Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:RNAC - Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the six research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $40.00.
A number of analysts have recently weighed in on RNAC shares. Needham & Company LLC dropped their target price on shares of Cartesian Therapeutics from $41.00 to $40.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Wedbush started coverage on shares of Cartesian Therapeutics in a report on Wednesday. They set an "outperform" rating and a $38.00 target price for the company. Finally, HC Wainwright reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $40.00 target price on shares of Cartesian Therapeutics in a report on Wednesday, April 9th.
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Institutional Trading of Cartesian Therapeutics
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Rhumbline Advisers lifted its holdings in Cartesian Therapeutics by 10.0% in the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 10,201 shares of the company's stock worth $183,000 after buying an additional 927 shares during the period. Corebridge Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in Cartesian Therapeutics by 32.6% in the fourth quarter. Corebridge Financial Inc. now owns 5,122 shares of the company's stock worth $92,000 after buying an additional 1,258 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in Cartesian Therapeutics by 7.9% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 20,937 shares of the company's stock worth $276,000 after buying an additional 1,530 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its holdings in Cartesian Therapeutics by 44.8% in the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 5,786 shares of the company's stock worth $104,000 after buying an additional 1,789 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Cartesian Therapeutics by 9.3% in the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 29,303 shares of the company's stock worth $386,000 after buying an additional 2,500 shares during the period. 86.95% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Cartesian Therapeutics Stock Performance
RNAC traded up $2.47 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $13.77. The stock had a trading volume of 353,176 shares, compared to its average volume of 101,105. The stock has a market cap of $357.39 million, a PE ratio of -0.26 and a beta of 0.36. Cartesian Therapeutics has a one year low of $8.46 and a one year high of $26.50. The business has a 50-day moving average of $10.38 and a 200-day moving average of $14.28.
Cartesian Therapeutics (NASDAQ:RNAC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported ($0.68) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.61) by ($0.07). The firm had revenue of $1.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $0.69 million. Equities research analysts forecast that Cartesian Therapeutics will post 4.56 EPS for the current fiscal year.
About Cartesian Therapeutics
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Get Free ReportCartesian Therapeutics, Inc, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, engages in the provision of mRNA cell therapies for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. It develops Descartes-08, an autologous anti-BCMA RNA-engineered chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, currently under Phase 2b clinical development for generalized myasthenia gravis, as well as for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, and myeloma autoimmune basket trials for other autoimmune diseases.
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