Siren L.L.C. increased its position in shares of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARWR – Free Report) by 7.7% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,615,476 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 115,000 shares during the period. Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals makes up about 2.8% of Siren L.L.C.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest position. Siren L.L.C.’s holdings in Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals were worth $101,290,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Tsfg LLC bought a new position in shares of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. First Horizon Corp bought a new stake in shares of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals in the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. WPG Advisers LLC raised its holdings in shares of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals by 384.8% in the 4th quarter. WPG Advisers LLC now owns 543 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 431 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals by 177.1% in the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 737 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 471 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $54,000. 62.61% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research firms have issued reports on ARWR. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals from $80.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Chardan Capital raised their price objective on Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals from $90.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. HC Wainwright restated a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 target price on shares of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals from $100.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus started coverage on Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. They set a “buy” rating and a $98.00 target price for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $93.83.
Insider Transactions at Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals
In other Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals news, Director Hongbo Lu sold 2,970 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $76.88, for a total transaction of $228,333.60. Following the sale, the director directly owned 52,012 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,998,682.56. The trade was a 5.40% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 3.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Stock Performance
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals stock opened at $86.78 on Friday. Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $15.01 and a fifty-two week high of $95.49. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $77.76 and its 200-day simple moving average is $69.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41, a current ratio of 6.23 and a quick ratio of 6.23. The company has a market cap of $12.22 billion, a P/E ratio of -40.36 and a beta of 1.26.
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARWR – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The biotechnology company reported ($0.93) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($1.10) by $0.17. Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals had a negative net margin of 48.38% and a negative return on equity of 55.09%. The business had revenue of $73.74 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $73.84 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.75 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 86.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will post -3.09 EPS for the current year.
Key Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals News
Here are the key news stories impacting Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Arrowhead reported topline Phase 3 SHASTA-3 and SHASTA-4 results for plozasiran, with both studies meeting the primary endpoint of triglyceride reduction versus placebo; the drug also showed meaningful reductions in acute pancreatitis risk, which investors view as a major de-risking event. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts responded favorably to the data, with Piper Sandler reaffirming an overweight rating and raising its price target to $126, and Morgan Stanley lifting its target to $120, reinforcing expectations for further upside if commercialization progresses. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlighted Arrowhead’s stock move to a new 52-week high and described the plozasiran win as a validation of the company’s late-stage pipeline, with some commentary suggesting broader FDA approval and expanded commercialization potential. Article Title
- Neutral Sentiment: Additional reports noted that Arrowhead’s ARO-033 first-in-human trial showed early safety progress, which is constructive for the pipeline but less immediately important than the plozasiran catalyst. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: No major negative company-specific news was provided in the recent items, though one market note flagged that the stock’s valuation has run up sharply, which could make further gains more dependent on execution and regulatory follow-through. Article Title
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Company Profile
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics. Since its founding in 2008, Arrowhead has leveraged its proprietary delivery platform—known internally as the Advanced RNAi Compound (ARC) technology—to silence disease-causing genes in patients suffering from genetically defined diseases. The company’s approach aims to offer durable, targeted treatments across a range of therapeutic areas.
The company’s pipeline includes multiple candidates in various stages of development.
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