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Scilex (NASDAQ:SCLX) Announces Earnings Results

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Key Points

  • Scilex (NASDAQ:SCLX) reported a significant earnings miss of $7.42 EPS, falling short of analysts' estimates by $2.87.
  • The company's stock price increased by 18.8% during trading, reaching $21.00, with trading volume exceeding its average.
  • Goldman Sachs raised its stake in Scilex by 31.2%, with institutional investors owning approximately 69.67% of the company’s shares.
  • MarketBeat previews the top five stocks to own by October 1st.

Scilex (NASDAQ:SCLX - Get Free Report) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported ($7.42) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($4.55) by ($2.87), Zacks reports. The company had revenue of $9.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $26.25 million.

Scilex Trading Up 1.5%

SCLX traded up $0.27 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $18.35. The company's stock had a trading volume of 186,200 shares, compared to its average volume of 123,496. The business's 50-day moving average price is $9.35 and its 200-day moving average price is $8.61. Scilex has a 12 month low of $3.60 and a 12 month high of $46.20. The stock has a market cap of $127.68 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.63 and a beta of 1.32.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Scilex stock. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in Scilex Holding Company (NASDAQ:SCLX - Free Report) by 31.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 136,352 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 32,449 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. owned approximately 1.96% of Scilex worth $34,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.67% of the company's stock.

Scilex Company Profile

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Scilex Holding Company focuses on acquiring, developing, and commercializing non-opioid pain management products for the treatment of acute and chronic pain. Its commercial products include ZTlido (lidocaine topical system) 1.8% (ZTlido), a prescription lidocaine topical product for the relief of neuropathic pain associated with postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), which is a form of post-shingles nerve pain; ELYXYB, a ready-to-use oral solution for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in adults; and GLOPERBA, a liquid oral version of the anti-gout medicine colchicine indicated for the prophylaxis of painful gout flares in adults.

Further Reading

Earnings History for Scilex (NASDAQ:SCLX)

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