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MoonLake Immunotherapeutics (NASDAQ:MLTX) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.12 EPS

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MoonLake Immunotherapeutics (NASDAQ:MLTX - Get Free Report) announced its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported ($0.56) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.44) by ($0.12), Briefing.com reports. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned ($0.18) EPS.

MoonLake Immunotherapeutics Trading Up 2.2 %

Shares of MLTX stock traded up $1.11 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $51.78. The stock had a trading volume of 195,056 shares, compared to its average volume of 234,016. The business's fifty day moving average is $49.35 and its 200-day moving average is $45.41. MoonLake Immunotherapeutics has a 1-year low of $35.53 and a 1-year high of $64.98. The firm has a market cap of $3.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -56.90 and a beta of 1.28.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently issued reports on MLTX shares. Wolfe Research cut MoonLake Immunotherapeutics from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research report on Monday, August 26th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an "overweight" rating on shares of MoonLake Immunotherapeutics in a report on Monday, September 23rd. HC Wainwright restated a "buy" rating and set a $100.00 price objective on shares of MoonLake Immunotherapeutics in a research report on Friday. Wedbush restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $73.00 target price (down previously from $92.00) on shares of MoonLake Immunotherapeutics in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and set a $62.00 price objective on shares of MoonLake Immunotherapeutics in a report on Thursday, September 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, MoonLake Immunotherapeutics has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $78.80.

Read Our Latest Report on MoonLake Immunotherapeutics

Insider Buying and Selling at MoonLake Immunotherapeutics

In other news, Director Simon Sturge sold 171,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.72, for a total transaction of $9,186,120.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 171,980 shares in the company, valued at $9,238,765.60. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 12.02% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About MoonLake Immunotherapeutics

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MoonLake Immunotherapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in developing therapies. It develops Sonelokimab, a novel investigational Nanobody for the treatment of inflammation diseases; and hidradenitis suppurativa, psoriatic arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis, and psoriasis. MoonLake Immunotherapeutics was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.

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