Beigene (NASDAQ:BGNE) has been given a $120.00 price target by research analysts at Maxim Group in a note issued to investors on Wednesday. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Maxim Group’s target price would suggest a potential upside of 17.22% from the stock’s previous close.
A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. ValuEngine cut Beigene from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday. Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Beigene in a report on Monday, December 11th. Robert W. Baird reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $83.00 price target (up previously from $58.00) on shares of Beigene in a report on Tuesday, November 14th. Zacks Investment Research cut Beigene from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Monday, November 13th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $95.00 price target (up previously from $87.00) on shares of Beigene in a report on Friday, October 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. The company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $96.67.
Shares of Beigene (NASDAQ:BGNE) traded up $1.56 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $102.37. The stock had a trading volume of 126,762 shares, compared to its average volume of 194,250. The firm has a market cap of $4,630.00 and a PE ratio of -78.15. The company has a current ratio of 9.33, a quick ratio of 9.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. Beigene has a fifty-two week low of $30.02 and a fifty-two week high of $118.95.
In other Beigene news, CEO John Oyler sold 20,137 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.46, for a total transaction of $1,942,415.02. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 110,179 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,627,866.34. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CMO Jane Huang sold 1,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $86.25, for a total value of $138,000.00. Following the sale, the chief marketing officer now owns 264,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $22,847,625. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 483,482 shares of company stock valued at $42,139,474 in the last ninety days. 19.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Hillhouse Capital Management Ltd. increased its stake in Beigene by 172.6% during the 2nd quarter. Hillhouse Capital Management Ltd. now owns 3,720,726 shares of the company’s stock worth $167,433,000 after buying an additional 2,355,906 shares in the last quarter. Orbimed Advisors LLC increased its stake in Beigene by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Orbimed Advisors LLC now owns 1,313,788 shares of the company’s stock worth $135,925,000 after buying an additional 26,200 shares in the last quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board purchased a new stake in Beigene during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $62,076,000. Artal Group S.A. increased its stake in Beigene by 10.1% during the 2nd quarter. Artal Group S.A. now owns 400,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,000,000 after buying an additional 36,714 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Myriad Asset Management Ltd. increased its stake in Beigene by 16.6% during the 2nd quarter. Myriad Asset Management Ltd. now owns 385,585 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,351,000 after buying an additional 54,900 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 55.32% of the company’s stock.
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About Beigene
BeiGene, Ltd. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The Company is focused in the discovery and development of molecularly targeted and immuno-oncology drugs for the treatment of cancer. The Company had used its cancer biology platform to develop four clinical-stage drug candidates, such as BGB-3111, BGB-A317, BGB-290 and BGB-283, as of December 31, 2016.
