Aberdeen Group plc Acquires 738,897 Shares of uniQure N.V. $QURE

Aberdeen Group plc lifted its holdings in uniQure N.V. (NASDAQ:QUREFree Report) by 25.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 3,678,640 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 738,897 shares during the quarter. Aberdeen Group plc owned about 5.91% of uniQure worth $88,030,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of QURE. Swiss National Bank acquired a new position in uniQure in the 2nd quarter worth $1,080,000. Sanders Morris Harris LLC acquired a new stake in shares of uniQure in the 3rd quarter valued at about $5,081,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of uniQure by 15.7% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,125,108 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $65,673,000 after purchasing an additional 152,417 shares in the last quarter. Voss Capital LP bought a new stake in shares of uniQure in the second quarter valued at about $1,742,000. Finally, Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of uniQure during the third quarter worth about $6,281,000. 78.83% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

uniQure Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:QURE opened at $17.16 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 10.43, a quick ratio of 10.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.07 billion, a PE ratio of -4.97 and a beta of 0.75. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $19.26 and a 200-day moving average of $29.40. uniQure N.V. has a 12 month low of $7.76 and a 12 month high of $71.50.

uniQure (NASDAQ:QUREGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 3rd. The biotechnology company reported ($0.56) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.93) by $0.37. uniQure had a negative net margin of 1,236.00% and a negative return on equity of 174.03%. The business had revenue of $5.57 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.84 million. On average, equities research analysts predict that uniQure N.V. will post -3.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at uniQure

In related news, Director Robert Gut sold 25,613 shares of uniQure stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.62, for a total transaction of $630,592.06. Following the sale, the director directly owned 32,342 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $796,260.04. The trade was a 44.19% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Jeannette Potts sold 3,412 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.06, for a total transaction of $30,912.72. Following the transaction, the insider owned 138,483 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,254,655.98. This represents a 2.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 81,399 shares of company stock worth $1,527,645 over the last quarter. 4.79% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of uniQure in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $9.00 price target (down from $55.00) on shares of uniQure in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Sanford C. Bernstein cut shares of uniQure to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Stifel Nicolaus set a $14.00 price objective on shares of uniQure in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of uniQure in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, uniQure has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $42.75.

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uniQure Profile

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uniQure N.V. is a biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of gene therapies for patients with severe medical needs. Using its proprietary adeno‐associated viral (AAV) vector platform, the company designs single‐dose treatments aimed at addressing the underlying genetic causes of disease rather than solely managing symptoms. Its most advanced program, Hemgenix® (etranacogene dezaparvovec), received regulatory approval in the United States and Europe for adult patients with hemophilia B, marking one of the first gene therapies for a bleeding disorder to reach the market.

Beyond hemophilia B, uniQure’s pipeline includes preclinical and clinical-stage candidates targeting rare and debilitating conditions such as aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency, Huntington’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease.

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