Applied Dna Sciences Inc (APDN) – key numbers that make it a Strong Buy For Now

Applied Dna Sciences Inc (NASDAQ: APDN) is -96.69% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $0.32 and a high of $177.00 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The APDN stock was last observed hovering at around $0.33 in the last trading session, with the day’s gains setting it 0.01%.

Currently trading at $0.34, the stock is -50.88% and -67.85% below its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 6.04 million and changing 3.43% at the moment leaves the stock -98.12% off its SMA200. APDN registered -98.87% loss for a year compared to 6-month loss of -95.77%. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average (SMA 50) of $1.0504 and a 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) of $17.94675.

The stock witnessed a -61.78% gain in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a -95.24%, and is -38.58% down over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 22.90% over the week and 10.79% over the month.

Applied Dna Sciences Inc (APDN) has around 48 employees, a market worth around $2.19M and $3.79M in sales. Profit margin for the company is -1218.46%. Distance from 52-week low is 4.58% and -99.81% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (-441.56%).

The EPS is expected to grow by 73.63% this year.

Applied Dna Sciences Inc (APDN) Top Institutional Holders

26.0 institutions hold shares in Applied Dna Sciences Inc (APDN), with institutional investors hold 4.23% of the company’s shares. The shares outstanding are 6.50M, and float is at 6.42M with Short Float at 12.27%. Institutions hold 4.11% of the Float.

The top institutional shareholder in the company is MATHER GROUP, LLC. with over 700.0 shares valued at $287.0. The investor’s holdings represent 0.0803% of the APDN Shares outstanding.