Prothena (NASDAQ:PRTA) Insider Anne Evans Kingston Sells 7,662 Shares

Prothena Corporation plc (NASDAQ:PRTAGet Free Report) insider Anne Evans Kingston sold 7,662 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.47, for a total value of $64,897.14. Following the transaction, the insider owned 55,782 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $472,473.54. This trade represents a 12.08% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

Prothena Stock Performance

PRTA opened at $8.41 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $9.09 and its 200-day moving average price is $9.43. Prothena Corporation plc has a one year low of $6.61 and a one year high of $11.80. The stock has a market cap of $440.26 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.98, a P/E/G ratio of 1.37 and a beta of -0.31.

Prothena (NASDAQ:PRTAGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The biotechnology company reported $0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.31) by $0.91. Prothena had a negative return on equity of 43.44% and a negative net margin of 260.92%.The firm had revenue of $51.08 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $0.81 million. As a group, analysts predict that Prothena Corporation plc will post 0.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen downgraded Prothena from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 25th. Citizens Jmp upped their price target on shares of Prothena from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Prothena in a research note on Friday, July 24th. HC Wainwright reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $30.00 price objective on shares of Prothena in a report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Citigroup reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Prothena in a research report on Friday, May 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $23.75.

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Hedge Funds Weigh In On Prothena

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Prothena by 2.5% during the second quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 90,795 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock worth $889,000 after buying an additional 2,251 shares during the period. ADAR1 Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Prothena by 8.5% during the 1st quarter. ADAR1 Capital Management LLC now owns 1,581,443 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $15,372,000 after acquiring an additional 123,679 shares in the last quarter. Rubric Capital Management LP increased its holdings in shares of Prothena by 36.0% in the 1st quarter. Rubric Capital Management LP now owns 5,000,000 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $48,600,000 after acquiring an additional 1,322,669 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP increased its holdings in shares of Prothena by 39.3% in the 1st quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 144,299 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $1,403,000 after acquiring an additional 40,681 shares during the period. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its position in shares of Prothena by 39.5% in the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 607,515 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock worth $5,905,000 after acquiring an additional 172,000 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.08% of the company’s stock.

Prothena Company Profile

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Prothena Corporation plc is a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel therapies for neurodegenerative and rare diseases driven by misfolded proteins. The company’s research focuses on immunotherapies and small molecules designed to target and clear disease-causing protein aggregates. Prothena leverages proprietary protein engineering and antibody discovery platforms to advance candidates through preclinical and clinical stages.

The company’s most advanced program is an antibody targeting aggregated alpha-synuclein for the potential treatment of Parkinson’s disease, currently in mid-stage clinical trials.

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