RenovoRx, Inc. (NASDAQ:RNXT) Short Interest Up 137.8% in August

RenovoRx, Inc. (NASDAQ:RNXTGet Free Report) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 674,017 shares, an increase of 137.8% from the July 30th total of 283,437 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 553,338 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.2 days. Currently, 1.6% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Analyst Ratings Changes

RNXT has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen raised RenovoRx from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 15th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of RenovoRx from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. Finally, Ascendiant Capital Markets lifted their price objective on shares of RenovoRx from $13.50 to $14.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, June 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $8.50.

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Hedge Funds Weigh In On RenovoRx

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. AIGH Capital Management LLC raised its stake in RenovoRx by 30.8% during the 1st quarter. AIGH Capital Management LLC now owns 3,706,197 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,682,000 after purchasing an additional 872,303 shares during the period. XTX Topco Ltd increased its stake in shares of RenovoRx by 58.6% during the 4th quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 50,140 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 18,525 shares during the last quarter. Bleichroeder LP raised its position in shares of RenovoRx by 11.4% in the fourth quarter. Bleichroeder LP now owns 600,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $504,000 after purchasing an additional 61,379 shares during the period. Wealthspire Advisors LLC acquired a new position in RenovoRx during the 4th quarter worth $212,000. Finally, Citadel Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of RenovoRx in the third quarter worth $154,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 3.10% of the company’s stock.

RenovoRx Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ RNXT traded up $0.14 during trading on Friday, reaching $1.62. The stock had a trading volume of 641,984 shares, compared to its average volume of 338,293. The stock has a market cap of $73.34 million, a PE ratio of -5.24 and a beta of 0.99. RenovoRx has a one year low of $0.70 and a one year high of $1.64. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $1.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $0.96.

RenovoRx (NASDAQ:RNXTGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 12th. The company reported ($0.05) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.07) by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $0.91 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $0.70 million. RenovoRx had a negative return on equity of 135.11% and a negative net margin of 621.71%. On average, research analysts expect that RenovoRx will post -0.25 earnings per share for the current year.

RenovoRx Company Profile

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RenovoRx, Inc is a clinical-stage medical technology company focused on the development of proprietary drug-device combination therapies for the treatment of solid tumor malignancies. The company’s lead product candidate, RenovoCath™, is an intra-arterial catheter system designed to deliver high concentrations of chemotherapeutic agents directly to tumor sites while minimizing systemic exposure. RenovoRx seeks to improve clinical outcomes and reduce adverse effects by enhancing drug delivery precision in hard-to-treat cancers.

RenovoCath™ is being evaluated in multiple clinical trials targeting advanced pancreatic cancer and metastatic colorectal cancer, among other solid tumors.

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