquehanna International Group LLP bought a new position in shares of Bolt Biotherapeutics during the third quarter valued at about $89,000. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC lifted its position in shares of Bolt Biotherapeutics by 19.8% during the third quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 14,836 shares of the company’s stock valued at $79,000 after purchasing an additional 2,448 shares in the last quarter. 86.70% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Bolt Biotherapeutics

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Bolt Biotherapeutics is a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company focused on developing novel targeted therapies that engage both innate and adaptive immune responses against cancer. The company’s proprietary Biologics-Driven Checkpoint (BDC) platform combines tumor-targeting antibodies with innate immune agonists to activate antigen-presenting cells within the tumor microenvironment, thereby promoting robust T-cell mediated tumor cell killing. Its lead candidate, BDC-1001, couples a HER2-directed monoclonal antibody with a Toll-like receptor 7/8 agonist and is currently in Phase I clinical trials for HER2-positive solid tumors.

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