Analysts Set Omeros Corporation (NASDAQ:OMER) Target Price at $38.00

Omeros Corporation (NASDAQ:OMERGet Free Report) has been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have given a hold recommendation, two have given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $38.00.

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Omeros from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, June 7th. D. Boral Capital restated a “buy” rating and set a $36.00 target price on shares of Omeros in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Zacks Research lowered Omeros from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Weiss Ratings cut Omeros from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. Finally, HC Wainwright reduced their price target on Omeros from $40.00 to $33.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, June 26th.

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Insider Transactions at Omeros

In other Omeros news, Director Thomas J. Cable sold 7,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.61, for a total value of $87,075.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 35,067 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $407,127.87. This represents a 17.62% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 10.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Omeros

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. State of Wyoming acquired a new stake in Omeros in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new position in Omeros during the 4th quarter worth $33,000. Assetmark Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Omeros in the 1st quarter worth about $38,000. Arax Advisory Partners increased its position in shares of Omeros by 56.4% in the 4th quarter. Arax Advisory Partners now owns 5,255 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $90,000 after purchasing an additional 1,894 shares during the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Omeros by 16.0% in the 1st quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 5,800 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 800 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 48.79% of the company’s stock.

Omeros Stock Up 4.5%

OMER opened at $10.28 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $10.32 and its 200-day moving average is $11.51. Omeros has a 52-week low of $3.43 and a 52-week high of $17.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $744.07 million, a P/E ratio of 14.69 and a beta of 2.55.

Omeros (NASDAQ:OMERGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 13th. The biopharmaceutical company reported ($0.24) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.40) by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $9.89 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.19 million. Equities analysts expect that Omeros will post -0.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Omeros Company Profile

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Omeros Corporation is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of small-molecule and protein therapeutics. The company’s research programs target inflammation, complement-mediated diseases and disorders of the central nervous system. Omeros’s portfolio encompasses both internally discovered molecules and biologics, reflecting its commitment to advancing treatments for conditions with high unmet medical need.

Omeros’s first FDA-approved product, Omidria® (phenylephrine and ketorolac intraocular solution), is indicated to maintain pupil size by preventing intraoperative miosis and reducing postoperative pain in patients undergoing cataract surgery.

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