The trading price of Ocugen Inc (NASDAQ:OCGN) closed lower on Thursday, March 29, closing at $1.64, -7.87% lower than its previous close.
In examining the 52-week price action we see that the stock hit a 52-week high of $2.11 and a 52-week low of $0.34. Over the past month, the stock has gained 74.26% in value.
Ocugen Inc, whose market valuation is $420.66 million at the time of this writing, is expected to release its quarterly earnings report Mar 12, 2024 – Mar 17, 2024. Investors’ optimism about the company’s current quarter earnings report is understandable. Analysts have predicted the quarterly earnings per share to grow by -$0.06 per share this quarter, however they have predicted annual earnings per share of -$0.28 for 2023 and -$0.28 for 2024. It means analysts are expecting annual earnings per share growth of 26.30%.
A company’s earnings reviews provide a brief indication of a stock’s direction in the short term, where in the case of Ocugen Inc No upward and no downward comments were posted in the last 7 days. On the technical side, indicators suggest OCGN has a 100% Buy on average for the short term. According to the data of the stock’s medium term indicators, the stock is currently averaging as a 100% Buy, while an average of long term indicators suggests that the stock is currently 100% Buy.
A quick review shows that OCGN’s price is currently 40.99% off the SMA20 and 89.84% off the SMA50. The RSI metric on the 14-day chart is currently showing 69.24, and weekly volatility stands at 20.31%. When measured over the past 30 days, the indicator reaches 13.29%. Ocugen Inc (NASDAQ:OCGN)’s beta value is currently sitting at 3.54, while the Average True Range indicator is currently displaying 0.19.
To see how Ocugen Inc stock has been performing in comparison to its peers in the industry, here are the numbers: OCGN stock’s performance was -7.87% in the latest trading, and 97.59% in the past year.
An evaluation of the daily trading volume of Ocugen Inc (NASDAQ:OCGN) indicates that the 3-month average is 7.75 million. However, this figure has increased over the past 10 days to an average of 19.57 million.
Currently, records show that 256.50 million of the company’s shares remain outstanding. The insiders hold 2.20% of outstanding shares, whereas institutions hold 10.22%. The stats also highlight that short interest as of Mar 15, 2024, stood at 35.4 million shares, resulting in a short ratio of 3.52 at that time. From this, we can conclude that short interest is 13.80% of the company’s total outstanding shares. It is noteworthy that short shares in March were up slightly from the previous month’s figure, which was 24.36 million. However, since the stock’s price has seen 185.22% year-to-date, investors’ interest is likely to be reignited due to its potential to move even higher.
