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On February 18, Nuvalent , Inc. (NASDAQ:NUVL) President and CEO James Richard Porter sold a significant portion of his holdings in the company. According to a recent SEC filing, Porter sold a total of 27,000 shares of Nuvalent’s Class A Common Stock for approximately $2,118,336. The shares were sold at prices ranging from $78.44 to $79.01. The transaction occurred as the company, currently valued at $5.8 billion, trades above its InvestingPro Fair Value estimate.
Porter also exercised stock options to acquire 27,000 shares at a price of $27.85 per share, totaling $751,950. Following these transactions, Porter holds 249,062 shares of Nuvalent stock. The company maintains strong liquidity with a current ratio of 23, while analyst price targets range from $100 to $137 per share.
These transactions were executed under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, which Porter adopted on April 2, 2024. For comprehensive analysis of Nuvalent’s financial health, valuation metrics, and 10 additional exclusive ProTips, explore the detailed research report available on InvestingPro.
In other recent news, Nuvalent has been in the spotlight following a series of notable developments. H.C. Wainwright reaffirmed its Buy rating for Nuvalent, maintaining a price target of $110. This comes as the company shared its strategy to secure its first potential FDA approval for zidesamtinib by 2026, with pivotal data from the Phase 1/2 ARROS-1 study expected in the first half of 2025. The study is focused on treating advanced ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer. Additionally, Nuvalent plans to initiate a Phase 3 study, ALKAZAR, in 2025, comparing NVL-655 to standard-of-care treatments.
The firm also projects that Nuvalent could generate revenues of $205 million in 2026, potentially growing to $4.5 billion by 2032. In corporate governance news, Nuvalent appointed Grant Bogle as an independent director to its board, effective immediately. Bogle will serve until the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders and will receive compensation according to the company’s policy. This includes stock option grants and restricted stock units, with vesting contingent on his continued service.
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