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Dyne Therapeutics (NASDAQ:DYN) Trading Down 3.7% - Here's What Happened

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Dyne Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:DYN - Get Free Report)'s share price dropped 3.7% during trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $24.36 and last traded at $24.52. Approximately 418,807 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 43% from the average daily volume of 730,030 shares. The stock had previously closed at $25.46.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently issued reports on DYN shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered shares of Dyne Therapeutics from an "overweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $43.00 to $35.00 in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Robert W. Baird initiated coverage on shares of Dyne Therapeutics in a research note on Friday, December 13th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $46.00 target price on the stock. StockNews.com downgraded Dyne Therapeutics from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Monday, September 16th. Raymond James raised Dyne Therapeutics to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada initiated coverage on Dyne Therapeutics in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $45.00 price target for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $50.42.

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Dyne Therapeutics Price Performance

The firm's fifty day moving average price is $27.78 and its 200-day moving average price is $34.42. The company has a market cap of $2.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.96 and a beta of 1.16.

Dyne Therapeutics (NASDAQ:DYN - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 12th. The company reported ($0.96) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.71) by ($0.25). As a group, equities analysts forecast that Dyne Therapeutics, Inc. will post -3.45 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Dyne Therapeutics

In other news, insider Oxana Beskrovnaya sold 2,334 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.12, for a total value of $65,632.08. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 201,685 shares in the company, valued at $5,671,382.20. This represents a 1.14 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Richard William Scalzo sold 1,455 shares of Dyne Therapeutics stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.12, for a total value of $40,914.60. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 127,078 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,573,433.36. The trade was a 1.13 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 44,742 shares of company stock worth $1,443,246 in the last three months. 20.77% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dyne Therapeutics

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new position in Dyne Therapeutics during the 3rd quarter valued at about $34,000. Point72 DIFC Ltd purchased a new position in Dyne Therapeutics during the third quarter valued at approximately $36,000. US Bancorp DE increased its stake in Dyne Therapeutics by 776.9% in the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,368 shares of the company's stock valued at $49,000 after buying an additional 1,212 shares during the period. Values First Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Dyne Therapeutics in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $62,000. Finally, KBC Group NV grew its holdings in shares of Dyne Therapeutics by 53.4% during the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,157 shares of the company's stock valued at $77,000 after acquiring an additional 751 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.68% of the company's stock.

About Dyne Therapeutics

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Dyne Therapeutics, Inc, a clinical-stage muscle disease company, operates as a biotechnology company that focuses on advancing therapeutics for genetically driven muscle diseases in the United States. It is developing a portfolio of muscle disease therapeutics, including programs in myotonic dystrophy type 1; duchenne muscular dystrophy; and facioscapulohumeral dystrophy, as well as rare skeletal muscle, and cardiac and metabolic muscle diseases using its FORCE platform that delivers disease-modifying therapeutics.

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