Stocks to Watch: Eyes on Resonant Inc. (RESN), Durect Corporation (DRRX)

The price of Resonant Inc. (NASDAQ:RESN) went up by $0.24 now trading at $3.09. Their shares witnessed a 235.87% increase from the 52-week low price of $0.92 they recorded on 2018-12-28. Even though it is still -104.53% behind the $6.32 high touched on 2018-06-22. The last few days have been good for the stock, as its price has grew by 3.69% during the week. It has also performed better over the past three months, as it added around 120.71% while it has so far retreated around -31.03% during the course of a year. The stock of RESN recorded 132.33% uptrend from the beginning of this year till date. The 12-month potential price target for Resonant Inc. is set at $6.9. This target means that the stock has an upside potential to increase by 123.3% from the current trading price.

When giving their opinion, around 100% of Wall Street analysts, which represents 5 out of 5 rated the stock as a Buy. 0 brokerage firms of the remaining 0% rated the stock as a Hold with 0 analyst rating it as a sell. Overall, the number of aggregate RESN shares held by institutional investors represents 30.1% of total shares. 10 institutions entered new Resonant Inc. (NASDAQ:RESN) positions, 18 added to their existing positions in these shares, 21 lowered their positions, and 10 exited their positions entirely.

Resonant Inc. (RESN) trade volume has decreased by -37.77% as around 248,311 shares were sold when compared with its 50-day average volume of traded shares which is 399,046. At the moment, RESN is witnessing a downtrend, as it is trading -2.89% below its 20-day SMA, 9.44% above its 50-day SMA, and -13.86% above its 200-day SMA. The company runs an ROE of roughly -82.8%, with financial analysts predicting that their earnings per share growth will be around 0% per annum for the next five year. This will be compared to the 0% decrease witnessed over the past five years.

The first technical resistance point for Resonant Inc. (NASDAQ:RESN) will likely come at $3.2, marking a 3.44% premium to the current level. The second resistance point is at $3.3, about 6.36% premium to its current market price. On the other hand, inability to breach the immediate hurdles can drag it down to $2.8, the lower end of the range. RESN’s 14-day MACD is -0.04 and this negative figure indicates a downward trading trend. The company’s 14-day RSI (relative strength index) score is 52.17, which shows that its stock has been neutral. The 20-day historical volatility for the stock stands at 75.11 percent, which is low when compared to that of the 50-day’s 106.1 percent.

The shares of DURECT Corporation (NASDAQ:DRRX) has increased by 1.32%, and now trading at $0.75 on the Wall Street in the intra-day deal, with their shares traded now around 234,912. This is a decline of -149,686 shares over the average 384,598 shares that were traded daily over the last three months. The stock that is trading at $0.75 went higher by 63.04% from its 52-week low of $0.46 that it attained back on 2018-12-28. The stock recorded a 52-week high of $2.55 nearly 343 days ago on 2018-04-10.

DRRX stock has performed well over the past 30 days, as it added 9% while its price climbed by 56.24% year-to-date (YTD). Looking at the last few days, it has been good for the stock, as it rose 0.63% over the last week. The stock’s 12-month potential target price is now at $3.02. This means that the stock price might likely increase by 302.67% from its current trading price.1 out of 2 Wall Street analysts which represents 50% rated the stock as a buy while the remaining 50% rated it as a hold, with 0% of analysts rating it as a sell.

DURECT Corporation (NASDAQ:DRRX) has been utilizing an ROE that is roughly -96.7%, with stock analysts predicting that the company’s EPS for the next five years will go up by 20% per year, following the 5.3% raise that was witnessed during the past five years. The stock at the moment is on a downtrend, trading -1.4% below its 20-day SMA, 12.05% above its 50-day SMA, and -31.5% below its 200-day SMA. In percentage terms, the aggregate DURECT Corporation shares held by institutional investors is 46.3%. 13 institutions jumped in to acquire DURECT Corporation (DRRX) fresh stake, 31 added to their current holdings in these shares, 47 lowered their positions, and 10 left no stake in the company.

The stock’s 9-day MACD is 0.01 and this positive figure indicates an upward trading trend. The company’s 9-day RSI score is 50.69, which shows that its stock has been neutral. The 20-day historical volatility for the shares stand at 76.2 percent, which is less when compared to that of the 50-day’s 91.53 percent. On the daily chart, we see that the stock could reach the first level of resistance at $0.78, sporting a 3.85% premium to the current level. The next resistance point is at $0.8, representing nearly 6.25% premium to the current market price of DURECT Corporation (DRRX). On the other hand, failure to breach the immediate hurdles can drag it down to $0.73, the lower end of the range.

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