Analysts expect Kura Oncology (NASDAQ:KURA) to post ($0.33) earnings per share (EPS) for the current quarter, Zacks Investment Research reports. Zero analysts have issued estimates for Kura Oncology’s earnings. The highest EPS estimate is ($0.30) and the lowest is ($0.36). Kura Oncology reported earnings of ($0.39) per share in the same quarter last year, which would indicate a positive year-over-year growth rate of 15.4%. The company is expected to announce its next quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 21st.
On average, analysts expect that Kura Oncology will report full-year earnings of ($1.43) per share for the current year, with EPS estimates ranging from ($1.50) to ($1.37). For the next fiscal year, analysts anticipate that the business will post earnings of ($1.93) per share, with EPS estimates ranging from ($3.17) to ($1.45). Zacks Investment Research’s earnings per share calculations are a mean average based on a survey of research firms that follow Kura Oncology.
Kura Oncology (NASDAQ:KURA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 12th. The company reported ($0.37) EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks’ consensus estimate of ($0.36) by ($0.01).
Shares of NASDAQ:KURA traded down $0.95 on Friday, reaching $16.70. 258,821 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 345,009. The company has a quick ratio of 9.44, a current ratio of 9.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. Kura Oncology has a 1-year low of $5.90 and a 1-year high of $24.02. The stock has a market cap of $557.01, a PE ratio of -10.99 and a beta of 4.21.
Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. acquired a new position in shares of Kura Oncology during the 3rd quarter worth $802,000. American International Group Inc. grew its stake in Kura Oncology by 42.0% in the 4th quarter. American International Group Inc. now owns 13,574 shares of the company’s stock valued at $208,000 after acquiring an additional 4,012 shares during the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Kura Oncology in the 4th quarter valued at about $536,000. Alps Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Kura Oncology in the 4th quarter valued at about $512,000. Finally, California State Teachers Retirement System grew its stake in Kura Oncology by 24.5% in the 3rd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 31,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $471,000 after acquiring an additional 6,200 shares during the last quarter. 58.56% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
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About Kura Oncology
Kura Oncology, Inc, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, develops medicines for the treatment of cancers. Its pipeline consists of small molecule product candidates that target cancer. The company's lead product candidate is Tipifarnib, an oral farnesyl transferase inhibitor that is in Phase II clinical trials for the treatment of solid tumors, peripheral T-cell lymphomas, myelodysplastic syndromes, acute myeloid leukemia, and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia.
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