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Alpha Teknova (NASDAQ:TKNO) Shares Gap Up - Should You Buy?

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Alpha Teknova, Inc. (NASDAQ:TKNO - Get Free Report)'s share price gapped up prior to trading on Tuesday . The stock had previously closed at $9.18, but opened at $9.59. Alpha Teknova shares last traded at $9.67, with a volume of 60,236 shares.

Alpha Teknova Trading Down 6.9 %

The company has a current ratio of 4.73, a quick ratio of 3.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The stock has a market cap of $471.24 million, a P/E ratio of -11.95 and a beta of 0.34. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $8.20 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $6.10.

Alpha Teknova (NASDAQ:TKNO - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported ($0.15) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.11) by ($0.04). The business had revenue of $9.58 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.30 million. Alpha Teknova had a negative net margin of 87.17% and a negative return on equity of 35.30%. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned ($0.34) earnings per share. On average, research analysts expect that Alpha Teknova, Inc. will post -0.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Roubaix Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Alpha Teknova in the third quarter worth $2,015,000. Point72 Asset Management L.P. purchased a new stake in Alpha Teknova in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,483,000. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Alpha Teknova by 24.4% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 188,173 shares of the company's stock worth $911,000 after acquiring an additional 36,914 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Alpha Teknova by 249.3% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 76,645 shares of the company's stock valued at $371,000 after purchasing an additional 54,700 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nkcfo LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Alpha Teknova during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $501,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 13.81% of the company's stock.

About Alpha Teknova

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Alpha Teknova, Inc produces critical reagents for the research, discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapies, vaccines, and molecular diagnostics in the United States and internationally. The company offers pre-poured media plates for cell growth and cloning; liquid cell culture media and supplements for cellular expansion; and molecular biology reagents for sample manipulation, resuspension, and purification.

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