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How to buy Catalyst Pharmaceuticals stock (CPRX)

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Catalyst Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology business based in the US. Catalyst Pharmaceuticals shares (CPRX) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $19.97 – an increase of 0.45% over the previous week. Catalyst Pharmaceuticals employs 167 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $434.5 million.

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Catalyst Pharmaceuticals stock price (NASDAQ: CPRX)

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Catalyst Pharmaceuticals shares at a glance

Information last updated 2024-10-05.
Latest market close$19.97
52-week range$11.89 - $21.67
50-day moving average $19.43
200-day moving average $16.48
Wall St. target price$30.14
PE ratio 35.7143
Dividend yield N/A
Earnings per share (TTM) $0.56

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Catalyst Pharmaceuticals price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $19.97 from 2024-10-09

1 week (2024-10-03) 0.45%
1 month (2024-09-10) 3.10%
3 months (2024-07-10) 29.17%
6 months (2024-04-10) 25.76%
1 year (2023-10-10) 54.69%
2 years (2022-10-10) 62.49%
3 years (2021-10-08) 215.48%
5 years (2019-10-10) 337.94%

Is Catalyst Pharmaceuticals stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Catalyst Pharmaceuticals stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals's P/E ratio

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 36x. In other words, Catalyst Pharmaceuticals shares trade at around 36x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals's EBITDA

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $122.5 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Catalyst Pharmaceuticals's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals financials

Revenue TTM $434.5 million
Operating margin TTM 44.21%
Gross profit TTM $160 million
Return on assets TTM 9.33%
Return on equity TTM 13.85%
Profit margin 15.69%
Book value $5.14
Market Capitalization $2.4 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals share dividends

We're not expecting Catalyst Pharmaceuticals to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Catalyst Pharmaceuticals's shares have ranged in value from as little as $11.89 up to $21.665. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

CPRX.US volatility(beta: 0.76)Avg. volatility(beta: 1.00)LowHigh

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Catalyst Pharmaceuticals's is 0.757. This would suggest that Catalyst Pharmaceuticals's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals overview

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing and commercializing therapies for people with rare debilitating, chronic neuromuscular, and neurological diseases in the United States. It offers Firdapse, an amifampridine phosphate tablets for the treatment of patients with lambert-eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS); and Ruzurgi for the treatment of pediatric LEMS patients. The company develops Firdapse for the treatment of MuSK antibody positive myasthenia gravis and spinal muscular atrophy type. It has license agreements with BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. ; and collaboration and license agreement with Endo Ventures Limited for the development and commercialization of generic Sabril tablets. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Coral Gables, Florida.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 6.013% of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals shares are held by insiders and 83.628% by institutions.
How many people work for Catalyst Pharmaceuticals?
Latest data suggests 167 work at Catalyst Pharmaceuticals.
When does the fiscal year end for Catalyst Pharmaceuticals?
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals's fiscal year ends in December.
Where is Catalyst Pharmaceuticals based?
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals's address is: 355 Alhambra Circle, Coral Gables, FL, United States, 33134
What is Catalyst Pharmaceuticals's ISIN number?
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals's international securities identification number is: US14888U1016
What is Catalyst Pharmaceuticals's CUSIP number?
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 14888U101

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