Shares of Puma Biotechnology, Inc. (NASDAQ:PBYI) last traded at $52.60. (NASDAQ:PBYI) performance year to date is 71.34%. The 200 day simple moving average is 22.86%. The 200 simple moving average (SMA) is considered a key indicator by traders and market analysts for determining the overall long-term trend. The price level in a market that coincides with the 200 SMA is recognized as a major support when price is above the 200 SMA or resistance when price is below the 200 SMA level.
Puma Biotechnology, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the acquisition, in-licensing, development and commercialization of novel therapeutics for the treatment of cancer. Its products under development include PB272 (oral neratinib) for the treatment of patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2 (HER2) positive metastatic breast cancer and gastric cancer and PB272 (neratinib intravenous) for the treatment of patients with advanced cancer. Puma Biotechnology, Inc. is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Puma Biotechnology, Inc. (NASDAQ:PBYI) has been in the news for all the right reasons. Recently, Puma Biotechnology, Inc. (NASDAQ:PBYI) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted briefing documents on its website in preparation for the May 24 Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) meeting scheduled to review PB272 (neratinib) for the extended adjuvant treatment of HER2-positive early stage breast cancer.
The Barchart Technical Opinion rating is a 72% Buy with a Strongest short term outlook on maintaining the current direction. Longer term, the trend strength is Maximum. Long term indicators fully support a continuation of the trend.
The Exponential Moving Average (EMA) is similar to a simple moving average (average price over a set period) but it utilizes a weighting factor that exponentially declines from the most recent data point (recent prices are weighted higher than oid prices). EMA analysis compares the short term (5 days and 13 days), intermediate term (20 days) and long term (50 days) EMA’s. The respective EMA’s will give bullish signals when trading above trailing EMA’s and below the current price and vice versa. EMA alerts include crossovers (i.e the 5 day EMA crosses above/below the 20 day EMA) and EMA convergencies (5 day EMA equivalent to 13 day EMA). The long term and short term EMA’s of 41.50 and 36.96 are lower than the current trading price suggesting a bullish pattern in both short term as well as long term. .
The relative strength index (RSI) is a momentum oscillator that is able to measure the velocity and magnitude of stock price changes. Momentum is calculated as the ratio of positive price changes to negative price changes. The RSI analysis compares the current RSI against neutral(50), oversold (30) and overbought (70) conditions. Alerts will inform you when stocks recede from oversold/overbought levels or breakthrough neutral (50). The current RSI is 75.55 suggesting a bullish price action.
Puma Biotechnology, Inc. (NASDAQ:PBYI) is all set to announce its earnings on May 09. As per Zack’s analyst ratings, Puma Biotechnology, Inc. (NASDAQ:PBYI) currently has an average brokerage rating of 1.8. On a scale of 1 to 5, a rating of 1 or 2 would indicate a buy, and a rating of 4 or 5 would signify a sell recommendation. A rating of 3 would indicate a hold on the stock. The consensus target price on (NASDAQ:PBYI) is $83 with a high of $89 and a low of $72.
As such, while we believe Puma Biotechnology, Inc. (NASDAQ:PBYI) represents a compelling growth story exposed to several secularly attractive markets, it would be interesting to see how it fairs for long-term investors.