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Monte Rosa Therapeutics (NASDAQ:GLUE) Trading Up 7.9% - Here's Why

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Key Points

  • Monte Rosa Therapeutics shares rose by 7.9%, reaching a trading price of $8.32, though trading volume was down 68% from the average.
  • Analysts have mixed ratings on the stock, with a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $15.33.
  • The company reported a quarterly earnings beat, with a revenue of $23.19 million, significantly exceeding analyst expectations of $7.23 million.
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Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:GLUE - Get Free Report)'s share price was up 7.9% on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $8.21 and last traded at $8.32. Approximately 252,361 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 68% from the average daily volume of 783,407 shares. The stock had previously closed at $7.71.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Weiss Ratings restated a "sell (d)" rating on shares of Monte Rosa Therapeutics in a research note on Wednesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $15.33.

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Monte Rosa Therapeutics Trading Up 9.7%

The firm has a market capitalization of $522.49 million, a PE ratio of 23.50 and a beta of 1.54. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $5.60 and a 200 day simple moving average of $5.01.

Monte Rosa Therapeutics (NASDAQ:GLUE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported ($0.15) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.31) by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $23.19 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.23 million. Monte Rosa Therapeutics had a return on equity of 9.95% and a net margin of 13.58%. Research analysts forecast that Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc. will post -1.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its position in Monte Rosa Therapeutics by 2.2% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 119,836 shares of the company's stock worth $540,000 after acquiring an additional 2,529 shares in the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC grew its position in Monte Rosa Therapeutics by 42.9% in the second quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 10,857 shares of the company's stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 3,262 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC grew its position in Monte Rosa Therapeutics by 35.4% in the second quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 29,870 shares of the company's stock worth $135,000 after acquiring an additional 7,808 shares in the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new position in Monte Rosa Therapeutics in the second quarter worth about $48,000. Finally, Prudential Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Monte Rosa Therapeutics in the second quarter worth about $54,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.96% of the company's stock.

About Monte Rosa Therapeutics

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Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, engages in the development of novel small molecule precision medicines that employ the body's natural mechanisms to selectively degrade therapeutically relevant proteins. The company develops MRT-2359, an orally bioavailable molecular glue degrader targeting the translation termination factor protein GSPT1 for the treatment of MYC-driven tumors; MRT-6160 for the treatment of systemic and central nervous system autoimmune diseases; and MRT-8102 for the treatment of IL-1?/NLRP3 driven inflammatory diseases.

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