Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc., a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing and commercializing therapies to treat various diseases with unmet medical need in the United States. It offers LUPKYNIS for the treatment of adult patients with active lupus nephritis. It has a collaboration and license agreement with Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. The company was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $7.06 to $7.28
• 50-Day Range: $6.53 to $7.49
• 52-Week Range: $4.71 to $10.05
• Volume: 1.20 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.60 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.03 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $10.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals scored higher than 43% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 619th out of 972 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: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 246.15%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Aurinia Pharmaceuticals are expected to grow by 246.15% in the coming year, from $0.13 to $0.45 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Aurinia Pharmaceuticals is -21.21, 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 Aurinia Pharmaceuticals is -21.21, 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

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals has a P/B Ratio of 2.74. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.03% of the outstanding shares of Aurinia Pharmaceuticals have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Aurinia Pharmaceuticals has recently decreased by 0.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.03% of the outstanding shares of Aurinia Pharmaceuticals have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Aurinia Pharmaceuticals has recently decreased by 0.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.00

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Aurinia Pharmaceuticals this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 24 people have searched for AUPH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -29% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Aurinia Pharmaceuticals to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $96,902.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 4.30% of the stock of Aurinia Pharmaceuticals is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 36.83% of the stock of Aurinia Pharmaceuticals is held by institutions.

AUPH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AUPH shares performed this year?

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals' stock was trading at $8.99 at the beginning of the year. Since then, AUPH shares have decreased by 19.8% and is now trading at $7.21.
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How were Aurinia Pharmaceuticals' earnings last quarter?

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:AUPH) issued its earnings results on Thursday, August, 1st. The biotechnology company reported $0.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.01. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 37.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Who are Aurinia Pharmaceuticals' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Aurinia Pharmaceuticals include SG Americas Securities LLC (0.38%), Handelsbanken Fonder AB (0.04%), China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. (0.02%) and PFG Investments LLC (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Peter Greenleaf, Scott Michael Habig, Joseph M Miller, Stephen P Robertson, George M Milne Jr, David RW Jayne, Michael Robert Martin and Jill Leversage.
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How do I buy shares of Aurinia Pharmaceuticals?

Shares of AUPH stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Aurinia Pharmaceuticals own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Aurinia Pharmaceuticals investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Intel (INTC).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/01/2024
• Today: 11/04/2024
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 11/07/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Medical
• Industry: Pharmaceutical preparations
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:AUPH
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1600620
• Web: www.auriniapharma.com
• Phone: 250-708-4272
• Fax: 250-744-2498
• Employees: 300
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $10.00
• High Stock Price Target: $13.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $8.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +39.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.34)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 55.08
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-78,020,000.00
• Net Margins: -24.31%
• Pretax Margin: -23.22%
• Return on Equity: -11.84%
• Return on Assets: -8.25%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.18
• Current Ratio: 5.33
• Quick Ratio: 4.82

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $175.51 million
• Price / Sales: 5.83
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $2.63 per share
• Price / Book: 2.72

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 142,990,000
• Free Float: 136,842,000
• Market Cap: $1.02 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.45