A Director at Arbutus Biopharma Corporation is Exercising Options


Today it was reported that a Director at Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (ABUS), Mark J. Murray, exercised options to buy 25,000 ABUS shares at $1.35 a share, for a total transaction value of $33.75K. The options were close to expired and Mark J. Murray retained stocks.

This recent transaction increases Mark J. Murray’s holding in the company by 7.9% to a total of $1.63 million.

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Currently, Arbutus Biopharma Corporation has an average volume of 243K.

Based on 4 analyst ratings, the analyst consensus is Moderate Buy with an average price target of $6.83, reflecting a 56.7% upside.

Mark J. Murray’s trades have generated a -16.4% average return based on past transactions. DailyInsider proprietary algorithm detects trades by the most influential insiders and selects attractive trading opportunities daily. To subscribe to the DailyInsider visit this page.

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Arbutus Biopharma Corp. is a biopharmaceutical company, engages in discovering, developing and commercializing a cure for patients suffering from chronic Hepatitis B virus infection. The company was founded on October 6, 2005 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada.

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