Stocks to Watch: Lexinfintech Holdings LTD. (LX) and Regulus Therapeutics Inc. (RGLS) on the Marquee

The price of LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ:LX) went up by $0.64 now trading at $13.09. Their shares witnessed a 102.01% increase from the 52-week low price of $6.48 they recorded on 2018-12-11. Even though it is still -40.11% behind the $18.34 high touched on 2018-05-18. The last few days have been rough for the stock, as its price has decreased by -2.46% during the week. It has also performed better over the past three months, as it added around 30.9% while it has so far retreated around -21.94% during the course of a year. The stock of LX recorded 80.55% uptrend from the beginning of this year till date. The 12-month potential price target for LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. is set at $16.28. This target means that the stock has an upside potential to increase by 24.37% from the current trading price.

17 institutions entered new LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ:LX) positions, 30 added to their existing positions in these shares, 25 lowered their positions, and 14 exited their positions entirely.

LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. (LX) trade volume has decreased by -38.01% as around 867,015 shares were sold when compared with its 50-day average volume of traded shares which is 1,398,558. At the moment, LX is witnessing a downtrend, as it is trading -2.16% below its 20-day SMA, 5.75% above its 50-day SMA, and 23.6% above its 200-day SMA. The company runs an ROE of roughly 70%, with financial analysts predicting that their earnings per share growth will be around 4.87% 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 LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ:LX) will likely come at $13.31, marking a 1.65% premium to the current level. The second resistance point is at $13.53, about 3.25% premium to its current market price. On the other hand, inability to breach the immediate hurdles can drag it down to $12.33, the lower end of the range. LX’s 14-day MACD is -0.4 and this negative figure indicates a downward trading trend. The company’s 14-day RSI (relative strength index) score is 50.67, which shows that its stock has been neutral. The 20-day historical volatility for the stock stands at 64.25 percent, which is low when compared to that of the 50-day’s 65.77 percent.

The shares of Regulus Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:RGLS) has increased by 3.57%, and now trading at $1.45 on the Wall Street in the intra-day deal, with their shares traded now around 651,039. This is a rise of 471,637 shares over the average 179,402 shares that were traded daily over the last three months. The stock that is trading at $1.45 went higher by 81.25% from its 52-week low of $0.8 that it attained back on 2018-12-24. The stock recorded a 52-week high of $9.48 nearly 343 days ago on 2018-06-06.

RGLS stock has performed well over the past 30 days, as it added 31.82% while its price climbed by 55.81% year-to-date (YTD). Looking at the last few days, it has been good for the stock, as it rose 20.83% over the last week. The stock’s 12-month potential target price is now at $1.33. This means that the stock price might likely increase by -8.28% from its current trading price. 0 out of 4 Wall Street analysts which represents 0% rated the stock as a buy while the remaining 100% rated it as a hold, with 0% of analysts rating it as a sell.

Regulus Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:RGLS) has been utilizing an ROE that is roughly -671.1%, with stock analysts predicting that the company’s EPS for the next five years will go up by 39.6% per year, following the 0.8% raise that was witnessed during the past five years. The stock at the moment is on a uptrend, trading 24.56% above its 20-day SMA, 27.66% above its 50-day SMA, and -13.38% below its 200-day SMA. In percentage terms, the aggregate Regulus Therapeutics Inc. shares held by institutional investors is 25.4%. 9 institutions jumped in to acquire Regulus Therapeutics Inc. (RGLS) fresh stake, 14 added to their current holdings in these shares, 17 lowered their positions, and 8 left no stake in the company.

The stock’s 9-day MACD is 0.14 and this positive figure indicates an upward trading trend. The company’s 9-day RSI score is 76.39, which shows that its stock has been overbought. The 20-day historical volatility for the shares stand at 81.63 percent, which is less when compared to that of the 50-day’s 92.52 percent. On the daily chart, we see that the stock could reach the first level of resistance at $1.57, sporting a 7.64% premium to the current level. The next resistance point is at $1.7, representing nearly 14.71% premium to the current market price of Regulus Therapeutics Inc. (RGLS). On the other hand, failure to breach the immediate hurdles can drag it down to $1.3, the lower end of the range.

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