22nd Century Group Inc (NASDAQ: XXII)’s Potential for Significant Price Increase in the Near Future

In the latest trading session, 0.45 million 22nd Century Group Inc (NASDAQ:XXII) shares changed hands as the company’s beta touched 1.55. With the company’s most recent per share price at $0.13 changed hands at -$0.01 or -4.41% at last look, the market valuation stands at $5.69M. XXII’s current price is a discount, trading about -9500.0% off its 52-week high of $12.48. The share price had its 52-week low at $0.10, which suggests the last value was 23.08% up since then. When we look at 22nd Century Group Inc’s average trading volume, we note the 10-day average is 1.1 million shares, with the 3-month average coming to 1.29 million.

22nd Century Group Inc (NASDAQ:XXII) trade information

Instantly XXII was in red as seen in intraday trades today. With action 6.56%, the performance over the past five days has been green. The drop to weekly highs of 0.1430 subtracted -4.41% to the stock’s daily price. The company’s shares are showing year-to-date downside of -30.18%, with the 5-day performance at 6.56% in the green. However, in the 30-day time frame, 22nd Century Group Inc (NASDAQ:XXII) is -6.47% down. Looking at the short shares, we see there were 2.27 million shares sold at short interest cover period of 2.21 days.

22nd Century Group Inc (XXII) estimates and forecasts

Data shows that the 22nd Century Group Inc share is performing relatively much better than most of its peers within the same industry. As can be gleaned from the statistics, the company’s share value shot -87.62% over the past 6 months, a 7.74% in annual growth rate that is considerably higher than the industry average of 2.80%. Moreover, analysts have looked to higher expectations by upgrading its fiscal year 2024 revenue estimates. The rating firms predict current quarter revenue for 22nd Century Group Inc will rise 69.40%, while the growth in revenue is estimated to hit 55.00% for the next quarter. Year-over-year growth is forecast to reach 29.30% up from the last financial year.

Consensus estimates given by 2 financial analysts project the company’s revenue in the current quarter to hit an average of $17.1 million. 2 analysts are of the opinion that 22nd Century Group Inc’s revenue for the quarter ending Mar 2024 will be $15.46 million. The company’s revenue for the corresponding quarters a year ago was $19.21 million and $21.96 million respectively. According to analysts, the company will likely register a growth in its current quarter sales, forecast at -11.00%. The estimates for the next quarter sales put growth at -29.60%.

Looking at the company’s year-on-year earnings, data shows that the past 5-year has an earnings growth rate of -18.99%. The 2024 estimates are for 22nd Century Group Inc earnings to decrease by -47.99%.

XXII Dividends

22nd Century Group Inc is expected to release its next quarterly earnings report on March 28.

22nd Century Group Inc (NASDAQ:XXII)’s Major holders

If we look at who the major shareholders are, we find that insiders hold 1.32% of 22nd Century Group Inc shares while 13.47% of the shares are in the hands of institutional holders. The share float percentage for the stock currently stands at 13.65%. There are 13.47% institutions holding the 22nd Century Group Inc stock share, with Anson Funds Management LP the top institutional holder. As of Dec 30, 2023, the company held 10.29% of the shares, roughly 3.18 million XXII shares worth $0.42 million.

Vanguard Group Inc holds the second largest percentage of outstanding shares, with 1.53% or 0.47 million shares worth $62915.0 as of Dec 30, 2023.

Among Mutual Funds, the top two as of Dec 30, 2023 were Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund and Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund. With 0.25 million shares estimated at $32910.0 under it, the former controlled 0.80% of total outstanding shares. On the other hand, Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund held about 0.68% of the shares, roughly 0.21 million shares worth around $27846.0.