PureTech Health (LON:PRTC) Trading Down 15.2% – Should You Sell?

PureTech Health plc (LON:PRTC) shares were down 15.2% during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 117.20 ($1.49) and last traded at GBX 117.20 ($1.49). Approximately 42,764,352 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 2,645% from the average daily volume of 1,557,904 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 138.20 ($1.76).

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 455 ($5.79) target price on shares of PureTech Health in a research report on Monday, December 16th.

PureTech Health Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of £352.05 million, a P/E ratio of -4.81 and a beta of 1.02. The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 139.76 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 149.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 45.82, a quick ratio of 2.51 and a current ratio of 3.68.

PureTech Health Company Profile

PureTech Health plc, a clinical-stage biopharma company, focuses on developing medicines for diseases caused by dysfunctions in the nervous, gastrointestinal, and immune systems. The company is developing a microbiome immune system drug-discovery platform and drug candidates for immune-mediated diseases; and products to induce weight loss and enhance glycaemic control through an orally administered capsule.