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Immatics (NASDAQ:IMTX) Rating Lowered to Sell at Wall Street Zen

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Key Points

  • Wall Street Zen downgraded Immatics to "Sell", joining Weiss Ratings' negative view, though the analyst consensus remains a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $19.00 (seven buys, one hold, one sell).
  • Immatics beat the latest quarter's EPS (-$0.34 vs. -$0.48) and revenue ($23.18M vs. $12.18M) but still reported a very large negative net margin (‑411.9%) and ROE (‑41.8%), with analysts forecasting about -1.49 EPS for the fiscal year while the stock trades near $10.79.
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Immatics (NASDAQ:IMTX - Get Free Report) was downgraded by stock analysts at Wall Street Zen from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "sell (d-)" rating on shares of Immatics in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on Immatics in a research note on Monday, March 16th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $18.00 price objective on the stock. TD Cowen initiated coverage on Immatics in a research note on Tuesday. They issued a "buy" rating on the stock. Finally, Mizuho set a $25.00 price objective on Immatics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $19.00.

Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on IMTX

Immatics Stock Down 1.8%

Immatics stock opened at $10.79 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $1.45 billion, a PE ratio of -5.86 and a beta of 1.31. Immatics has a 52-week low of $3.94 and a 52-week high of $12.41. The company's 50 day moving average is $10.29 and its two-hundred day moving average is $10.11.

Immatics (NASDAQ:IMTX - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported ($0.34) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.48) by $0.14. The company had revenue of $23.18 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.18 million. Immatics had a negative net margin of 411.90% and a negative return on equity of 41.81%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Immatics will post -1.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Immatics

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new stake in Immatics in the first quarter valued at $742,000. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Immatics by 10.7% in the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 21,459,156 shares of the company's stock valued at $225,322,000 after buying an additional 2,075,987 shares in the last quarter. Virtus Investment Advisers LLC raised its stake in Immatics by 43.0% in the fourth quarter. Virtus Investment Advisers LLC now owns 26,497 shares of the company's stock valued at $278,000 after buying an additional 7,965 shares in the last quarter. SummitTX Capital L.P. raised its stake in Immatics by 117.7% in the fourth quarter. SummitTX Capital L.P. now owns 96,784 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,016,000 after buying an additional 52,318 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL acquired a new stake in Immatics in the fourth quarter valued at $575,000. 64.41% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Immatics

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Immatics N.V. NASDAQ: IMTX is a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to the development of T cell receptor (TCR)-based immunotherapies for solid tumors. The company leverages its proprietary discovery and engineering platforms to identify tumor-specific peptide targets and develop therapies that harness the power of a patient's immune system. Immatics' approach aims to generate durable responses by guiding T cells to recognize and kill cancer cells with high precision.

At the core of Immatics' technology suite is the XPRESIDENT® platform, which mines the cancer peptidome to uncover novel tumor antigens naturally presented on the surface of cancer cells.

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