Plus Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PSTV – Get Rating) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 402,600 shares, a growth of 39.7% from the December 31st total of 288,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 340,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.2 days.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Separately, Jonestrading started coverage on shares of Plus Therapeutics in a research report on Thursday, October 6th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $5.00 target price for the company.
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Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in PSTV. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Plus Therapeutics by 20.0% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 855,264 shares of the company's stock valued at $855,000 after purchasing an additional 142,417 shares in the last quarter. Otter Creek Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Plus Therapeutics by 293.5% in the second quarter. Otter Creek Advisors LLC now owns 330,168 shares of the company's stock worth $178,000 after buying an additional 246,267 shares during the period. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Plus Therapeutics by 50.1% in the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 101,093 shares of the company's stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 33,735 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 10.52% of the company's stock.
Plus Therapeutics Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ:PSTV traded up $0.01 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $0.44. 207,287 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 366,921. Plus Therapeutics has a 52 week low of $0.29 and a 52 week high of $1.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a quick ratio of 2.81 and a current ratio of 2.81. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $0.38 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $0.50. The company has a market cap of $14.86 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.50 and a beta of 0.42.Plus Therapeutics Company Profile
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Plus Therapeutics, Inc, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, focuses on the development, manufacture, and commercialization of treatments for patients with cancer and other diseases. Its lead drug candidate is Rhenium-186 NanoLiposome, a patented radiotherapy that targets central nervous system cancers, including recurrent glioblastoma, leptomeningeal metastases, and pediatric brain cancers.
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