OpGen (NASDAQ:OPGN) Now Covered by StockNews.com

StockNews.com began coverage on shares of OpGen (NASDAQ:OPGN) in a research report sent to investors on Monday. The firm issued a sell rating on the medical research company’s stock.

OpGen Price Performance

Shares of OpGen stock opened at $1.86 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $2.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $3.51. OpGen has a 12-month low of $1.61 and a 12-month high of $38.40.

OpGen (NASDAQ:OPGN) last posted its earnings results on Monday, August 19th. The medical research company reported ($1.18) earnings per share for the quarter. OpGen had a negative return on equity of 1,827.76% and a negative net margin of 1,140.36%. The firm had revenue of $0.03 million for the quarter.

Institutional Trading of OpGen

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in OpGen stock. Chase Investment Counsel Corp acquired a new position in OpGen, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPGN) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 331,890 shares of the medical research company’s stock, valued at approximately $230,000. Chase Investment Counsel Corp owned about 2.63% of OpGen at the end of the most recent quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 2.68% of the company’s stock.

About OpGen

OpGen, Inc, a precision medicine company, engages in developing and commercializing molecular microbiology solutions in the United States and internationally. Its product portfolio includes Acuitas AMR Gene Panel, an in vitro diagnostic (IVD) test for the detection and identification of various bacterial nucleic acids and genetic determinants of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) from bacterial colonies isolated from any specimen, as well as Curetis CE-IVD-marked polymerase chain reaction-based SARS-CoV-2 test kits.