Silence Therapeutics (SLN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Silence Therapeutics plc, a biotechnology company, focuses on the discovery and development novel molecules incorporating short interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA) to inhibit the expression of specific target genes in hematology, cardiovascular, and rare diseases. The company's mRNAi GalNAc Oligonucleotide Discovery platform consists of precision engineered product candidates designed to target specific disease-associated genes in the liver. The company develops Zerlasiran (SLN360), which is in phase 2 clinical trial for cardiovascular disease associated with elevated lipoprotein(a); and Divesiran (SLN124), an siRNA molecule that is in Phase I clinical trials for the treatment of genetic hematological conditions, including polycythemia vera. It is also developing SLN-COMP-1 and SLN-COMP-2 for complement-mediated diseases; and SLN-HAN-1 and SLN-HAN-2. It has collaboration agreements with AstraZeneca PLC to discover, develop, and commercialize siRNA therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular, renal, metabolic, and respiratory diseases; Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Company Limited to develop siRNAs; and Mallinckrodt Pharma IP Trading DAC to develop and commercialize RNAi drug targets designed to silence the complement cascade in complement-mediated disorders. The company was formerly known as SR Pharma plc and changed its name to Silence Therapeutics plc in May 2007. Silence Therapeutics plc was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $17.36 to $18.36
• 50-Day Range: $15.53 to $21.74
• 52-Week Range: $6.15 to $27.72
• Volume: 301,753 shs
• Average Volume: 207,237 shs
• Market Capitalization: $546.22 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $57.20
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Silence Therapeutics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Silence Therapeutics scored higher than 63% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 442nd out of 995 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Silence Therapeutics has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 5 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Silence Therapeutics has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Silence Therapeutics are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($1.55) to ($1.38) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Silence Therapeutics is -15.73, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Silence Therapeutics is -15.73, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Silence Therapeutics has a P/B Ratio of 25.70. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.98% of the outstanding shares of Silence Therapeutics have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Silence Therapeutics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Silence Therapeutics has recently increased by 15.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Silence Therapeutics does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Silence Therapeutics does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.98% of the outstanding shares of Silence Therapeutics have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Silence Therapeutics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Silence Therapeutics has recently increased by 15.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.08

News Sentiment

Silence Therapeutics has a news sentiment score of 1.08. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.67 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Silence Therapeutics this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

6 people have searched for SLN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Silence Therapeutics insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.95% of the stock of Silence Therapeutics is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

98.73% of the stock of Silence Therapeutics is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SLN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SLN shares performed this year?

Silence Therapeutics' stock was trading at $17.37 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, SLN stock has increased by 5.1% and is now trading at $18.25.
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How were Silence Therapeutics' earnings last quarter?

Silence Therapeutics plc (NASDAQ:SLN) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 15th. The company reported ($0.42) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.32) by $0.10. The company earned $0.76 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $11.28 million. Silence Therapeutics had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 58.28% and a negative net margin of 222.44%.

Who are Silence Therapeutics' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Silence Therapeutics include Lombard Odier Asset Management USA Corp (8.04%), Millennium Management LLC (2.62%), First Turn Management LLC (1.80%) and SG Americas Securities LLC (1.15%).

How do I buy shares of Silence Therapeutics?

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Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/15/2024
• Today: 9/27/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/12/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Medical
• Industry: Pharmaceutical preparations
• Sub-Industry: Pharmaceutical Products
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SLN
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1479615
• Web: www.silence-therapeutics.com
• Phone: 44-0-20-3457-6900
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 100
• Year Founded: 1999

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $57.20
• High Stock Price Target: $75.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $40.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +213.4%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($1.16)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-53,820,000.00
• Net Margins: -222.44%
• Pretax Margin: -258.08%
• Return on Equity: -58.28%
• Return on Assets: -27.77%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 9.83
• Quick Ratio: 9.83

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $31.55 million
• Price / Sales: 17.31
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $0.71 per share
• Price / Book: 25.70

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 29,930,000
• Free Float: 29,045,000
• Market Cap: $546.22 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.29