In recent trading session, Esperion Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ESPR) saw 0.78 million shares changing hands at last check today with its beta currently measuring 0.84. Company’s recent per share price level of $1.56 trading at $0.06 or 4.00% at last check today assigns it a market valuation of $308.64M. That most recent trading price of ESPR’s stock is at a discount of -152.56% from its 52-week high price of $3.94 and is indicating a premium of 5.77% from its 52-week low price of $1.47. Taking a look at company’s average trading volume for last 10-days demonstrates a volume of 5.24 million shares which gives us an average trading volume of 4.35 million if we extend that period to 3-months.

For Esperion Therapeutics Inc (ESPR), analysts’ consensus is at an average recommendation of Buy while assigning it a mean rating of 1.78. Splitting up the data highlights that, out of 8 analysts covering the stock, 0 rated the stock as a Sell while 0 recommended an Overweight rating for the stock. 2 suggested the stock as a Hold whereas 6 see the stock as a Buy. 0 analyst(s) advised it as an Underweight. The company is expected to be making an EPS of -0.18 in the current quarter.

Esperion Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ESPR) trade information

Upright in the green today for gaining 4.00%, in the last five days ESPR remained trading in the red while hitting it’s week-highest on Monday, 03/10/25 when the stock touched $1.56 price level, adding 8.77% to its value on the day. Esperion Therapeutics Inc’s shares saw a change of -29.09% in year-to-date performance and have moved -7.69% in past 5-day. Esperion Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ESPR) showed a performance of -17.02% in past 30-days. Number of shares sold short was 29.14 million shares which calculate 9.11 days to cover the short interests.

Wall Street analysts have assigned a consensus price target of 8 to the stock, which implies a rise of 80.5% to its recent value today. Analysts have been projecting 8 as a low price target for the stock while placing it at a high target of 8. It follows that stock’s current price would drop -412.82% in reaching the projected high whereas dropping to the targeted low would mean a loss of -412.82% for stock’s current value.

Esperion Therapeutics Inc (ESPR) estimates and forecasts

This year revenue growth is estimated to rise 4.87% from the last financial year’s standing.

6 industry analysts have given their estimates about the company’s current quarter revenue by setting an average figure of 54.97M for the same. And 6 analysts are in estimates of company making revenue of 61.74M in the next quarter. Company posted 137.74M and 73.83M of sales in current and next quarters respectively a year earlier.

Weighing up company’s earnings over the past 5-year and in the next 5-year periods, we find the company posting an annual earnings growth rate of 40.11% during past 5 years.

Esperion Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ESPR)’s Major holders

Insiders are in possession of 0.36% of company’s total shares while institution are holding 65.73 percent of that, with stock having share float percentage of 65.97%. Investors also watch the number of corporate investors in a company very closely, which is 65.73% institutions for Esperion Therapeutics Inc that are currently holding shares of the company. WASATCH ADVISORS LP is the top institutional holder at ESPR for having 16.86 million shares of worth $37.44 million. And as of 2024-06-30, it was holding 8.9319 of the company’s outstanding shares.

The second largest institutional holder is BLACKROCK INC., which was holding about 13.98 million shares on 2024-06-30. The number of shares represents firm’s hold over 8.2617 of outstanding shares, having a total worth of $31.04 million.

On the other hand, Wasatch Ultra Growth Fund and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund are the top two Mutual Funds which own company’s shares. As of Dec 31, 2024, the former fund manager was holding 6.68 shares of worth $10.54 million or 3.37% of the total outstanding shares. The later fund manager was in possession of 6.18 shares on Dec 31, 2024, making its stake of worth around $9.76 million in the company or a holder of 3.12% of company’s stock.