Patrick John Finn Sells 2,681 Shares of Twist Bioscience Co. (NASDAQ:TWST) Stock

Twist Bioscience Co. (NASDAQ:TWSTGet Free Report) COO Patrick John Finn sold 2,681 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $41.56, for a total transaction of $111,422.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 237,640 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,876,318.40. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Patrick John Finn also recently made the following trade(s):

  • On Wednesday, October 23rd, Patrick John Finn sold 2,261 shares of Twist Bioscience stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.09, for a total value of $97,426.49.
  • On Wednesday, October 2nd, Patrick John Finn sold 6,865 shares of Twist Bioscience stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.21, for a total value of $296,636.65.

Twist Bioscience Stock Performance

NASDAQ TWST opened at $45.42 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $2.66 billion, a P/E ratio of -11.89 and a beta of 1.78. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $43.64 and its 200-day moving average price is $45.43. Twist Bioscience Co. has a fifty-two week low of $15.85 and a fifty-two week high of $60.90.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Twist Bioscience

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. American International Group Inc. lifted its stake in Twist Bioscience by 0.8% in the first quarter. American International Group Inc. now owns 28,506 shares of the company’s stock worth $978,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares during the last quarter. Caprock Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Twist Bioscience by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. Caprock Group LLC now owns 7,851 shares of the company’s stock worth $387,000 after acquiring an additional 220 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC lifted its stake in shares of Twist Bioscience by 63.0% during the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 792 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 306 shares during the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System boosted its holdings in Twist Bioscience by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 16,187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $798,000 after acquiring an additional 308 shares during the period. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its position in Twist Bioscience by 3.5% in the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 9,279 shares of the company’s stock valued at $457,000 after acquiring an additional 312 shares during the last quarter.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently commented on TWST shares. Leerink Partners raised their price objective on Twist Bioscience from $45.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. Barclays lowered their price target on Twist Bioscience from $60.00 to $55.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 5th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on shares of Twist Bioscience from $40.00 to $46.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Twist Bioscience from $28.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Finally, Evercore ISI raised their price objective on Twist Bioscience from $52.00 to $56.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $51.22.

Check Out Our Latest Analysis on TWST

Twist Bioscience Company Profile

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Twist Bioscience Corporation engages in the manufacture and sale of synthetic DNA-based products. The company offers synthetic genes and gene fragments used in product development for therapeutics, diagnostics, chemicals/materials, food/agriculture, data storage, and various applications within academic research by biotech, pharma, industrial chemical, and agricultural companies, as well as academic labs; Oligo pools used in targeted NGS, CRISPR gene editing, mutagenesis experiments, DNA origami, DNA computing, data storage in DNA, and other applications; and immunoglobulin G proteins for customers focused on the pursuit of drug discovery and development.

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