Tray Thomas, the Principal Accounting Officer at Incyte Corp (NASDAQ:INCY), a $13.4 billion market cap biotech company with a "GOOD" InvestingPro Financial Health score, recently executed a series of stock sales as reported in a Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. On December 13 and December 16, Thomas sold a total of 1,300 shares of common stock. The transactions were conducted at prices ranging from $69.31 to $70.64 per share, amounting to a total sale value of $90,967.
Following these transactions, Thomas holds 23,312 shares of Incyte Corp, which includes 15,406 shares issuable from restricted stock units that have not yet vested. The sales were part of a pre-arranged trading plan, as indicated by the filing. According to InvestingPro analysis, the company maintains a strong balance sheet with more cash than debt, and management has been actively buying back shares. Based on InvestingPro's Fair Value model, the stock currently appears undervalued.
In other recent news, Incyte Corporation has been the subject of various analyst evaluations and significant clinical developments. Oppenheimer maintained its Outperform rating on Incyte, keeping its price target at $82, despite the halt in the Phase 2 study of INCB00262. The firm has faith in Incyte's potential, citing the company's solid financial health and market potential for Myelofibrosis treatments.
TD Cowen has raised its price target on Incyte shares to $86, with a Buy rating, due to optimistic sales projections for the drug povorcitinib. On the other hand, BMO Capital has kept its Underperform rating and $52 price target, following the pause in the Phase 2 trial of INCB000262 and discontinuation of INCB000547. RBC Capital Markets also reduced its price target for Incyte to $74 while maintaining a Sector Perform rating due to the same developments.
In terms of financial performance, Incyte reported a 24% increase in its third-quarter 2024 earnings, with total revenues reaching $1.14 billion. The company anticipates substantial revenue contributions from Niktimvo, tafasitamab, and retifanlimab by 2029. Incyte also revealed promising results from the Phase 3 study of tafasitamab for follicular lymphoma. These developments demonstrate Incyte's commitment to advancing its clinical pipeline despite recent challenges.
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