Shares of Annexon, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANNX – Get Free Report) have received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the seven brokerages that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have given a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $16.00.
ANNX has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Annexon in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Chardan Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $16.00 target price on shares of Annexon in a report on Friday, March 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Annexon in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $7.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Annexon from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th.
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Insider Buying and Selling
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Annexon
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB grew its position in shares of Annexon by 78.9% during the 3rd quarter. Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB now owns 823,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,510,000 after acquiring an additional 363,000 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new stake in Annexon during the first quarter valued at about $7,312,000. BVF Inc. IL increased its position in Annexon by 30.4% in the fourth quarter. BVF Inc. IL now owns 9,128,080 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,823,000 after buying an additional 2,128,080 shares in the last quarter. Ishara Investments LP bought a new position in shares of Annexon in the fourth quarter worth about $3,765,000. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Annexon during the 4th quarter valued at about $82,000.
Annexon Price Performance
ANNX stock traded down $0.14 on Friday, reaching $5.80. 2,736,860 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,683,193. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $5.36 and a 200-day simple moving average of $5.55. The company has a market cap of $950.27 million, a P/E ratio of -4.75 and a beta of 1.16. Annexon has a one year low of $2.03 and a one year high of $7.18.
Annexon (NASDAQ:ANNX – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported ($0.23) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.30) by $0.07. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Annexon will post -0.92 EPS for the current year.
About Annexon
Annexon Inc is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of complement-targeted therapies for patients with neurodegenerative and neuroimmune diseases. The company’s research platform centers on the inhibition of the C1 complex, a key initiator of the classical complement pathway implicated in several rare and life-threatening disorders. By selectively targeting upstream complement activation, Annexon aims to prevent the aberrant immune-mediated damage that characterizes conditions such as Guillain-BarrĂ© syndrome (GBS) and autoimmune neuropathies.
At the core of Annexon’s pipeline is ANX005, a humanized monoclonal antibody directed against the C1q subcomponent, currently in Phase 2 clinical trials for acute GBS and chronic neurodegenerative indications.
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