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A company insider recently bought 41,500 shares of PepGen Inc [PEPG]. Should You Buy?

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. PepGen Inc shares valued at $47,725 were purchased by McArthur James G on Apr 08 ’25. At $1.15 per share, McArthur James G acquired 41,500 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 103,913 shares worth approximately $0.14 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, DeLena Mary Beth sold 1,432 shares, netting a total of over 2,406 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $1.68 each, the insider now holds 1,568 shares.

Before that, Donnelly Noel had sold 1,527 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $2,565, the Chief Financial Officer traded PepGen Inc shares for $1.68 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,527 shares, worth approximately $2225.09.

As published in a research note from BofA Securities on December 16, 2024, PepGen Inc [PEPG] has been rated down from a Neutral to an Underperform and the price target has been revised to $3. Analysts at BofA Securities downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of December 21, 2022, H.C. Wainwright has initiated its “Buy” rating for PEPG.

Analyzing PEPG Stock Performance

During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 13.68%. Over the course of the year, PepGen Inc shares have dropped approximately -64.91%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $4.4800 on 02/24/25 and a 52-week low of $0.8801 on 04/09/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $1.6985, while a 200-day SMA reached $6.3864.

Support And Resistance Levels for PepGen Inc (PEPG)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 1.2467, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 1.1633. In the upper region, resistance lies at 1.3867. The next price resistance is at 1.4433. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 45.57 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 0.0739, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 27.42%, indicating bullish price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.

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