AquaBounty Technologies Inc (AQB) Stock: What the Analysts are Saying

The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.23. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

The public float for AQB is 3.80M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.02% of that float. On May 22, 2025, the average trading volume of AQB was 1.22M shares.

AQB) stock’s latest price update

AquaBounty Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: AQB)’s stock price has soared by 8.76 in relation to previous closing price of 0.82. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 13.42% in its stock price over the last five trading days. newsfilecorp.com reported 2025-05-15 that Harvard, Massachusetts–(Newsfile Corp. – May 15, 2025) – AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQB) (“AquaBounty” or the “Company”), a land-based aquaculture company utilizing technology to enhance productivity and sustainability, today announced the Company’s financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025. First Quarter 2025 Highlights Net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 was $401 thousand compared to a net loss of $11.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.

AQB’s Market Performance

AquaBounty Technologies Inc (AQB) has seen a 13.42% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 42.20% gain in the past month and a 23.59% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 12.84%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 16.27% for AQB. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 22.99% for AQB’s stock, with a 1.72% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of AQB

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AQB stocks, with H.C. Wainwright repeating the rating for AQB by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for AQB in the upcoming period, according to H.C. Wainwright is $4.50 based on the research report published on November 09, 2021 of the previous year 2021.

ROTH Capital, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AQB reach a price target of $6. The rating they have provided for AQB stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 08th, 2021.

Oppenheimer gave a rating of “Outperform” to AQB, setting the target price at $7 in the report published on July 01st of the previous year.

AQB Trading at 30.60% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought AQB to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -55.20% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 16.27%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 12.84%, as shares surge +43.13% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +49.28% upper at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, AQB rose by +13.42%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -46.67% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $0.7285. In addition, AquaBounty Technologies Inc saw 43.04% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.

Stock Fundamentals for AQB

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • -1160.23 for the present operating margin
  • 5.64 for the gross margin

The net margin for AquaBounty Technologies Inc stands at -551.26. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value -53.80, with -47.37 for asset returns.

Based on AquaBounty Technologies Inc (AQB), the company’s capital structure generated 0.06 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -2.14. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.07. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -4.21.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 113.75 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.51. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 533.75. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.54.

Conclusion

To sum up, AquaBounty Technologies Inc (AQB) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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