Barinthus Biotherapeutics plc (NASDAQ:BRNS) Short Interest Up 39.6% in April

Barinthus Biotherapeutics plc (NASDAQ:BRNS - Get Free Report) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 14,100 shares, a growth of 39.6% from the March 31st total of 10,100 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 22,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days.

Barinthus Biotherapeutics Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:BRNS traded up $0.07 on Friday, hitting $2.50. The company had a trading volume of 6,864 shares, compared to its average volume of 30,951. Barinthus Biotherapeutics has a 52-week low of $1.64 and a 52-week high of $5.10. The business has a 50 day moving average of $2.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $97.30 million, a P/E ratio of -1.30 and a beta of -0.52.

Barinthus Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ:BRNS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 20th. The company reported ($0.45) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.55) by $0.10. On average, research analysts predict that Barinthus Biotherapeutics will post -2.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets


Several analysts have weighed in on BRNS shares. William Blair reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Barinthus Biotherapeutics in a report on Monday, January 8th. HC Wainwright reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $8.00 target price on shares of Barinthus Biotherapeutics in a report on Friday, April 19th.

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About Barinthus Biotherapeutics

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Barinthus Biotherapeutics plc, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in development of novel T cell immunotherapeutic candidates designed to guide the immune system to overcome chronic infectious diseases, autoimmunity, and cancer. The company's development pipeline includes VTP-300, an immunotherapeutic candidate under phase 2 studies as a potential component of a functional cure for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection; VTP-200, a non-surgical product candidate under phase 2 studies for treating persistent high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) infection; VTP-1000, an autoimmune preclinical candidate designed to treat patients with celiac disease; VTP-1100 product candidate to target HPV16+ cancers; and VTP-850/850, a second-generation immunotherapeutic candidate under phase 2 studies to treat recurrent prostate cancer.

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