Vyant Bio (NASDAQ:VYNT) Downgraded by Zacks Investment Research

Vyant Bio (NASDAQ:VYNT – Get Rating) was downgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note issued to investors on Friday, Zacks.com reports.

According to Zacks, “VYANT BIO INC. operates through wholly-owned subsidiaries, StemoniX and vivoPharm. StemoniX is empowering the discovery of new medicines through the convergence of novel human biology and software technologies. vivoPharm offers proprietary preclinical test systems supporting clinical diagnostic offerings at early stages valued by the pharmaceutical industry, biotechnology companies, and academic research centers. VYANT BIO INC., formerly known as Cancer Genetics Inc., is based in CHERRY HILL, N.J. “

Separately, HC Wainwright cut their price target on shares of Vyant Bio from $5.00 to $4.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 8th.

VYNT traded down $0.01 during trading on Friday, reaching $1.11. 42,751 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 428,763. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 4.19 and a current ratio of 4.27. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $1.16 and its 200 day moving average is $1.55. Vyant Bio has a 12 month low of $0.82 and a 12 month high of $4.70.

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VYNT. Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new position in shares of Vyant Bio during the 3rd quarter worth about $254,000. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Vyant Bio during the 4th quarter worth about $64,000. Morgan Stanley boosted its position in shares of Vyant Bio by 14,258.1% during the 2nd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 38,049 shares of the company’s stock worth $142,000 after purchasing an additional 37,784 shares in the last quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vyant Bio during the 2nd quarter worth about $97,000. Finally, Susquehanna International Group LLP bought a new position in shares of Vyant Bio during the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. 8.56% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Vyant Bio (Get Rating)

Vyant Bio, Inc, a biotechnology company, discovers drugs for complex neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders. The company's central nervous system (CNS) drug discovery platform combines human-derived organoid models of brain disease, scaled biology, and machine learning. It focuses on identifying repurposed and novel small molecule clinical candidates for rare CNS genetic disorders including Rett Syndrome (Rett), CDKL5 deficiency disorders (CDD,) and familial Parkinson's disease (PD).

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