Aquestive Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:AQST) traded at $3.73 at close of the session on Monday, April 29, made a downward move of -8.23% on its previous day’s price.
Looking at the stock we see that its previous close was $4.07. In terms of its 52-week price range, AQST has a high of $6.23 and a low of $1.19. The company’s stock has lost about -12.32% over that past 30 days.
Aquestive Therapeutics Inc has a market cap of $336.04 million. Estimates by analysts give the company expected earnings per share (EPS) of -$0.08, with the EPS growth for the year raised at -$0.36 for 2024 and -$0.3 for next year. These figures represent -176.90% and 16.70% growth in EPS for the two years respectively.
Analysts tracking the company’s growth have also given it a consensus growth in revenue estimated at $12.26 million, with a low of $10.9 million and a high of $13 million. The median projection represents growth squeezing down to 10.10% compared to sales growth for the corresponding quarter a year ago. According to analyst consensus estimates figures, the company’s yearly revenue forecast for 2024 is expected to hit $50.21 million, or 14.60% up from figures reported last year.
On the other hand, looking at the outlook for the AQST stock, short term indicators assign the stock an average of Hold, while medium term indicators assign it an average of 50% Buy. Long term indicators on average place the stock in the category of 100% Buy.
Looking further, we note the current price level is -8.92% off its SMA20 and -9.74% from its 50-day simple moving average. The RSI (14) is pointing at 42.95 while the volatility over the past week is 10.32% and jumps to 8.59% over the past one month. The beta value is 2.90, while the average true range (ATR) is currently pointing at 0.39.
Coming back to Aquestive Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:AQST), we note that the average 3-month trading volume was 2.58 million. Current shares outstanding are 89.97 million.
The insiders hold 11.31% of the company’s shares while institutions hold 26.40%. Investors should be excited about this stock as its upside potential is great, with current price pushing the stock 84.90% up in year-to-date price movement.
