Harmony Biosciences chief commercial officer sells shares worth $265,946

Published 15/01/2025, 22:34
Harmony Biosciences chief commercial officer sells shares worth $265,946

PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA—Jeffrey Dierks, Chief Commercial Officer of Harmony Biosciences Holdings , Inc. (NASDAQ:HRMY), a pharmaceutical company with an excellent financial health score according to InvestingPro, recently executed a significant stock transaction, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company, currently valued at $2.1 billion, maintains strong financials with a 79% gross profit margin.

On January 13, Dierks sold 7,180 shares of Harmony (JO:HARJ) Biosciences common stock at an average price of $37.0399 per share, resulting in a total transaction value of approximately $265,946. The shares were sold under a prearranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, which allows company insiders to set up a trading plan for selling stocks they own. Based on InvestingPro's Fair Value analysis, the stock currently appears slightly undervalued.

Additionally, Dierks exercised stock options to acquire 7,180 shares at a price of $33.44 per share, totaling $240,099. Following these transactions, Dierks now holds no shares of Harmony Biosciences common stock directly.

These transactions reflect Dierks' ongoing management of his equity holdings in Harmony Biosciences, a company focused on pharmaceutical preparations.

In other recent news, Harmony Biosciences has been the subject of several notable developments. Oppenheimer has maintained an Outperform rating on Harmony Biosciences, raising its price target to $61 following the company's strong Q4 2024 performance, particularly from its drug Wakix. The company reported sales of $201 million for the quarter, surpassing estimates and bolstered by an increase in patients.

Harmony Biosciences' revenue per patient also slightly exceeded expectations, contributing to the quarter's success. The company issued an optimistic revenue forecast for 2025, estimating between $820 million and $860 million, exceeding previous estimates. Harmony Biosciences' pipeline continues to progress, particularly in idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) treatments, orexin-2 agonist, and new formulations of pitolisant.

The company's neurobehavioral and epilepsy pipelines present additional opportunities for growth. In light of the reported earnings beat and favorable future guidance, Oppenheimer has adjusted its projections upward. Lastly, Harmony Biosciences is preparing for IP litigation, with a claims construction hearing scheduled for March 2024 and a trial in 2026, but remains confident in the strength and validity of its patents.

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