We're taking a closer look at Vaxcyte today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved 14.2% compared to 2.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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Vaxcyte, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology vaccine company, develops novel protein vaccines to prevent or treat bacterial infectious diseases.
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Vaxcyte has moved 24.3% over the last year compared to 23.3% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of 1.0%
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PCVX has an average analyst rating of buy and is -40.44% away from its mean target price of $149.89 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $-4.6
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Vaxcyte has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of -19.4 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $-4.71 and its forward P/E ratio is -19.0
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 3.25 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.74
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Vaxcyte is part of the Health Care sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 26.07 and an average P/B of 3.53
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Vaxcyte has on average reported free cash flows of $-118771166.7 over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of -67.4%