AbCellera Biologics Inc. (NASDAQ:ABCL - Get Free Report)'s share price gapped down prior to trading on Friday after Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on the stock from $12.00 to $10.00. The stock had previously closed at $2.92, but opened at $2.72. Stifel Nicolaus currently has a buy rating on the stock. AbCellera Biologics shares last traded at $2.42, with a volume of 1,407,442 shares trading hands.
ABCL has been the subject of several other reports. Benchmark reissued a "hold" rating on shares of AbCellera Biologics in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. KeyCorp reduced their price objective on AbCellera Biologics from $5.00 to $4.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th.
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Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Walleye Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of AbCellera Biologics during the third quarter worth approximately $668,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of AbCellera Biologics by 6.4% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 355,747 shares of the company's stock valued at $925,000 after buying an additional 21,483 shares during the period. GSA Capital Partners LLP grew its holdings in shares of AbCellera Biologics by 991.3% during the 3rd quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 241,866 shares of the company's stock valued at $629,000 after acquiring an additional 219,703 shares in the last quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of AbCellera Biologics in the fourth quarter worth $265,000. Finally, State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of AbCellera Biologics by 1.5% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 323,229 shares of the company's stock worth $840,000 after acquiring an additional 4,679 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 61.42% of the company's stock.
The business has a 50-day moving average of $3.10 and a 200-day moving average of $2.84. The stock has a market cap of $733.99 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.01 and a beta of 0.42.
AbCellera Biologics Inc builds an engine for antibody drug discovery and development. Its engine discovers antibodies from natural immune responses, which are pre-enriched for antibodies. The company's preclinical products are ABCL635 for metabolic and endocrine conditions; and ABCL575 for atopic dermatitis.
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