PepGen Inc (NASDAQ: PEPG)’s stock price has dropped by -8.86 in relation to previous closing price of 1.58. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 4.35% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-05-20 that BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PepGen Inc. (Nasdaq: PEPG), a clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing the next generation of oligonucleotide therapies with the goal of transforming the treatment of severe neuromuscular and neurological diseases, today announced the appointment of Kasra Kasraian, PhD, as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Dr. Kasraian brings over 25 years of experience in product and process development, CMC strategy, and technical operations, spanning small and large molecules, as.
Is It Worth Investing in PepGen Inc (NASDAQ: PEPG) Right Now?
Moreover, the 36-month beta value for PEPG is 1.33. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PEPG is 27.84M and currently, short sellers hold a 8.03% of that float. On May 22, 2025, PEPG’s average trading volume was 2.75M shares.
PEPG’s Market Performance
PEPG stock saw a decrease of 4.35% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -11.11% and a quarterly a decrease of 0.00%. The volatility ratio for the week is 13.40%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 12.72% for PepGen Inc (PEPG). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.68% for PEPG’s stock, with a -69.26% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PEPG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PEPG stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for PEPG by listing it as a “Underperform.” The predicted price for PEPG in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $3 based on the research report published on December 16, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PEPG reach a price target of $12. The rating they have provided for PEPG stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on July 31st, 2024.
H.C. Wainwright gave a rating of “Buy” to PEPG, setting the target price at $26 in the report published on December 21st of the previous year.
PEPG Trading at -6.33% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PEPG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -92.54% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 12.72%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 13.40%, as shares sank -10.56% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -42.40% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PEPG rose by +4.35%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -85.32% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $1.4950. In addition, PepGen Inc saw -62.01% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PEPG starting from McArthur James G, who purchase 10,000 shares at the price of $1.35 back on Apr 17 ’25. After this action, McArthur James G now owns 113,913 shares of PepGen Inc, valued at $13,550 using the latest closing price.
McArthur James G, the President and CEO of PepGen Inc, purchase 41,500 shares at $1.15 during a trade that took place back on Apr 08 ’25, which means that McArthur James G is holding 103,913 shares at $47,725 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PEPG
The total capital return value is set at -1.02. Equity return is now at value -75.45, with -61.10 for asset returns.
Based on PepGen Inc (PEPG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.17 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -4.53.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -89.09 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.24. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 4.95.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of PepGen Inc (PEPG) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
