Stocks to Watch: Eyes on W&T Offshore, Inc. (WTI), Palatin Technologies, Inc. (PTN)

The price of W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE:WTI) went up by $0.06 now trading at $4.39. Their shares witnessed a 21.27% increase from the 52-week low price of $3.62 they recorded on 2018-12-26. Even though it is still -125.06% behind the $9.88 high touched on 2018-10-01. The last few days have been rough for the stock, as its price has decreased by -10.59% during the week. It has also performed poorly over the past three months, as it lost around -12.72% while it has so far retreated around -43.13% during the course of a year. The stock of WTI recorded 6.55% uptrend from the beginning of this year till date. The 12-month potential price target for W&T Offshore, Inc. is set at $8.55. This target means that the stock has an upside potential to increase by 94.76% from the current trading price.

28 institutions entered new W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE:WTI) positions, 95 added to their existing positions in these shares, 91 lowered their positions, and 33 exited their positions entirely.

W&T Offshore, Inc. (WTI) trade volume has decreased by -21.04% as around 2,165,908 shares were sold when compared with its 50-day average volume of traded shares which is 2,742,928. At the moment, WTI is witnessing a downtrend, as it is trading -16.43% below its 20-day SMA, -28.62% below its 50-day SMA, and -28.38% below its 200-day SMA. The company runs an ROE of roughly -41.7%, 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 21.3% increase witnessed over the past five years.

The first technical resistance point for W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE:WTI) will likely come at $4.53, marking a 3.09% premium to the current level. The second resistance point is at $4.66, about 5.79% premium to its current market price. On the other hand, inability to breach the immediate hurdles can drag it down to $4.17, the lower end of the range. WTI’s 14-day MACD is -0.46 and this negative figure indicates a downward trading trend. The company’s 14-day RSI (relative strength index) score is 29.62, which shows that its stock has been oversold. The 20-day historical volatility for the stock stands at 68.31 percent, which is high when compared to that of the 50-day’s 58.47 percent.

The shares of Palatin Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:PTN) has increased by 1.43%, and now trading at $1.42 on the Wall Street in the intra-day deal, with their shares traded now around 2,354,327. This is a rise of 520,683 shares over the average 1,833,644 shares that were traded daily over the last three months. The stock that is trading at $1.42 went higher by 140.68% from its 52-week low of $0.59 that it attained back on 2018-12-26. The stock recorded a 52-week high of $1.74 nearly 10 days ago on 2019-05-17.

PTN stock has performed well over the past 30 days, as it added 26.79% while its price climbed by 100.45% year-to-date (YTD). Looking at the last few days, it has been tough for the stock, as it tumbled -0.7% over the last week. The stock’s 12-month potential target price is now at $4.92. This means that the stock price might likely increase by 246.48% from its current trading price. 3 out of 3 Wall Street analysts which represents 100% rated the stock as a buy while the remaining 0% rated it as a hold, with 0% of analysts rating it as a sell.

Palatin Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:PTN) has been utilizing an ROE that is roughly -20.8%, with stock analysts predicting that the company’s EPS for the next five years will go down by 0% per year, following the 20.6% raise that was witnessed during the past five years. The stock at the moment is on a uptrend, trading 2.56% above its 20-day SMA, 20.25% above its 50-day SMA, and 50.92% above its 200-day SMA. In percentage terms, the aggregate Palatin Technologies, Inc. shares held by institutional investors is 19.7%. 7 institutions jumped in to acquire Palatin Technologies, Inc. (PTN) fresh stake, 26 added to their current holdings in these shares, 27 lowered their positions, and 5 left no stake in the company.

The stock’s 9-day MACD is -0.06 and this negative figure indicates a downward trading trend. The company’s 9-day RSI score is 50.09, which shows that its stock has been neutral. The 20-day historical volatility for the shares stand at 90.37 percent, which is more when compared to that of the 50-day’s 62.25 percent. On the daily chart, we see that the stock could reach the first level of resistance at $1.5, sporting a 5.33% premium to the current level. The next resistance point is at $1.57, representing nearly 9.55% premium to the current market price of Palatin Technologies, Inc. (PTN). On the other hand, failure to breach the immediate hurdles can drag it down to $1.25, the lower end of the range.

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