Aeterna Zentaris (NASDAQ:AEZS) Receives New Coverage from Analysts at StockNews.com

StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of Aeterna Zentaris (NASDAQ:AEZS) (TSE:AEZ) in a research note released on Thursday. The brokerage issued a sell rating on the biopharmaceutical company’s stock.

Aeterna Zentaris Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AEZS opened at $6.84 on Thursday. Aeterna Zentaris has a 1 year low of $3.96 and a 1 year high of $12.80. The stock has a market cap of $12.24 million, a P/E ratio of -0.46 and a beta of 1.55. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $7.00 and a 200 day moving average of $7.52.

Aeterna Zentaris (NASDAQ:AEZS) (TSE:AEZ) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 14th. The biopharmaceutical company reported ($4.74) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Aeterna Zentaris had a negative net margin of 760.32% and a negative return on equity of 83.45%.

About Aeterna Zentaris

Aeterna Zentaris Inc, a specialty biopharmaceutical company, engages in developing and commercializing therapeutics and diagnostic tests in Canada, Switzerland, Ireland, Denmark, Germany, the United States, and internationally. Its lead product is Macrilen (macimorelin), an orally available peptidomimetic ghrelin receptor (GHSR-1a) agonist that stimulates the secretion of growth hormone by binding to the GHSR-1a for the diagnosis of patients with adult growth hormone deficiency and childhood-onset growth hormone deficiency, as well as endocrinology and oncology indications; AEZS-150, a delayed clearance parathyroid hormone fusion polypeptide that is in preclinical trial for the treatment of chronic hypoparathyroidism; and AEZS-130 that is in preclinical trial for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.