12.61% volatility in BioAtla Inc (BCAB) last month: This is a red flag warning

On Monday, BioAtla Inc (NASDAQ: BCAB) opened higher 5.73% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $1.57. Price fluctuations for BCAB have ranged from $1.14 to $4.02 over the past 52 weeks.

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Annual sales at Healthcare sector company slipped by -56.91% over the past five years. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 40.93% at the time writing. With a float of $39.02 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $48.08 million.

Let’s look at the performance matrix of the company that is accounted for 65 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 93.41%, operating margin of -678.7%, and the pretax margin is -643.92%.

BioAtla Inc (BCAB) Insider Updates

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Biotechnology industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of BioAtla Inc is 19.30%, while institutional ownership is 32.54%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Dec 26 ’23, was worth 9,320. In this transaction Director of this company bought 4,000 shares at a rate of $2.33, taking the stock ownership to the 15,125 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Dec 20 ’23, when Company’s Chief Executive Officer bought 50,000 for $2.14, making the entire transaction worth $106,910. This insider now owns 1,439,283 shares in total.

BioAtla Inc (BCAB) Performance Highlights and Predictions

If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 9/30/2024, the company posted -0.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at -0.79) by 0.23. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of -0.39 per share during the current fiscal year.

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 40.93% per share during the next fiscal year.

BioAtla Inc (NASDAQ: BCAB) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for BioAtla Inc (BCAB). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 3.11. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 7.30.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is -1.70, a number that is poised to hit -0.39 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach -1.41 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of BioAtla Inc (BCAB)

BioAtla Inc (NASDAQ: BCAB) saw its 5-day average volume 1.15 million, a positive change from its year-to-date volume of 0.86 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 19.20%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 0.22.

During the past 100 days, BioAtla Inc’s (BCAB) raw stochastic average was set at 37.55%, which indicates a significant increase from 27.62% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 126.78% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 102.98% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $1.8839, while its 200-day Moving Average is $2.1068. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $1.7132 in the near term. At $1.7663, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $1.8427. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $1.5837, it is likely to go to the next support level at $1.5073. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $1.4542.

BioAtla Inc (NASDAQ: BCAB) Key Stats

There are currently 48,346K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 80.25 million. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 0 K according to its annual income of -123,460 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 11,000 K and its income totaled -10,590 K.