89bio Inc (NASDAQ: ETNB) Now $6.43 Higher From Its Low (1.58), Does It Still Have A Growth Story?

89bio Inc (NASDAQ:ETNB) currently has a daily average trading volume of 940.89K but it saw 1009060 shares traded in last market. With a market cap of 941.83M USD, the company’s current market price of $8.01 came rising about 0.88 while comparing to the previous closing price of $7.94. In past 52 weeks, the stock remained buoying in the range of price level as high as $16.63 and as low as $6.43. In the recent trading on the day, stock has struck highest price mark of $7.66 while lowest mark touched by it was $8.05.

Taking a look at 20-day trading activity of 89bio Inc (ETNB) gives us an average price of $8.13, while its current price level is -51.83% below from 52-week high level whereas it is 24.57% 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 $8.43 while that of 200 days or SMA-200 reads an average of $8.74. A closer look into the stock’s movement over the week reveals that its volatility is standing at 10.98% during that period while stretching the period over a month that decreases to 7.08%. 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 48.30 which implies that the stock is in neutral 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 BofA Securities which resumed the stock as “Buy” in its note to investors issued on April 22, 2024, recommending a price target of $30 for it. RBC Capital Mkts downgraded its recommendation for the stock as a “Sector Perform” from “Outperform” on January 12, 2024 while assigning a price target range of $24-$15.

Over the week, ETNB’s stock price is moving 5.26% up while it is -10.60% when we observe its performance for the past one month. Year-to-date it is -28.29% down and over the past year, the stock is showing a downside performance of -28.10%.

Currently, 89bio Inc’s total number of outstanding shares is 117.58M. Company’s return on investment (ROI) stands at -69.64% and return on equity (ROE) at -73.31%. Stock’s beta reads 1.03. Stock has a price to book (P/B) ratio of 2.25. Its return on asset (ROA) is -62.93% on average.