Adaptive Biotechnologies (NASDAQ:ADPT) CEO Sells $6,821,988.48 in Stock

Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ADPTGet Free Report) CEO Chad Robins sold 278,676 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.48, for a total value of $6,821,988.48. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,180,518 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $53,379,080.64. This represents a 11.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link.

Adaptive Biotechnologies Stock Performance

Shares of Adaptive Biotechnologies stock opened at $25.99 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $22.06 and its two-hundred day moving average is $17.35. The company has a market capitalization of $4.15 billion, a PE ratio of -63.39 and a beta of 2.08. The company has a quick ratio of 4.68, a current ratio of 4.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.22. Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation has a 52 week low of $12.00 and a 52 week high of $26.16.

Adaptive Biotechnologies (NASDAQ:ADPTGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported ($0.25) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.13) by ($0.12). The business had revenue of $71.55 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $65.44 million. Adaptive Biotechnologies had a negative return on equity of 36.81% and a negative net margin of 20.73%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted ($0.17) earnings per share. As a group, analysts expect that Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation will post -0.4 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on ADPT shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Adaptive Biotechnologies from $21.00 to $19.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Guggenheim upped their target price on shares of Adaptive Biotechnologies from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. BTIG Research raised their target price on shares of Adaptive Biotechnologies from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of Adaptive Biotechnologies from $20.00 to $27.50 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their price target on Adaptive Biotechnologies from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Adaptive Biotechnologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $24.42.

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Hedge Funds Weigh In On Adaptive Biotechnologies

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Adaptive Biotechnologies by 45.8% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 310,272 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,265,000 after acquiring an additional 97,444 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Adaptive Biotechnologies by 4.4% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 68,830 shares of the company’s stock worth $511,000 after purchasing an additional 2,914 shares during the period. Caxton Associates LLP bought a new position in shares of Adaptive Biotechnologies during the first quarter valued at approximately $93,000. New York State Common Retirement Fund boosted its stake in shares of Adaptive Biotechnologies by 39.2% during the second quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 47,258 shares of the company’s stock valued at $551,000 after purchasing an additional 13,300 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its holdings in Adaptive Biotechnologies by 728.8% during the second quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 379,120 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,417,000 after buying an additional 333,379 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.17% of the company’s stock.

Adaptive Biotechnologies Company Profile

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Adaptive Biotechnologies is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that focuses on harnessing the adaptive immune system to transform the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Through proprietary immune receptor sequencing and analysis, the company decodes the genetic information of T-cell and B-cell receptors to identify signatures of immune response. Its core technology platform provides insights into immune-driven conditions, enabling more precise monitoring and targeted therapeutic development.

The company’s flagship product, immunoSEQ, offers high-throughput immune repertoire profiling for researchers and pharmaceutical partners.

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