Empowered Funds LLC Takes Position in Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $ARWR

Empowered Funds LLC bought a new stake in Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARWRFree Report) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund bought 108,041 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,806,000.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of ARWR. Tsfg LLC acquired a new position in Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Optiver Holding B.V. boosted its stake in shares of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals by 83.8% during the 1st quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 408 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 186 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its holdings in shares of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals by 285.1% during the 2nd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 335 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 248 shares during the last quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals by 80.6% in the 2nd quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 345 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 154 shares during the period. Finally, iSAM Funds UK Ltd acquired a new stake in Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals during the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. 62.61% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Adeoye Y. Olukotun sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $86.96, for a total transaction of $173,920.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 31,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,747,936. This represents a 5.95% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Michael S. Perry sold 11,600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.30, for a total transaction of $1,012,680.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 111,459 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,730,370.70. This trade represents a 9.43% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 3.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on ARWR. HC Wainwright increased their price objective on shares of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, June 27th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals in a report on Monday, August 17th. Stifel Nicolaus started coverage on Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. They set a “buy” rating and a $98.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price target on Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals from $35.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $97.33.

Get Our Latest Stock Analysis on ARWR

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Stock Down 4.2%

Shares of ARWR opened at $84.91 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 5.90, a quick ratio of 5.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.77. Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has a 12 month low of $21.61 and a 12 month high of $95.49. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $83.64 and its 200-day moving average is $73.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.96 billion, a PE ratio of -37.74 and a beta of 1.27.

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARWRGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The biotechnology company reported ($1.36) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($1.23) by ($0.13). Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals had a negative net margin of 47.79% and a negative return on equity of 60.06%. The company had revenue of $75.25 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $44.17 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted ($1.26) earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 171.0% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts forecast that Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will post -3.51 EPS for the current year.

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Company Profile

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Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics. Since its founding in 2008, Arrowhead has leveraged its proprietary delivery platform—known internally as the Advanced RNAi Compound (ARC) technology—to silence disease-causing genes in patients suffering from genetically defined diseases. The company’s approach aims to offer durable, targeted treatments across a range of therapeutic areas.

The company’s pipeline includes multiple candidates in various stages of development.

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