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Nuveen LLC Invests $807,000 in Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $ZNTL

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Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNTL - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 507,527 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $807,000. Nuveen LLC owned 0.71% of Zentalis Pharmaceuticals at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of Zentalis Pharmaceuticals by 193.8% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 149,484 shares of the company's stock valued at $238,000 after acquiring an additional 98,612 shares during the period. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. increased its position in shares of Zentalis Pharmaceuticals by 4.7% in the first quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 361,236 shares of the company's stock valued at $574,000 after acquiring an additional 16,197 shares during the period. GSA Capital Partners LLP increased its position in shares of Zentalis Pharmaceuticals by 275.9% in the first quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 541,975 shares of the company's stock valued at $862,000 after acquiring an additional 397,805 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. increased its position in shares of Zentalis Pharmaceuticals by 52.3% in the first quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 752,517 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,197,000 after acquiring an additional 258,535 shares during the period. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new position in shares of Zentalis Pharmaceuticals in the first quarter valued at about $81,000.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on ZNTL shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Zentalis Pharmaceuticals from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Zentalis Pharmaceuticals from $6.00 to $5.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. HC Wainwright upgraded shares of Zentalis Pharmaceuticals to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. Finally, Wedbush reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $4.00 price target on shares of Zentalis Pharmaceuticals in a research report on Thursday, May 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Zentalis Pharmaceuticals currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $8.20.

View Our Latest Stock Analysis on Zentalis Pharmaceuticals

Zentalis Pharmaceuticals Price Performance

NASDAQ:ZNTL traded down $0.02 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $1.75. 422,761 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 812,105. Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has a one year low of $1.01 and a one year high of $5.44. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $1.49 and a 200 day moving average price of $1.49. The company has a market cap of $126.24 million, a PE ratio of -0.77 and a beta of 1.76.

Zentalis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ZNTL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 6th. The company reported ($0.37) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.56) by $0.19. On average, equities analysts forecast that Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will post -2.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Zentalis Pharmaceuticals Profile

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Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on discovering and developing small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of various cancers. Its products candidatures include the ZN-c3, an inhibitor of WEE1, a protein tyrosine kinase for the treatment of inhibitor for advanced solid tumors and hematological malignancies; in Phase 2 clinical trial as a monotherapy for the treatment of uterine serous carcinoma indications; Phase 2 clinical trial in Cyclin E1 driven high-grade serous ovarian cancer, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer; Phase 1/2 clinical trial in combination with PARPi for platinum-resistant ovarian cancer; Phase 1b clinical trial in combination with chemotherapy in platinum-resistant ovarian, and peritoneal or fallopian tube cancer; Phase 1/2 clinical trial in combination with chemotherapy in relapsed or refractory osteosarcoma; Phase 1/2 clinical trial with encorafenib and cetuximab for mutant metastatic colorectal cancer; and Phase 1/2 clinical trial in combination with chemotherapy in pancreatic cancer.

Further Reading

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