Don't Take a Position in Virios Therapeutics Stocks Without Knowing Its Fundamentals!

Virios Therapeutics logged a 75.9% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $1.1 per share.

Virios Therapeutics shares moved -83.6% over the last 52 weeks, with a high of $9.11 and a low of $0.22. During this time, the stock lagged the S&P 500 index by -83.0%. As of January 2022, the company's 50-day average price is $0.4. Virios Therapeutics, Inc., a development-stage biotechnology company, focuses on developing novel antiviral therapies to treat diseases associated with a viral triggered abnormal immune response. The small-cap Health Care company has 4 full time employees and is based in Alpharetta, GA. Virios Therapeutics has not offered any dividends in the last year.

The Company Has Irregular and Negative Cash Flows:

2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31 2022-12-31
Revenue (k) $0 $0 $0 $0
Revenue Growth n/a n/a n/a n/a
Operating Margins n/a n/a n/a n/a
Operating Margins Growth n/a n/a n/a n/a
Net Margins n/a n/a n/a n/a
Net Margins Growth n/a n/a n/a n/a
Earnings Per Share -$0.51 -$2.1 -$1.92 -$1.1
EPS Growth n/a -311.76% 8.57% 42.71%
Diluted Shares (MM) 5 5 8 18
Free Cash Flow (k) -$2,092 -$3,895 -$15,690 -$11,468
FCF Growth n/a -86.18% -302.79% 26.91%

Virios Therapeutics has negative earnings for the current period, so its trailing twelve month P/E ratio is not meaningful. Its forward P/E isn't meaningful either because its guidance EPS is -0.42.

On the other hand, Virios Therapeutics is possibly undervalued in terms of its net assets because its P/B ratio is 2.8 compared to its sector average of 4.16.

Most of the Market Indicators on Virios Therapeutics Are Negative:

The company has an average amount of shares sold short since 2.2% of the company's shares are tied to short positions. Institutions own 10.7% of Virios Therapeutics's shares, while the insider ownership rate stands at 12.05%. The biggest shareholder is Renaissance Technologies, LLC with a 1% stake in the company worth approximately $258,940.

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