HighTower Advisors LLC Lowers Position in Guardant Health, Inc. $GH

HighTower Advisors LLC lessened its stake in Guardant Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:GHFree Report) by 25.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 28,376 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,524 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Guardant Health were worth $2,898,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of GH. V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new stake in Guardant Health in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Chesapeake Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Guardant Health in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. purchased a new stake in Guardant Health in the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Guardant Health in the 4th quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, First Pacific Financial purchased a new stake in Guardant Health in the 4th quarter worth approximately $43,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.60% of the company’s stock.

Guardant Health Stock Down 2.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:GH opened at $129.69 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $95.08 and a two-hundred day moving average of $99.94. The stock has a market cap of $17.20 billion, a P/E ratio of -38.26 and a beta of 1.48. Guardant Health, Inc. has a 52-week low of $38.03 and a 52-week high of $133.97.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

GH has been the topic of several recent research reports. Piper Sandler set a $127.00 price objective on Guardant Health in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Leerink Partners upped their price objective on Guardant Health from $170.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Citigroup upped their target price on Guardant Health from $135.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Guardant Health in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Evercore set a $110.00 target price on Guardant Health in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Nineteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $129.79.

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Insider Activity at Guardant Health

In other Guardant Health news, insider Terilyn J. Monroe sold 3,832 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.68, for a total value of $355,149.76. Following the sale, the insider owned 20,990 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,945,353.20. This trade represents a 15.44% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider John G. Saia sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.51, for a total value of $2,130,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 45,950 shares in the company, valued at $4,894,134.50. This represents a 30.33% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 332,244 shares of company stock worth $36,156,026 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 5.60% of the company’s stock.

Guardant Health Company Profile

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Guardant Health, Inc is a precision oncology company specializing in blood-based cancer diagnostics. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, the company develops non-invasive tests that use circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) to profile genomic alterations in patients with solid tumors. Guardant Health’s mission is to advance cancer care by providing actionable data to clinicians, pharmaceutical partners and researchers worldwide.

The company’s flagship product, Guardant360, is a next-generation sequencing (NGS) assay designed to detect mutations, copy number variations and select fusions in more than 70 cancer-related genes.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Guardant Health (NASDAQ:GH)

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