Sunday, May 20, 2018

Brokerages Anticipate Scpharmaceuticals Inc (SCPH) to Announce ($0.63) EPS

Scpharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:SCPH) has been assigned a consensus broker rating score of 1.00 (Strong Buy) from the three analysts that provide coverage for the company, Zacks Investment Research reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a strong buy recommendation.

Analysts have set a 1-year consensus price objective of $23.33 for the company and are anticipating that the company will post ($0.63) EPS for the current quarter, according to Zacks. Zacks has also assigned Scpharmaceuticals an industry rank of 150 out of 265 based on the ratings given to its competitors.

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Several equities research analysts have commented on SCPH shares. Zacks Investment Research lowered Scpharmaceuticals from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 14th. Jefferies Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $26.00 price objective on shares of Scpharmaceuticals in a research report on Wednesday, March 21st. Finally, ValuEngine upgraded Scpharmaceuticals from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 2nd.

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. California State Teachers Retirement System purchased a new stake in Scpharmaceuticals in the 1st quarter worth approximately $139,000. Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Scpharmaceuticals in the 1st quarter worth approximately $167,000. Monashee Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Scpharmaceuticals in the 4th quarter worth approximately $230,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in Scpharmaceuticals in the 4th quarter worth approximately $414,000. Finally, Millennium Management LLC purchased a new stake in Scpharmaceuticals in the 4th quarter worth approximately $462,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.35% of the company’s stock.

Scpharmaceuticals traded down $0.31, reaching $13.07, during trading hours on Friday, according to MarketBeat Ratings. The stock had a trading volume of 96,208 shares, compared to its average volume of 145,218. The firm has a market cap of $242.34 million and a P/E ratio of -1.63. Scpharmaceuticals has a 52-week low of $8.89 and a 52-week high of $18.17. The company has a quick ratio of 19.23, a current ratio of 19.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10.

Scpharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SCPH) last issued its earnings results on Monday, May 7th. The company reported ($0.47) EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks’ consensus estimate of ($0.51) by $0.04. research analysts expect that Scpharmaceuticals will post -2.91 earnings per share for the current year.

About Scpharmaceuticals

scPharmaceuticals Inc, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of various pharmaceutical products. The company's lead product candidate is Furoscix, a drug-device combination product that is under development for treatment of worsening or decompensated heart failure outside of the inpatient setting.

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