Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. (BCRX) shares closed today 11.2% higher than it did at the end of yesterday. The stock is currently up 6.7% year-to-date, up 91.0% over the past 12 months, and up 138.8% over the past five years. Today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5%, and the S&P 500 rose 0.9%.
Trading Activity
- Shares traded as high as $14.82 and as low as $11.55 this week.
- Shares closed 11.1% below its 52-week high and 117.6% above its 52-week low.
- Trading volume this week was 211.5% higher than the 10-day average and 364.6% higher than the 30-day average.
- Beta, a measure of the stock’s volatility relative to the overall market stands at 1.8.
Technical Indicators
- The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the stock was between 30 and 70.
- MACD, a trend-following momentum indicator, indicates a downward trend.
- The stock closed above its Bollinger band, indicating it may be overbought.
Market Comparative Performance
- The company's share price beats the S&P 500 Index today, beats it on a 1-year basis, and beats it on a 5-year basis
- The company's share price beats the Dow Jones Industrial Average today, beats it on a 1-year basis, and beats it on a 5-year basis
- The company share price beats the performance of its peers in the Health Care industry sector today, beats it on a 1-year basis, and beats it on a 5 year basis
Per Group Comparative Performance
- The company's stock price performance year-to-date beats the peer average by -197.4%
- The company's stock price performance over the past 12 months beats the peer average by 1971.8%
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