Aptevo Therapeutics (NASDAQ:APVO) Coverage Initiated at StockNews.com

StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of Aptevo Therapeutics (NASDAQ:APVOFree Report) in a research report released on Monday. The firm issued a sell rating on the biotechnology company’s stock.

Separately, Roth Mkm reduced their target price on Aptevo Therapeutics from $15.00 to $8.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, September 23rd.

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Aptevo Therapeutics Trading Up 3.5 %

APVO opened at $0.16 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $0.28 and a 200-day moving average price of $0.67. Aptevo Therapeutics has a twelve month low of $0.14 and a twelve month high of $16.57.

Aptevo Therapeutics (NASDAQ:APVOGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 8th. The biotechnology company reported ($1.67) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($1.93) by $0.26. Equities research analysts anticipate that Aptevo Therapeutics will post -2.97 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Aptevo Therapeutics

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in Aptevo Therapeutics stock. Armistice Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Aptevo Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:APVOFree Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 749,234 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock, valued at approximately $229,000. Armistice Capital LLC owned about 18.36% of Aptevo Therapeutics at the end of the most recent quarter. 8.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Aptevo Therapeutics

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Aptevo Therapeutics Inc, a clinical-stage research and development biotechnology company, focuses on developing immunotherapeutic candidates for the treatment of various forms of cancer in the United States. It develops its products using ADAPTIR and ADAPTIR-FLEX platforms to generate monospecific, bispecific, and multi-specific antibody candidates capable of enhancing the human immune system against cancer cells.

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