ProKidney (NASDAQ:PROK) Shares Up 4.7%

Shares of ProKidney Corp. (NASDAQ:PROK – Get Rating) shot up 4.7% on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $10.31 and last traded at $10.19. 80,700 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 57% from the average session volume of 185,697 shares. The stock had previously closed at $9.73.

ProKidney Stock Up 4.7 %

The business has a 50-day moving average of $10.90 and a two-hundred day moving average of $10.13. The firm has a market capitalization of $261.27 million and a price-to-earnings ratio of -19.60.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On ProKidney

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PROK. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its holdings in ProKidney by 98.5% during the first quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 4,456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 2,211 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new stake in ProKidney during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $57,000. UBS Group AG boosted its holdings in ProKidney by 97.5% during the first quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 5,209 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,000 after purchasing an additional 2,571 shares in the last quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC acquired a new stake in ProKidney during the third quarter valued at approximately $132,000. Finally, ExodusPoint Capital Management LP acquired a new position in shares of ProKidney in the 1st quarter worth approximately $151,000.

ProKidney Company Profile

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ProKidney Corp., a clinical-stage biotechnology, engages in developing cellular therapy candidates. It is developing Renal Autologous Cell Therapy, an autologous homologous cell admixture that is in a Phase III development program, as well as Phase II clinical trials for the treatment of moderate to severe diabetic kidney disease; and Phase I clinical trial for patients with congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract.