STOCKS TO WATCH: VITAL THERAPIES, INC. (VTL) AND FACEBOOK, INC. (FB) IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Vital Therapies, Inc. (NASDAQ:VTL) recorded -94.44% downtrend from the beginning of this year till date. The 12-month potential price target for Vital Therapies, Inc. is set at $16. This target means that the stock has an upside potential to increase by 4748.48% from the current trading price. The stock of VTL went down by -$0.1 now trading at $0.33. Their shares witnessed a 32% increase from the 52-week low price of $0.25 they recorded on 2018-09-17. Even though it is still -2854.55% behind the $9.75 high touched on 2018-08-10. The last few days have been rough for the stock, as its price has decreased by -26.53% during the week. It has also performed poorly over the past three months, as it lost around -94.4% while it has so far retreated around -93.11% during the course of a year.

When giving their opinion, around 0% of Wall Street analysts, which represents 0 out of 4 rated the stock as a Buy. 4 brokerage firms of the remaining 100% rated the stock as a Hold with 0 analyst rating it as a sell. Overall, the number of aggregate VTL shares held by institutional investors represents 32.3% of total shares. 23 institutions entered new Vital Therapies, Inc. (NASDAQ:VTL) positions, 43 added to their existing positions in these shares, 23 lowered their positions, and 14 exited their positions entirely.

Vital Therapies, Inc. (VTL) trade volume has increased by 464.99% as around 19,579,710 shares were sold when compared with its 50-day average volume of traded shares which is 3,465,484. At the moment, VTL is witnessing a downtrend, as it is trading -94.53% below its 20-day SMA, -95.57% below its 50-day SMA, and -94.66% below its 200-day SMA. The company runs an ROE of roughly -123.1%, with financial analysts predicting that their earnings per share growth will be around 15.5% per annum for the next five year. This will be compared to the -29.3% decrease witnessed over the past five years.

The first technical resistance point for Vital Therapies, Inc. (NASDAQ:VTL) will likely come at $0.37, marking a 10.81% premium to the current level. The second resistance point is at $0.42, about 21.43% premium to its current market price. On the other hand, inability to breach the immediate hurdles can drag it down to $0.27, the lower end of the range. VTL’s 14-day MACD is -4.07 and this negative figure indicates a downward trading trend. The company’s 14-day RSI (relative strength index) score is 14.54, which shows that its stock has been oversold. The 20-day historical volatility for the stock stands at 939.53 percent, which is high when compared to that of the 50-day’s 611.89 percent.

The shares of Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) has increased by 1.72%, and now trading at $163.06 on the Wall Street in the intra-day deal, with their shares traded now around 19,560,715. This is a decline of -8,548,695 shares over the average 28,109,410 shares that were traded daily over the last three months. The stock that is trading at $163.06 went higher by 9.42% from its 52-week low of $149.02 that it attained back on 2018-03-26. The stock recorded a 52-week high of $218.62 nearly 57 days ago on 2018-07-25.

FB stock hasn’t performed well over the past 30 days, as it lost -5.47% while its price plunged by -7.59% year-to-date (YTD). Looking at the last few days, it has been good for the stock, as it rose 0.65% over the last week. The stock’s 12-month potential target price is now at $211.03. This means that the stock price might likely increase by 29.42% from its current trading price.40 out of 46 Wall Street analysts which represents 86.96% rated the stock as a buy while the remaining 8.7 rated it as a hold, with 4.35 of analysts rating it as a sell.

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) has been utilizing an ROE that is roughly 25.2%, with stock analysts predicting that the company’s EPS for the next five years will go up by 22.2% per year, following the 234.2% raise that was witnessed during the past five years. The stock at the moment is on a downtrend, trading -3.44% below its 20-day SMA, -10.27% below its 50-day SMA, and -9.78% below its 200-day SMA. In percentage terms, the aggregate Facebook, Inc. shares held by institutional investors is 74.3%. 211 institutions jumped in to acquire Facebook, Inc. (FB) fresh stake, 1153 added to their current holdings in these shares, 1078 lowered their positions, and 111 left no stake in the company.

The stock’s 9-day MACD is -1.22 and this negative figure indicates a downward trading trend. The company’s 9-day RSI score is 39.05, which shows that its stock has been neutral. The 20-day historical volatility for the shares stand at 23.21 percent, which is less when compared to that of the 50-day’s 51.79 percent. On the daily chart, we see that the stock could reach the first level of resistance at $164.51, sporting a 0.88% premium to the current level. The next resistance point is at $165.95, representing nearly 1.74% premium to the current market price of Facebook, Inc. (FB). On the other hand, failure to breach the immediate hurdles can drag it down to $158.03, the lower end of the range.

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