Investing In Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: KPTI): Why Should You?

After Hours

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Earlier, Yahoo Finance discussed this stock as it revealed Karyopharm to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results on February 29, 2024.

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Stocks Info

The company is listed on the NASDAQ and operates within the Biotechnology industry segment. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $1.41 and fluctuated between $1.4200 as its day high and $1.3000 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc is $161.49M. A total of 1.81 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.80M shares.

Insider Activity

Furthermore, investors take into consideration insider trades when predicting a stock’s future trajectory. During the recent three months, KPTI has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 8 BUYs and 23 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 813,140 shares during that period but sold 131,434.

In the most recent transaction, Poulton Stuart sold 5,847 shares of KPTI for 1.33 per share on Feb 15. After the transaction, the EVP, Chief Development Officer now owns 163,772 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 06, Mason Michael sold 4,205 shares at 1.59 per share. KPTI shares that EVP, CFO & Treasurer owns now total 246,945.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Paulson Richard A. disposed of 4,012 shares on Feb 06 at a per-share price of $1.59. This resulted in the President and CEO holding 821,453 shares of KPTI after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Paulson Richard A. sold 4,114 shares at $0.82 per share on Jan 04. Company shares held by the President and CEO now total 783,465.

It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for KPTI in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $6.14 with high estimates of $10.00 and low estimates of $3.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, KPTI has a high of $4.87 and a low of $0.62.

As of this writing, KPTI has an earnings estimate of -$0.31 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 7 estimates, with a high estimate of -$0.26 per share and a lower estimate of -$0.36. The company reported an EPS of -$0.29 in the last quarter, which was 14.70% higher than expectations of -$0.34.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. KPTI’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $228.62M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $180.58M in debt and $73.72M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was -$0.88, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was -$79.67M.

Analysts Opinion

There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for KPTI is Buy with a score of 4.57.

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