Publicly-traded company Palatin Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:PTN) had a closing price of $0.79 yesterday. Meanwhile, the average 12-month price target from Wall Street analysts is currently $3.75, this means that the stock is underpriced by 78.933%. In the past 52 weeks the company’s stock price has moved within the range of $0.29 to $0.90.
This particular stock’s 5-day moving average is 0.75, its 20-day moving average is 0.77 and its 100-day moving average is 0.55. Palatin Technologies, Inc. (PTN) currently has 179050 shares outstanding, which means that its market capitalization is $139.93M.
The Details: Palatin Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:PTN) Financial Health
There are numerous indicators we can use to give us a better idea about a public company’s financial health. For instance, we can check out the profit margin, which tells us about how much of a company’s net sales it keeps as earnings. We find this figure by dividing net income by net sales. PTN currently has a profit margin of -29.80%.
It can also be helpful to look at a public company’s operating margin, which shows us how much profit the company retains after taking depreciation and operating expenses into account. Palatin Technologies, Inc. (PTN) has an operating margin of -23.70%.
What Does Wall Street Say about Company?
When considering a new stock purchase, a lot of investors find out how Wall Street analysts feel about the company before they buy in. You can do this by looking for the average analyst rating on the company’s stock. At the moment, the average analyst rating for PTN is Buy. Out of 1 total analysts who were surveyed, 0 rated it hold, and 1 rated it a Strong Buy.
Three months ago, on the other hand, the average analyst rating for Palatin Technologies, Inc. (PTN) was a Buy – from a survey of 1 analysts. Of the analysts who provided ratings, 0 rated the company a Hold, and 1 rated it a Strong Buy.
Understanding Profitability at Palatin Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:PTN)
Having a look at a company’s recent Earnings per Share (EPS) performance is a useful way of understanding its profitability. In the most recent financial results released by Palatin Technologies, Inc., for the quarter ending on 2017-06-30, the company posted EPS of 0.08. The average estimate of Wall Street analysts had projected -0.02.
Wall Street analysts, on average, are forecasting the company’s EPS to be -0.03, compared to -0.08 reported in the same quarter last year. When it comes to net revenue, the average estimate from a total of 1 analysts is 23.5 million – compared to $0 posted in the year-ago period.
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