Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical’s (RARE) “Overweight” Rating Reiterated at Cantor Fitzgerald

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:RAREGet Free Report)‘s stock had its “overweight” rating reiterated by equities researchers at Cantor Fitzgerald in a report released on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $118.00 price target on the biopharmaceutical company’s stock. Cantor Fitzgerald’s target price points to a potential upside of 179.18% from the stock’s previous close. Cantor Fitzgerald also issued estimates for Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical’s FY2025 earnings at ($4.44) EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently commented on RARE. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical from $75.00 to $88.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 20th. HC Wainwright reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $95.00 price target on shares of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical in a report on Tuesday, December 24th. Piper Sandler upped their target price on shares of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical from $135.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical from $105.00 to $102.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $121.00 price target on shares of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $92.43.

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Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Price Performance

Shares of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical stock traded up $0.99 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $42.27. The stock had a trading volume of 143,983 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,125,970. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $44.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is $49.63. The stock has a market cap of $3.90 billion, a PE ratio of -6.53 and a beta of 0.58. Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical has a 12 month low of $37.02 and a 12 month high of $60.37.

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:RAREGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The biopharmaceutical company reported ($1.40) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($1.45) by $0.05. The company had revenue of $139.49 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $135.28 million. Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical had a negative net margin of 106.93% and a negative return on equity of 187.12%. The firm’s revenue was up 42.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted ($2.23) EPS. Analysts expect that Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical will post -6.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical news, CEO Emil D. Kakkis sold 11,727 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.23, for a total value of $495,231.21. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,183,985 shares in the company, valued at $92,229,686.55. This represents a 0.53 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 5.80% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its position in shares of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 22,047 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $928,000 after acquiring an additional 294 shares during the last quarter. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC increased its position in Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC now owns 141,649 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $8,005,000 after purchasing an additional 360 shares in the last quarter. KBC Group NV grew its holdings in Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical by 24.5% in the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,568 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $143,000 after buying an additional 506 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp grew its holdings in Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical by 8.1% in the 3rd quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 6,992 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $388,000 after buying an additional 525 shares during the period. Finally, Amalgamated Bank grew its holdings in Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical by 13.4% in the 2nd quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 5,896 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $242,000 after buying an additional 696 shares during the period. 97.67% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Company Profile

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Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc, a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the identification, acquisition, development, and commercialization of novel products for the treatment of rare and ultra-rare genetic diseases in North America, Latin America, Japan, Europe, and internationally. Its biologic products include Crysvita (burosumab), an antibody targeting fibroblast growth factor 23 for the treatment of X-linked hypophosphatemia, as well as tumor-induced osteomalacia; Mepsevii, an enzyme replacement therapy for the treatment of children and adults with Mucopolysaccharidosis VII; Dojolvi for treating long-chain fatty acid oxidation disorders; and Evkeeza (evinacumab) for the treatment of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.

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