Marla Persky Sells 15,500 Shares of Xeris Biopharma (NASDAQ:XERS) Stock

Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:XERSGet Free Report) Director Marla Persky sold 15,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $5.90, for a total transaction of $91,450.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 126,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $746,350. The trade was a 10.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Xeris Biopharma Trading Up 0.5%

XERS opened at $6.18 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.07 billion, a PE ratio of 103.00 and a beta of 0.78. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $6.10 and its 200 day moving average price is $6.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.00, a current ratio of 2.12 and a quick ratio of 1.50. Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $4.30 and a 12-month high of $10.08.

Xeris Biopharma (NASDAQ:XERSGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $83.13 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $79.83 million. Xeris Biopharma had a net margin of 3.81% and a return on equity of 735.00%. As a group, research analysts expect that Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. will post 0.12 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Xeris Biopharma

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its stake in Xeris Biopharma by 3.9% during the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 46,332 shares of the company’s stock valued at $216,000 after purchasing an additional 1,735 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its stake in Xeris Biopharma by 29.2% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 8,063 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,000 after purchasing an additional 1,820 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in Xeris Biopharma by 6.5% during the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 38,636 shares of the company’s stock valued at $304,000 after purchasing an additional 2,351 shares during the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management increased its stake in Xeris Biopharma by 17.7% during the fourth quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 16,070 shares of the company’s stock valued at $126,000 after purchasing an additional 2,420 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AlphaCentric Advisors LLC increased its stake in Xeris Biopharma by 5.7% during the first quarter. AlphaCentric Advisors LLC now owns 45,886 shares of the company’s stock valued at $266,000 after purchasing an additional 2,494 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.75% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

XERS has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Xeris Biopharma from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Xeris Biopharma from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, March 7th. Finally, HC Wainwright reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $10.00 price target on shares of Xeris Biopharma in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $10.80.

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Xeris Biopharma Company Profile

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Xeris Biopharma is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel therapies for endocrine and orphan diseases. The company’s proprietary formulation platform is designed to enable liquid stability of drugs that traditionally require reconstitution before injection. By eliminating the need for on-site mixing and simplifying administration, Xeris aims to improve patient safety, adherence, and convenience in high-need therapeutic areas.

The company’s flagship product, Gvoke, is a ready-to-use liquid glucagon autoinjector and prefilled syringe that has been approved by the U.S.

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