Movano (NASDAQ:MOVE) Stock Rating Lowered by Wall Street Zen

Movano (NASDAQ:MOVE) was downgraded by stock analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report issued on Sunday.

Separately, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Movano in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Sell”.

Movano Stock Down 5.7%

Shares of Movano stock opened at $11.77 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $10.31 and a 200 day moving average price of $8.56. Movano has a fifty-two week low of $4.67 and a fifty-two week high of $54.40. The firm has a market cap of $13.42 million, a P/E ratio of -1.09 and a beta of 0.80.

Movano (NASDAQ:MOVE) last released its earnings results on Friday, November 14th. The technology company reported ($4.73) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($7.00) by $2.27. Movano had a negative return on equity of 647.91% and a negative net margin of 3,409.60%.The company had revenue of $0.08 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.88 million.

Insider Buying and Selling at Movano

In related news, CTO Michael Aaron Leabman sold 6,845 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $6.66, for a total value of $45,587.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer directly owned 22,639 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $150,775.74. This represents a 23.22% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Jeremy Cogan sold 28,736 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.78, for a total value of $597,134.08. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 60,504 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,257,273.12. This represents a 32.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 94,383 shares of company stock valued at $1,524,933 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 10.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in Movano stock. Citadel Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Movano Inc. (NASDAQ:MOVE) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 49,262 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $28,000. Citadel Advisors LLC owned 5.94% of Movano as of its most recent SEC filing. 16.64% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Movano News

Here are the key news stories impacting Movano this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Movano’s most recent quarter showed an EPS beat versus consensus (reported -$4.73 vs. est. -$7.00), which provides a constructive data point on cost control/earnings expectations even though revenue was negligible. This helps support any rebound if execution/sales updates follow.
• Neutral Sentiment: Options and earnings calendars are amplifying short-term volatility across the market this week; elevated implied moves for many names can spill into small caps and exacerbate intraday swings. Options Volatility and Implied Earnings Moves This Week
• Neutral Sentiment: Regulatory developments in unrelated sectors — for example, accelerating SEC crypto rulemaking — are raising risk appetite questions across small-cap and tech-adjacent names, but they are not specific to Movano’s business. SEC Division Moves to Clarify When Tokens Trigger Securities Status
• Negative Sentiment: Broader market volatility and headline-driven swings are pressuring stocks broadly — media coverage noting “gigantic moves” in stocks underscores a risk-off tone that typically hurts illiquid, speculative names like MOVE. Why Stocks Are Making Gigantic Moves All Over the Place
• Negative Sentiment: There’s no new company-specific news or material operational updates today; combined with very low trading volume (well below MOVE’s average), that lack of fresh information likely let broader risk-off flows and a few sellers move the stock down more sharply than fundamentals alone would suggest.

About Movano

Movano Health, Inc (NASDAQ: MOVE) is a health technology company focused on developing wearable devices for continuous biometric monitoring. The company’s core mission is to provide accessible, real-time health insights through noninvasive sensors, enabling individuals and care teams to track vital signs and physiological trends outside of traditional clinical settings.

Movano’s flagship product is a biometric monitoring ring designed to measure parameters such as heart rate, blood oxygen saturation, skin temperature, and sleep quality.