Analysts Set Nurix Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:NRIX) Price Target at $30.54

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Shares of Nurix Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:NRIXGet Free Report) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the fifteen research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $30.5385.

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on NRIX shares. Morgan Stanley set a $36.00 price target on Nurix Therapeutics and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 8th. HC Wainwright restated a “buy” rating and issued a $32.00 price target on shares of Nurix Therapeutics in a report on Tuesday, March 24th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Nurix Therapeutics from $30.00 to $29.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Piper Sandler upped their price target on Nurix Therapeutics from $32.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $26.00 price target on shares of Nurix Therapeutics in a report on Wednesday.

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Nurix Therapeutics Trading Down 4.6%

Shares of NRIX stock opened at $15.60 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $1.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.13 and a beta of 1.97. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $15.72 and a 200-day simple moving average of $15.22. Nurix Therapeutics has a 12-month low of $8.18 and a 12-month high of $22.50.

Nurix Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NRIXGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 14th. The company reported ($0.79) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.76) by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $6.25 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.25 million. Nurix Therapeutics had a negative return on equity of 57.51% and a negative net margin of 314.90%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Nurix Therapeutics will post -2.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Houte Hans Van sold 3,661 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.60, for a total value of $60,772.60. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 45,427 shares in the company, valued at $754,088.20. This represents a 7.46% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Gwenn Hansen sold 4,895 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.60, for a total value of $81,257.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 83,672 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,388,955.20. This represents a 5.53% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 7.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Nurix Therapeutics

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Nurix Therapeutics by 32.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,949,512 shares of the company’s stock valued at $112,862,000 after buying an additional 1,460,736 shares during the last quarter. General Atlantic L.P. acquired a new stake in Nurix Therapeutics during the 4th quarter valued at $92,899,000. Morgan Stanley grew its holdings in Nurix Therapeutics by 115.9% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 4,881,069 shares of the company’s stock valued at $92,594,000 after buying an additional 2,620,323 shares during the last quarter. Vestal Point Capital LP grew its holdings in Nurix Therapeutics by 35.0% during the 4th quarter. Vestal Point Capital LP now owns 4,690,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,969,000 after buying an additional 1,215,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Baker BROS. Advisors LP grew its holdings in Nurix Therapeutics by 20.0% during the 4th quarter. Baker BROS. Advisors LP now owns 4,658,556 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,373,000 after buying an additional 776,431 shares during the last quarter.

About Nurix Therapeutics

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Nurix Therapeutics, Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of small-molecule therapies that harness the ubiquitin-proteasome system to selectively degrade disease-causing proteins. By modulating E3 ubiquitin ligases and related molecular machinery, Nurix aims to expand treatment options for patient populations with unmet medical needs in oncology and immunology.

The company’s pipeline includes multiple programs in various stages of development.

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