Are Analysts Too Bullish On Kodiak Sciences Inc (KOD)

Kodiak Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:KOD) currently has a daily average trading volume of 268.22K but it saw 390041 shares traded in last market. With a market cap of 344.68M USD, the company’s current market price of $6.55 came falling about -0.15 while comparing to the previous closing price of $6.56. In past 52 weeks, the stock remained buoying in the range of price level as high as $7.77 and as low as $2.18. In the recent trading on the day, stock has struck highest price mark of $6.43 while lowest mark touched by it was $6.95.

Taking a look at 20-day trading activity of Kodiak Sciences Inc (KOD) gives us an average price of $5.29, while its current price level is -15.70% below from 52-week high level whereas it is 199.77% above from lowest level seen by the stock during that period. Simple moving average of 50 days or SMA-50 of the stock’s closing price is $3.92 while that of 200 days or SMA-200 reads an average of $3.70. A closer look into the stock’s movement over the week reveals that its volatility is standing at 7.64% during that period while stretching the period over a month that decreases to 7.45%. It is also necessary to take a look into other indicators of a stock too, to get a better idea about its price movement. And in doing so, we find stock’s 14-day relative strength index (RSI) standing at 84.71 which implies that the stock is in overbought territory.

The company’s shares got several price updates from the analyst firms in past one month and most recent of them is from the H.C. Wainwright which initiated the stock as “Neutral” in its note to investors issued on September 05, 2024, recommending a price target of $3 for it. CapitalOne issued its recommendations for the stock as it upgraded the price target for the stock in the range of between $7 and $12.

Over the week, KOD’s stock price is moving 13.13% up while it is 66.67% when we observe its performance for the past one month. Year-to-date it is 115.46% up and over the past year, the stock is showing an upside performance of 146.24%.

Currently, Kodiak Sciences Inc’s total number of outstanding shares is 52.51M. Company’s return on investment (ROI) stands at -54.97% and return on equity (ROE) at -78.57%. Stock’s beta reads 2.36. Stock has a price to book (P/B) ratio of 1.86. Its return on asset (ROA) is -41.64% on average.