Xenon Pharmaceuticals Stock Today

XENE Stock  USD 38.52  1.10  2.78%   

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Xenon Pharmaceuticals is trading at 38.52 as of the 19th of January 2025, a 2.78 percent decrease since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's lowest day price was 38.43. Xenon Pharmaceuticals has 46 percent odds of going through some form of financial distress in the next two years and has generated negative returns to investors over the last 90 days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 20th of December 2024 and ending today, the 19th of January 2025. Click here to learn more.
Business Domain
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
IPO Date
5th of November 2014
Category
Healthcare
Classification
Health Care
Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in developing therapeutics to treat patients with neurological disorders in Canada. Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada. The company has 76.24 M outstanding shares of which 3.48 M shares are at this time shorted by private and institutional investors with about 7.75 trading days to cover. More on Xenon Pharmaceuticals

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Xenon Stock Highlights

ESG Sustainability
Environmental
Governance
Social
PresidentJames Empfield
Business ConcentrationBiotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences, Health Care, NASDAQ Composite, NASDAQ Biotechnology, NASDAQ Composite Total, NASDAQ Health Care, Health Care, Biotechnology, Biotechnology, Healthcare (View all Sectors)
Average Analyst Recommendation
Financial Strength
Current ValueLast YearChange From Last Year 10 Year Trend
Asset Turnover0.01370.0144
Notably Down
Slightly volatile
Total Current Liabilities17.3 M31.4 M
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Non Current Liabilities Total7.2 M8.6 M
Significantly Down
Slightly volatile
Total Assets1.2 B1.1 B
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Total Current Assets778.8 M741.7 M
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Debt Levels
Xenon Pharmaceuticals can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand Xenon Pharmaceuticals' financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of Xenon Pharmaceuticals' total assets is financed by creditors.
Liquidity
Xenon Pharmaceuticals currently holds 10.9 M in liabilities with Debt to Equity (D/E) ratio of 0.01, which may suggest the company is not taking enough advantage from borrowing. Xenon Pharmaceuticals has a current ratio of 56.7, suggesting that it is liquid enough and is able to pay its financial obligations when due. Note, when we think about Xenon Pharmaceuticals' use of debt, we should always consider it together with its cash and equity.

Stock Based Compensation

39.09 Million
Xenon Pharmaceuticals (XENE) is traded on NASDAQ Exchange in USA. It is located in 3650 Gilmore Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada, V5G 4W8 and employs 251 people. Xenon Pharmaceuticals is listed under Biotechnology category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Mid-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 3.02 B. Xenon Pharmaceuticals conducts business under Biotechnology sector and is part of Health Care industry. The entity has 76.24 M outstanding shares of which 3.48 M shares are at this time shorted by private and institutional investors with about 7.75 trading days to cover. Xenon Pharmaceuticals currently holds about 788.24 M in cash with (145.33 M) of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 12.66.
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Ownership Allocation
The majority of Xenon Pharmaceuticals outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. These institutions are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to purchase positions in Xenon Pharmaceuticals to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, other corporate entities are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Xenon Pharmaceuticals. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Xenon Pharmaceuticals as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company.
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Xenon Stock Institutional Holders

InstituionRecorded OnShares
Adage Capital Partners Gp Llc2024-09-30
2.1 M
Pictet Asset Manangement Sa2024-09-30
1.5 M
T. Rowe Price Investment Management,inc.2024-09-30
1.5 M
Alliancebernstein L.p.2024-09-30
1.4 M
Rock Springs Capital Management Lp2024-09-30
1.3 M
Marshall Wace Asset Management Ltd2024-09-30
1.2 M
First Light Asset Management, Llc2024-09-30
1.2 M
Affinity Asset Advisors, Llc2024-09-30
1.1 M
Samlyn Capital, Llc2024-09-30
M
Fmr Inc2024-09-30
6.9 M
Venbio Select Advisor Llc2024-09-30
5.7 M
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Xenon Pharmaceuticals Historical Income Statement

At present, Xenon Pharmaceuticals' Interest Expense is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Selling General Administrative is expected to grow to about 56.2 M, whereas Gross Profit is projected to grow to (143.2 M). View More Fundamentals

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Xenon Pharmaceuticals Corporate Management

Robin SherringtonSr. VP of Bus. and Corporate Devel.Profile
CMA CPACEO PresProfile
MBA MPHChief OfficerProfile
Sherry AulinChief OfficerProfile
Christopher MDChief OfficerProfile
Andrea JDChief SecretaryProfile
MBA MScEx OperationsProfile

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The danger of trading Xenon Pharmaceuticals is mainly related to its market volatility and Company specific events. As an investor, you must understand the concept of risk-adjusted return before you start trading. The most common way to measure the risk of Xenon Pharmaceuticals is by using the Sharpe ratio. The ratio expresses how much excess return you acquire for the extra volatility you endure for holding a more risker asset than Xenon Pharmaceuticals. The Sharpe ratio is calculated by using standard deviation and excess return to determine reward per unit of risk. To understand how volatile Xenon Pharmaceuticals is, you must compare it to a benchmark. Traditionally, the risk-free rate of return is the rate of return on the shortest-dated U.S. Treasury, such as a 3-year bond.
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Is Biotechnology space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Xenon Pharmaceuticals. If investors know Xenon will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Xenon Pharmaceuticals listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Earnings Share
(2.73)
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(1.00)
Return On Assets
(0.19)
Return On Equity
(0.27)
The market value of Xenon Pharmaceuticals is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Xenon that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Xenon Pharmaceuticals' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Xenon Pharmaceuticals' true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Xenon Pharmaceuticals' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Xenon Pharmaceuticals' underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Xenon Pharmaceuticals' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Xenon Pharmaceuticals is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Xenon Pharmaceuticals' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.