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HC Wainwright Reiterates Buy Rating for Ocugen (NASDAQ:OCGN)

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HC Wainwright restated their buy rating on shares of Ocugen (NASDAQ:OCGN - Free Report) in a research report released on Wednesday morning, Benzinga reports. HC Wainwright currently has a $7.00 target price on the stock.

Separately, Maxim Group initiated coverage on Ocugen in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $4.00 target price on the stock.

View Our Latest Stock Analysis on OCGN

Ocugen Price Performance

Shares of OCGN traded down $0.02 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $0.91. 2,022,382 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,275,701. The company has a quick ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. Ocugen has a fifty-two week low of $0.35 and a fifty-two week high of $2.11. The company has a market cap of $234.22 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.64 and a beta of 3.70. The firm's fifty day moving average is $1.11 and its 200 day moving average is $1.40.

Ocugen (NASDAQ:OCGN - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 8th. The company reported ($0.04) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.06) by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.14 million during the quarter. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted ($0.10) earnings per share. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Ocugen will post -0.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ocugen

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in OCGN. Xponance Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Ocugen during the second quarter worth $25,000. Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft acquired a new position in Ocugen in the 2nd quarter worth about $35,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Ocugen in the second quarter valued at about $51,000. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ocugen during the first quarter valued at about $66,000. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Ocugen during the second quarter worth about $67,000. 10.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ocugen Company Profile

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Ocugen, Inc, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on discovering, developing, and commercializing novel gene and cell therapies and vaccines that improve patients' health. The company's pipeline product includes OCU400, a novel gene therapy product candidate restoring retinal integrity and function across a range of genetically diverse inherited retinal diseases, currently under Phase 3 trials for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa and Phase 1/2 trials for the treatment of leber congenital amaurosis; OCU410, a gene therapy under phase 1/2 for the treatment of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD); and OCU410ST, a gene therapy under phase 1/2 for the treatment of Stargardt disease.

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