Avinger, Inc., a commercial-stage medical device company, designs, manufactures, and sells image-guided and catheter-based systems used by physicians to treat patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in the United States and Europe. It develops lumivascular platform that integrates optical coherence tomography visualization with interventional catheters to provide real-time intravascular imaging during the treatment portion of PAD procedures. The company's lumivascular products comprise Lightbox imaging consoles, as well as the Ocelot family of catheters, which are designed to penetrate a total blockage in an artery; and Pantheris, an image-guided atherectomy device that allows physicians to precisely remove arterial plaque in PAD patients. In addition, its first-generation chronic total occlusion (CTO)-crossing catheters, Wildcat, and Kittycat 2, which employs a proprietary design that uses a rotational spinning technique allowing the physician to switch between passive and active modes when navigating across a CTO. The company sells and markets its products to interventional cardiologists, vascular surgeons, and interventional radiologists. Avinger, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Surgical & medical instruments
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorMedical
Phone650-241-7900
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$9.93 million
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees65
OptionableNot Optionable
Avinger (NASDAQ:AVGR) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Avinger's stock symbol?
Avinger trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "AVGR."
When did Avinger's stock split? How did Avinger's stock split work?
Shares of Avinger reverse split before market open on Wednesday, January 31st 2018. The 1-40 reverse split was announced on Tuesday, January 30th 2018. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the market closes on Tuesday, January 30th 2018. An investor that had 100 shares of Avinger stock prior to the reverse split would have 3 shares after the split.
How were Avinger's earnings last quarter?
Avinger Inc (NASDAQ:AVGR) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November, 13th. The medical device company reported ($0.56) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.51) by $0.05. The medical device company earned $2.02 million during the quarter. View Avinger's Earnings History.
When is Avinger's next earnings date?
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Avinger?
1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Avinger in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Avinger.
Has Avinger been receiving favorable news coverage?
News coverage about AVGR stock has trended very positive on Monday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Avinger earned a media sentiment score of 3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the medical device company a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days.
Are investors shorting Avinger?
Avinger saw a decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 149,404 shares, a decrease of 83.6% from the December 14th total of 910,795 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,854,809 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.6% of the company's stock are sold short. View Avinger's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Avinger's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Avinger include Lianluo Smart (LLIT), PAVmed (PAVM), DarioHealth (DRIO), Dynatronics (DYNT), Neovasc (NVCN), Hancock Jaffe Laboratories (HJLI), CELLECT BIOTECH/S (APOP), Invivo Therapeutics (NVIV), Biostage (BSTG), Alliqua Biomedical (ALQA), Valeritas (VLRX), Presbia (LENS), Neurometrix (NURO), Atossa Genetics (ATOS) and Viatar CTC Solutions (VRTT).
Who are Avinger's key executives?
Avinger's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Jeffrey M. Soinski, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 57)
- Mr. Matthew B. Ferguson, Consultant (Age 51)
- Mr. Mark B. Weinswig, Chief Financial Officer (Age 46)
- Mr. Keith Schaefer, Chief Operating Officer
- Mr. Himanshu N. Patel, Chief Technology Officer (Age 59)
When did Avinger IPO?
(AVGR) raised $60 million in an IPO on Friday, January 30th 2015. The company issued 4,600,000 shares at $12.00-$14.00 per share. Canaccord Genuity and Cowen and Company served as the underwriters for the IPO and Oppenheimer, BTIG and Stephens were co-managers.
Who are Avinger's major shareholders?
Avinger's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Virtu Financial LLC (1.08%). Company insiders that own Avinger stock include Himanshu Patel and John B Ph D Md Simpson. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Avinger.
Which institutional investors are buying Avinger stock?
How do I buy shares of Avinger?
Shares of AVGR can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Avinger's stock price today?
One share of AVGR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $0.2884.
How big of a company is Avinger?
Avinger has a market capitalization of $6.77 million and generates $9.93 million in revenue each year. The medical device company earns $-48,730,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($70.07) on an earnings per share basis. Avinger employs 65 workers across the globe.
What is Avinger's official website?
How can I contact Avinger?
Avinger's mailing address is 400 CHESAPEAKE DRIVE, REDWOOD CITY CA, 94063. The medical device company can be reached via phone at 650-241-7900 or via email at [email protected]
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