Organogenesis (NASDAQ:ORGO) Trading Up 9.5% – Here’s What Happened

Shares of Organogenesis Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:ORGO) shot up 9.5% on Monday . The company traded as high as $5.22 and last traded at $5.35. 713,477 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 34% from the average session volume of 1,084,962 shares. The stock had previously closed at $4.88.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Organogenesis from $4.00 to $6.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th.

Organogenesis Stock Up 11.1 %

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 2.74 and a current ratio of 3.09. The company has a market cap of $687.41 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -90.33 and a beta of 1.66. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $4.04 and its 200-day simple moving average is $3.51.

Insider Activity at Organogenesis

In related news, Director Michael Joseph Driscoll sold 25,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5.10, for a total transaction of $127,500.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 166,879 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $851,082.90. This trade represents a 13.03 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 36.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Organogenesis

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in Organogenesis by 107.8% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 205,943 shares of the company’s stock valued at $589,000 after buying an additional 106,823 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its holdings in Organogenesis by 54.0% during the fourth quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 2,950,849 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,443,000 after acquiring an additional 1,035,120 shares during the period. Verition Fund Management LLC grew its position in shares of Organogenesis by 542.8% in the third quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 78,690 shares of the company’s stock valued at $225,000 after purchasing an additional 66,448 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC increased its stake in shares of Organogenesis by 251.7% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 94,809 shares of the company’s stock worth $271,000 after purchasing an additional 67,855 shares during the period. Finally, FMR LLC lifted its position in shares of Organogenesis by 34.2% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 173,595 shares of the company’s stock worth $496,000 after purchasing an additional 44,199 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.57% of the company’s stock.

Organogenesis Company Profile

Organogenesis Holdings Inc, a regenerative medicine company, develops, manufactures, and commercializes solutions for the advanced wound care, and surgical and sports medicine markets in the United States. The company's advanced wound care products include Affinity, an amniotic membrane in which viable cells, growth factors/cytokines, and ECM proteins in the native tissue are preserved; Novachor, a chorion membrane in which viable cells, growth factors/cytokines, and ECM proteins in the native tissue are preserved; Apligraf, a bioengineered living cell therapy that produce spectrum of cytokines and growth factors; Dermagraft, a bioengineered product that produces human collagen, ECM, proteins, cytokines, and growth factors; NuShield, dehydrated placental tissue covering amnion and chorion membranes for spongy/intermediate layer intact; and PuraPly AM, an antimicrobial barrier that enables conformability and fluid drainage.