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Heron Therapeutics (NASDAQ:HRTX) Stock Crosses Above 200-Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?

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Heron Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:HRTX - Get Free Report)'s stock price crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of $1.78 and traded as high as $2.20. Heron Therapeutics shares last traded at $2.15, with a volume of 1,147,607 shares traded.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. StockNews.com lowered shares of Heron Therapeutics from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, March 8th. Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and set a $4.00 target price on shares of Heron Therapeutics in a research report on Friday, April 11th.

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Heron Therapeutics Price Performance

The company's 50-day simple moving average is $2.13 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1.79. The firm has a market cap of $354.93 million, a P/E ratio of -12.94 and a beta of 1.39.

Heron Therapeutics (NASDAQ:HRTX - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 27th. The biotechnology company reported $0.02 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.03) by $0.05. The business had revenue of $40.78 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $37.37 million. Analysts anticipate that Heron Therapeutics, Inc. will post -0.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Heron Therapeutics

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Heron Therapeutics in the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. RFP Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Heron Therapeutics in the 1st quarter worth about $26,000. Argent Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Heron Therapeutics in the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. Focus Partners Wealth bought a new stake in shares of Heron Therapeutics in the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, State of Wyoming lifted its holdings in shares of Heron Therapeutics by 573.5% in the 4th quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 29,736 shares of the biotechnology company's stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 25,321 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.01% of the company's stock.

About Heron Therapeutics

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Heron Therapeutics, Inc, a commercial-stage biotechnology company, focuses on enhancing the lives of patients by developing and commercializing therapeutic that enhances medical care. The company's product candidates utilize its proprietary Biochronomer, a drug delivery technology, which delivers therapeutic levels of a range of short-acting pharmacological agents over a period from days to weeks with a single administration.

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