Traders Buy High Volume of Ocugen Call Options (NASDAQ:OCGN)

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Ocugen, Inc. (NASDAQ:OCGN - Get Free Report) was the target of some unusual options trading activity on Monday. Stock investors acquired 4,596 call options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 93% compared to the average volume of 2,382 call options.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, HC Wainwright reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $7.00 price target on shares of Ocugen in a report on Wednesday, April 3rd.

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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ocugen

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of OCGN. WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Ocugen during the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Belpointe Asset Management LLC increased its position in Ocugen by 11,550.5% in the first quarter. Belpointe Asset Management LLC now owns 34,835 shares of the company's stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 34,536 shares during the last quarter. Two Sigma Securities LLC bought a new stake in Ocugen in the second quarter worth $32,000. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Ocugen in the second quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its position in Ocugen by 123.9% in the second quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 61,432 shares of the company's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 33,991 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 10.27% of the company's stock.


Ocugen Price Performance

NASDAQ:OCGN traded up $0.05 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $1.88. 19,511,787 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,283,970. The company has a market cap of $482.22 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.97 and a beta of 3.51. The company has a quick ratio of 5.08, a current ratio of 5.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. Ocugen has a 1 year low of $0.35 and a 1 year high of $2.11. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $1.02 and a 200 day moving average price of $0.64.

Ocugen Company Profile

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Ocugen, Inc, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the developing gene therapies to cure blindness diseases. The company's pipeline product includes OCU400, a novel gene therapy product candidate restoring retinal integrity and function across a range of genetically diverse inherited retinal diseases, such as retinitis pigmentosa and leber congenital amaurosis; OCU410 and OCU410ST for the treatment of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD); and OCU200, a novel fusion protein that is in preclinical development stage for the treatment of diabetic macular edema, diabetic retinopathy, and wet AMD.

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