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Precigen (NASDAQ:PGEN) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume - Here's Why

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Precigen, Inc. (NASDAQ:PGEN - Get Free Report) saw unusually-high trading volume on Wednesday . Approximately 1,162,796 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 18% from the previous session's volume of 1,424,528 shares.The stock last traded at $1.89 and had previously closed at $1.70.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

PGEN has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. HC Wainwright reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $6.00 price objective on shares of Precigen in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an "overweight" rating on shares of Precigen in a research note on Thursday, May 15th. JMP Securities reiterated a "market outperform" rating and set a $6.00 price objective on shares of Precigen in a research note on Thursday, June 12th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Precigen from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Saturday, May 24th.

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Precigen Stock Up 11.8%

The stock has a market capitalization of $560.84 million, a P/E ratio of -3.39 and a beta of 1.78. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $1.45 and a 200-day moving average price of $1.46.

Precigen (NASDAQ:PGEN - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 14th. The biotechnology company reported ($0.07) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.08) by $0.01. Precigen had a negative return on equity of 279.20% and a negative net margin of 3,728.87%. The company had revenue of $1.34 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $0.50 million. On average, equities analysts expect that Precigen, Inc. will post -0.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets bought a new position in shares of Precigen in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Precigen by 29.0% in the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 26,343 shares of the biotechnology company's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 5,915 shares during the period. Boothbay Fund Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Precigen in the fourth quarter worth about $35,000. Apella Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Precigen in the first quarter worth about $40,000. Finally, RPO LLC bought a new position in shares of Precigen in the fourth quarter worth about $47,000. Institutional investors own 33.51% of the company's stock.

Precigen Company Profile

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Precigen, Inc operates as a discovery and clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops gene and cell therapies using precision technology to target diseases in therapeutic areas of immuno-oncology, autoimmune disorders, and infectious diseases. It operates through two segments, Biopharmaceuticals and Exemplar.

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