72,511 Shares in Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. $OCUL Bought by Jennison Associates LLC

Jennison Associates LLC purchased a new stake in Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. (NASDAQ:OCULFree Report) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 72,511 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock, valued at approximately $614,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in Ocular Therapeutix by 30.4% in the 1st quarter. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,520 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 1,053 shares during the period. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its position in shares of Ocular Therapeutix by 124.2% during the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 2,242 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 1,242 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its position in shares of Ocular Therapeutix by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 72,618 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $674,000 after acquiring an additional 1,314 shares in the last quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont increased its stake in Ocular Therapeutix by 24.3% in the fourth quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 8,950 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $109,000 after acquiring an additional 1,750 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rafferty Asset Management LLC raised its position in Ocular Therapeutix by 21.2% during the second quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 13,413 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $124,000 after purchasing an additional 2,343 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 59.21% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Ocular Therapeutix

In related news, insider Pravin Dugel sold 21,156 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.20, for a total value of $173,479.20. Following the sale, the insider owned 2,597,170 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $21,296,794. The trade was a 0.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders have sold a total of 28,999 shares of company stock worth $237,792 in the last quarter. 3.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

OCUL has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Zacks Research cut Ocular Therapeutix from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Ocular Therapeutix from $24.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. HC Wainwright restated a “buy” rating and set a $25.00 price objective (up from $21.00) on shares of Ocular Therapeutix in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $18.00 price objective on shares of Ocular Therapeutix in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $30.00 price objective on shares of Ocular Therapeutix in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $25.11.

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Ocular Therapeutix Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ OCUL opened at $8.62 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $9.14 and a 200 day simple moving average of $9.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 14.81 and a quick ratio of 14.73. Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. has a 1 year low of $6.23 and a 1 year high of $16.44. The firm has a market cap of $1.89 billion, a PE ratio of -5.90 and a beta of 0.88.

About Ocular Therapeutix

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Ocular Therapeutix, Inc is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of innovative therapies for diseases and conditions of the eye. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts, the company focuses on sustained-release drug delivery platforms designed to address key unmet needs in ophthalmology. Its proprietary hydrogel-based inserts and sealants aim to improve patient compliance and outcomes by providing controlled release of active pharmaceutical ingredients directly to ocular tissues.

The company’s flagship product, DEXTENZA®, is a preservative-free, sustained-release dexamethasone intracanalicular insert approved by the U.S.

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