Roivant Sciences Ltd. (NASDAQ:ROIV - Get Free Report) COO Eric Venker sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.65, for a total transaction of $1,065,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 896,869 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $9,551,654.85. This represents a 10.03 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.
Eric Venker also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Thursday, February 13th, Eric Venker sold 218,041 shares of Roivant Sciences stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.42, for a total transaction of $2,271,987.22.
- On Tuesday, January 21st, Eric Venker sold 100,000 shares of Roivant Sciences stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.28, for a total transaction of $1,128,000.00.
- On Monday, December 30th, Eric Venker sold 177,704 shares of Roivant Sciences stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.54, for a total transaction of $2,050,704.16.
- On Friday, December 27th, Eric Venker sold 176,900 shares of Roivant Sciences stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.82, for a total transaction of $2,090,958.00.
- On Friday, December 20th, Eric Venker sold 100,000 shares of Roivant Sciences stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.49, for a total transaction of $1,149,000.00.
Roivant Sciences Stock Down 0.3 %
Shares of NASDAQ:ROIV opened at $10.49 on Wednesday. Roivant Sciences Ltd. has a 12 month low of $9.76 and a 12 month high of $13.06. The company's 50-day moving average price is $11.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $11.60. The firm has a market cap of $7.49 billion, a P/E ratio of -69.93 and a beta of 1.25.
Roivant Sciences (NASDAQ:ROIV - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 10th. The company reported ($0.20) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.24) by $0.04. Roivant Sciences had a negative net margin of 119.54% and a negative return on equity of 14.05%. As a group, equities analysts predict that Roivant Sciences Ltd. will post -0.92 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research firms have recently weighed in on ROIV. HC Wainwright reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $18.00 target price on shares of Roivant Sciences in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised shares of Roivant Sciences to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $18.08.
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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Roivant Sciences
A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ROIV. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Roivant Sciences during the 4th quarter worth about $52,443,000. TOMS Capital Investment Management LP bought a new position in shares of Roivant Sciences in the 3rd quarter valued at about $46,333,000. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Roivant Sciences by 49.7% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 9,515,058 shares of the company's stock valued at $112,563,000 after purchasing an additional 3,159,603 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its stake in shares of Roivant Sciences by 5.6% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 49,145,056 shares of the company's stock valued at $567,134,000 after purchasing an additional 2,593,910 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Roivant Sciences by 5.8% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 44,087,287 shares of the company's stock valued at $521,553,000 after purchasing an additional 2,404,232 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 64.76% of the company's stock.
Roivant Sciences Company Profile
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Roivant Sciences Ltd., a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of medicines for inflammation and immunology areas. The company provides Vants, a model to develop and commercialize its medicines and technologies focusing on biopharmaceutical businesses, discovery-stage companies, and health technology startups.
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