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Immatics (NASDAQ:IMTX) Short Interest Up 13.1% in December

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Immatics (NASDAQ:IMTX - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 9,570,000 shares, a growth of 13.1% from the December 15th total of 8,460,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 772,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 12.4 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in IMTX. HighVista Strategies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Immatics in the second quarter valued at $904,000. Vestal Point Capital LP raised its stake in shares of Immatics by 36.4% in the 3rd quarter. Vestal Point Capital LP now owns 3,750,000 shares of the company's stock valued at $42,788,000 after buying an additional 1,000,000 shares in the last quarter. Frazier Life Sciences Management L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Immatics in the 2nd quarter valued at $13,392,000. abrdn plc bought a new position in shares of Immatics during the 3rd quarter worth about $2,657,000. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its position in shares of Immatics by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 9,681,183 shares of the company's stock valued at $110,462,000 after acquiring an additional 144,549 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.41% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently issued reports on IMTX. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Immatics to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, November 25th. Piper Sandler started coverage on shares of Immatics in a report on Monday, October 7th. They set an "overweight" rating and a $19.00 price target for the company. Finally, Bank of America dropped their price objective on Immatics from $16.00 to $15.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Immatics has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $16.67.

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Immatics Price Performance

IMTX stock traded up $0.01 on Friday, reaching $5.35. 1,060,755 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 836,641. Immatics has a 12 month low of $5.28 and a 12 month high of $13.77. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $7.35 and its 200 day moving average price is $9.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $638.58 million, a PE ratio of -8.11 and a beta of 0.77.

About Immatics

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Immatics N.V., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the research and development of potential T cell redirecting immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer in the United States. The company is developing targeted immunotherapies with a focus on treating solid tumors through two distinct treatment modalities, such as TCR-engineered autologous or allogeneic adoptive cell therapies (ACT) and antibody-like TCR Bispecifics.

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