Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:BGMS) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:BGMS – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 30,190 shares, a growth of 440.0% from the September 30th total of 5,591 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 39,784 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days. Currently, 0.7% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals in a research report on Tuesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Sell”.

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Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Trading Down 5.0%

NASDAQ:BGMS traded down $0.05 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $0.87. The company had a trading volume of 10,399 shares, compared to its average volume of 757,540. The firm has a market cap of $4.82 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.24 and a beta of -0.39. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $0.90 and its 200-day moving average price is $0.97. Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals has a 52 week low of $0.57 and a 52 week high of $2.80.

Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:BGMS – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, August 14th. The company reported ($0.08) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals had a negative return on equity of 31.60% and a negative net margin of 118.27%. The firm had revenue of $0.34 million during the quarter.

Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Company Profile

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Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing small-molecule medicines for the treatment of cancer. Its research programs are designed to target key proteins involved in tumor-cell growth, division and survival, with the goal of addressing cancers that have limited treatment options.

The company’s pipeline has included fadraciclib (CYC065), an investigational selective cyclin-dependent kinase 2 inhibitor, and sapacitabine (CYC682), an oral nucleoside analog studied in several oncology indications.

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