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Chimerix Inc: Buy, Hold, or Sell? Analysts Weigh In Amid Market Challenges

Chimerix Inc’s stock has seen a rocky market performance. The company’s stock achieved a 1-year high of $1.57 on 06/07/23, and the lowest price during that time was $0.88, recorded on 11/10/23.

52-week price history of CMRX Stock

A stock’s 52-week high and low prices can reveal a great deal about its present condition and potential future performance. Chimerix Inc’s current trading price is -38.85% away from its 52-week high, while its distance from the 52-week low is 9.09%. The stock’s price range during this period has fluctuated between $0.88 and $1.57. Shares of the company, which operates in the Healthcare sector, recorded a trading volume of around 2.73 million for the day, which was evidently higher than the average daily volume of 0.42 million over the last three months.

Financial Performance and Market Capitalization

Chimerix Inc (CMRX) has experienced a quarterly decline of -1.03% in its revenues when compared to the same period in the previous year. Presently, the company has a total market capitalization of 85.64M and boasts a workforce of 72 employees.

Moving average and trading volume data

Based on Barchart.com data, the company’s moving average over the 100-day period was 1.0087, with a change in price of +0.0100. Similarly, Chimerix Inc recorded 421,128 in trading volume during the last 100 days, posting a change of +1.05%.

CMRX Debt-to-equity ratio analysis

The debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio is a valuable metric that offers insight into a company’s financial health and standing in the market. This ratio is calculated by dividing a company’s current total liabilities by its shareholders’ equity. The D/E ratio illustrates the extent of debt a company is utilizing to support its assets in relation to the value of its shareholders’ equity. At the time of writing, the total D/E ratio for CMRX stands at 0.01. Similarly, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio is also 0.01.

CMRX Stock Stochastic Average

Chimerix Inc’s raw stochastic average for the past 50 days is currently at 18.47%. This represents a surge from the raw stochastic average of the last 20 days, which was recorded at 12.82%. Additionally, the company’s Stochastic %K and %D values for the past 20 days were 32.66% and 42.07%, respectively.

CMRX Stock Price Performance Analysis

Investors’ outlook regarding the stock price performance over the year has been a mixed bag, with a range of optimism to pessimism depending on their perspective. Until today this year the stock’s price performance recorded a decrease of -0.26%. However, over the last six months, the performance has been stronger by -6.80%. The price of CMRX decreased -16.52% over the last 30 days. And in the last five days, it has fallen by -18.64%.