Atyr PHARMA (NASDAQ:ATYR - Get Free Report) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The company reported ($0.18) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.23) by $0.05, Zacks reports.
Atyr PHARMA Stock Down 0.5 %
Shares of Atyr PHARMA stock traded down $0.02 during trading on Friday, reaching $3.97. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,401,773 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,313,086. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $3.65 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $3.07. Atyr PHARMA has a 1-year low of $1.42 and a 1-year high of $4.66. The company has a quick ratio of 5.41, a current ratio of 5.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02. The company has a market cap of $333.25 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.22 and a beta of 0.98.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on ATYR shares. HC Wainwright reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $35.00 price target on shares of Atyr PHARMA in a report on Friday. Cantor Fitzgerald started coverage on Atyr PHARMA in a report on Monday, January 6th. They issued an "overweight" rating on the stock. Leerink Partners initiated coverage on Atyr PHARMA in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $16.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Leerink Partnrs raised Atyr PHARMA to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Atyr PHARMA presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $18.60.
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aTyr Pharma, Inc engages in the discovery and development of medicines based on novel biological pathways. Its product pipeline includes ATYR1923, ATYR2810, NRP2 mAbs, and AARS-1, DARS-1. The company was founded by Paul Schimmel, Xiang-Lei Yang and Bruce Beutler on September 8, 2005 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.
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