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HC Wainwright Has Lowered Expectations for Celldex Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CLDX) Stock Price

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Key Points

  • HC Wainwright has lowered its price target for Celldex Therapeutics from $50.00 to $42.00, indicating a potential upside of 74.85% from its current stock price.
  • The stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" with consensus price target of $50.75, showing a mix of ratings from various analysts.
  • Shares of Celldex Therapeutics recently opened at $24.02, with a market capitalization of $1.60 billion, indicating a decline of 1.9% on that trading day.
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Celldex Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CLDX - Free Report) had its price target reduced by HC Wainwright from $50.00 to $42.00 in a report issued on Wednesday morning,Benzinga reports. HC Wainwright currently has a buy rating on the biopharmaceutical company's stock.

A number of other analysts have also commented on the company. UBS Group decreased their price objective on Celldex Therapeutics from $44.00 to $38.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 9th. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on shares of Celldex Therapeutics from $46.00 to $43.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Canaccord Genuity Group began coverage on Celldex Therapeutics in a research report on Monday, April 28th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $64.00 price objective for the company. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on Celldex Therapeutics from $36.00 to $31.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 9th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Celldex Therapeutics presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $46.67.

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Celldex Therapeutics Stock Up 2.0%

Shares of CLDX traded up $0.44 on Wednesday, reaching $22.46. The stock had a trading volume of 1,797,765 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,313,527. Celldex Therapeutics has a twelve month low of $14.40 and a twelve month high of $47.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.49 billion, a PE ratio of -7.46 and a beta of 1.22. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $22.12 and a 200 day moving average of $20.64.

Celldex Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CLDX - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The biopharmaceutical company reported ($0.85) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.86) by $0.01. Celldex Therapeutics had a negative return on equity of 27.61% and a negative net margin of 3,446.88%.The business had revenue of $0.73 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.13 million. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Celldex Therapeutics will post -2.48 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Celldex Therapeutics by 171.7% in the second quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,394 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 881 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its position in Celldex Therapeutics by 27.6% in the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 2,315 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 501 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Celldex Therapeutics by 6,665.9% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,977 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 2,933 shares during the period. Aquatic Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Celldex Therapeutics during the fourth quarter worth $121,000. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new position in shares of Celldex Therapeutics in the second quarter valued at $125,000.

Celldex Therapeutics Company Profile

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Celldex Therapeutics, Inc, a biopharmaceutical company, engages in developing therapeutic monoclonal and bispecific antibodies for the treatment of various diseases. Its drug candidates include antibody-based therapeutics to treat patients with inflammatory, allergic, autoimmune, and other devastating diseases.

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