Tudor Investment Corp ET AL bought a new stake in Disc Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRON - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 13,353 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $847,000.
Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Disc Medicine by 798.4% in the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 566 shares of the company's stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 503 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its position in Disc Medicine by 47.6% during the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 825 shares of the company's stock valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 266 shares during the period. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS acquired a new stake in Disc Medicine during the fourth quarter worth approximately $235,000. Teacher Retirement System of Texas boosted its position in shares of Disc Medicine by 8.9% during the 4th quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 4,857 shares of the company's stock worth $308,000 after purchasing an additional 396 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC bought a new stake in Disc Medicine during the 4th quarter valued at $309,000. 83.70% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Disc Medicine news, insider William Jacob Savage sold 2,100 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.17, for a total transaction of $105,357.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 66,398 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,331,187.66. This trade represents a 3.07% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Mona Ashiya sold 202,146 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $54.29, for a total transaction of $10,974,506.34. Following the transaction, the director now owns 208,742 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $11,332,603.18. This represents a 49.20% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 356,290 shares of company stock worth $19,336,901 over the last three months. 4.24% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Disc Medicine Stock Performance
Shares of Disc Medicine stock traded up $1.33 on Monday, hitting $45.57. 66,176 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 348,607. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.58 billion, a PE ratio of -11.54 and a beta of 0.77. Disc Medicine, Inc. has a 1 year low of $30.65 and a 1 year high of $68.73. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $46.93 and a 200-day simple moving average of $54.98.
Disc Medicine (NASDAQ:IRON - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported ($1.02) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.99) by ($0.03). On average, analysts expect that Disc Medicine, Inc. will post -4.07 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research analysts recently weighed in on IRON shares. TD Cowen began coverage on shares of Disc Medicine in a report on Thursday, February 27th. They set a "buy" rating on the stock. Wedbush reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $90.00 price target (up previously from $83.00) on shares of Disc Medicine in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on Disc Medicine from $90.00 to $94.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Morgan Stanley restated an "overweight" rating and set a $85.00 target price on shares of Disc Medicine in a report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Scotiabank increased their price target on shares of Disc Medicine from $73.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a "sector outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Disc Medicine presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $93.80.
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Disc Medicine, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel treatments for patients suffering from serious hematologic diseases in the United States. The company has assembled a portfolio of clinical and preclinical product candidates that aim to modify fundamental biological pathways associated with the formation and function of red blood cells, primarily heme biosynthesis and iron homeostasis.
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