Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its stake in shares of Lexeo Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:LXEO - Free Report) by 15.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,339,254 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 576,059 shares during the quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC owned about 13.12% of Lexeo Therapeutics worth $28,508,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Barclays PLC boosted its position in Lexeo Therapeutics by 162.2% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 50,210 shares of the company's stock valued at $454,000 after buying an additional 31,057 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its position in Lexeo Therapeutics by 48.3% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 76,981 shares of the company's stock valued at $507,000 after buying an additional 25,089 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its position in Lexeo Therapeutics by 19.6% in the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 25,197 shares of the company's stock valued at $166,000 after buying an additional 4,127 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in Lexeo Therapeutics by 135.6% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,278 shares of the company's stock valued at $93,000 after buying an additional 5,915 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP purchased a new stake in Lexeo Therapeutics in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $117,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.67% of the company's stock.
Lexeo Therapeutics Stock Performance
Lexeo Therapeutics stock traded up $0.03 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $3.32. The company had a trading volume of 71,425 shares, compared to its average volume of 480,751. The company has a current ratio of 5.95, a quick ratio of 5.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The company has a market capitalization of $110.21 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.04 and a beta of 1.27. The company's fifty day moving average is $3.08 and its 200-day moving average is $4.89. Lexeo Therapeutics, Inc. has a 12-month low of $1.45 and a 12-month high of $19.50.
Lexeo Therapeutics (NASDAQ:LXEO - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, May 12th. The company reported ($0.99) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.80) by ($0.19). Equities research analysts predict that Lexeo Therapeutics, Inc. will post -3.14 EPS for the current year.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. HC Wainwright dropped their target price on Lexeo Therapeutics from $23.00 to $15.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Chardan Capital dropped their target price on Lexeo Therapeutics from $22.00 to $20.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Leerink Partners lowered their price objective on Lexeo Therapeutics from $19.00 to $18.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 24th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price objective on Lexeo Therapeutics from $24.00 to $20.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 25th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $20.20.
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Lexeo Therapeutics Company Profile
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Lexeo Therapeutics, Inc operates as a clinical stage genetic medicine company that focuses on hereditary and acquired diseases. The company develops LX2006, which is an AAVrh10-based gene therapy candidate for the treatment of Friedreich's ataxia (FA) cardiomyopathy; LX2020, an AAVrh10-based gene therapy candidate for the treatment of plakophilin-2 arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy; LX2021, a gene therapy candidate for the treatment of DSP cardiomyopathy associated with it; and LX2022, a gene therapy candidate for the treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM caused by TNNI3 gene.
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