Steven A. Lisi Acquires 1,476,626 Shares of Beyond Air, Inc. (NASDAQ:XAIR) Stock

Beyond Air, Inc. (NASDAQ:XAIR) CEO Steven A. Lisi purchased 1,476,626 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 26th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $0.50 per share, with a total value of $738,313.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer now directly owns 3,249,411 shares in the company, valued at $1,624,705.50. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

Beyond Air Trading Up 15.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ XAIR opened at $0.38 on Friday. Beyond Air, Inc. has a 1-year low of $0.30 and a 1-year high of $2.61. The company has a market cap of $17.64 million, a PE ratio of -0.21 and a beta of -0.11. The company has a current ratio of 2.63, a quick ratio of 2.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84. The company has a 50-day moving average of $0.43 and a two-hundred day moving average of $0.90.

Beyond Air (NASDAQ:XAIR) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 6th. The company reported ($0.27) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.39) by $0.12. Beyond Air had a negative net margin of 3,272.46% and a negative return on equity of 240.15%. The company had revenue of $0.68 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $0.72 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.45) earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts expect that Beyond Air, Inc. will post -1.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Beyond Air

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Beyond Air during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $47,000. Gendell Jeffrey L grew its position in shares of Beyond Air by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Gendell Jeffrey L now owns 1,120,297 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,196,000 after buying an additional 30,000 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Beyond Air by 5.0% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,399,298 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,435,000 after buying an additional 66,224 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 31.50% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on XAIR shares. Piper Sandler cut their price target on shares of Beyond Air from $3.50 to $1.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 7th. BTIG Research downgraded shares of Beyond Air from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 25th. Roth Capital raised shares of Beyond Air to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 16th. Finally, Roth Mkm reissued a “buy” rating and set a $2.00 price target on shares of Beyond Air in a report on Friday, August 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Beyond Air presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $3.67.

Beyond Air Company Profile

Beyond Air, Inc operates as a commercial-stage medical device and biopharmaceutical company in the United States. The company engages in the development of LungFit platform, a nitric oxide generator and delivery system. It offers LungFit PH for the treatment of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn.