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Metagenomi, Inc. (NASDAQ:MGX) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

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Key Points

  • Metagenomi, Inc. has received a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from five analysts, with an average 1-year price target of $10.00.
  • The stock experienced a significant increase of 9.8%, currently trading at $3.35, with a market capitalization of $125.73 million.
  • Recent institutional activity includes Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increasing its stake by 53.1%, indicating strong interest from large investors.
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Metagenomi, Inc. (NASDAQ:MGX - Get Free Report) has received an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the five analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $10.00.

Several research analysts have weighed in on the stock. HC Wainwright reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $7.00 price objective on shares of Metagenomi in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. Chardan Capital cut their price objective on Metagenomi from $12.00 to $11.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 15th. Zacks Research upgraded Metagenomi from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Metagenomi from $16.00 to $12.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a "sell (d-)" rating on shares of Metagenomi in a report on Wednesday, October 8th.

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Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC lifted its stake in Metagenomi by 53.1% during the second quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 21,515 shares of the company's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 7,458 shares during the period. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new stake in Metagenomi in the first quarter valued at $43,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Metagenomi by 39.6% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 50,387 shares of the company's stock valued at $69,000 after acquiring an additional 14,296 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of Metagenomi by 482.9% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 21,113 shares of the company's stock worth $76,000 after purchasing an additional 17,491 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Metagenomi during the 1st quarter worth about $86,000.

Metagenomi Stock Up 9.8%

NASDAQ:MGX opened at $3.35 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $2.22 and a 200 day simple moving average of $1.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $125.73 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.42 and a beta of 0.27. Metagenomi has a 1-year low of $1.23 and a 1-year high of $4.92.

Metagenomi (NASDAQ:MGX - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 12th. The company reported ($0.54) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.68) by $0.14. The company had revenue of $8.51 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.72 million. Metagenomi had a negative net margin of 257.99% and a negative return on equity of 37.84%. Equities analysts predict that Metagenomi will post -2.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Metagenomi Company Profile

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Metagenomi, Inc, a genetic medicines company, develops therapeutics for patients using metagenomics-derived genome editing toolbox in the United States. The company's genome editing toolbox includes programmable nucleases, base editors, and RNA and DNA-mediated integration systems, such as prime editing systems and clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat-associated transposases.

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