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Insider Buying: IO Biotech, Inc. (NASDAQ:IOBT) Director Acquires 15,000 Shares of Stock

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IO Biotech, Inc. (NASDAQ:IOBT - Get Free Report) Director Heidi Hunter bought 15,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 30th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $1.39 per share, with a total value of $20,850.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 15,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at $20,850. This represents a ∞ increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link.

IO Biotech Stock Up 3.4%

Shares of IOBT stock traded up $0.05 on Thursday, reaching $1.50. 110,586 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 279,446. The stock has a market cap of $98.78 million, a P/E ratio of -1.09 and a beta of 0.09. IO Biotech, Inc. has a 1-year low of $0.66 and a 1-year high of $1.73. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $1.03 and a two-hundred day moving average of $0.95.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

IOBT has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. HC Wainwright reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of IO Biotech in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. Piper Sandler raised IO Biotech to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th.

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Hedge Funds Weigh In On IO Biotech

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vontobel Holding Ltd. acquired a new stake in IO Biotech during the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. purchased a new position in IO Biotech in the 4th quarter valued at about $407,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its stake in shares of IO Biotech by 22.5% during the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 118,800 shares of the company's stock valued at $109,000 after acquiring an additional 21,800 shares in the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of IO Biotech during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Finally, Dauntless Investment Group LLC purchased a new position in IO Biotech in the fourth quarter valued at about $688,000. 54.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

IO Biotech Company Profile

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IO Biotech, Inc, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, develops immune-modulating therapeutic cancer vaccines based on the T-win technology platform. The company's lead product candidate, IO102-IO103, which is designed to target immunosuppressive mechanisms mediated by Indoleamine 2,3-dehydrogenase (IDO), and programmed death-ligand (PD-L1) that is in phase 3 clinical trial to treat melanoma, as well as in phase 2 clinical trial to treat lung, head and neck, bladder, and melanoma cancer.

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