The Chief Scientific Officer, EVP of R&D of Dicerna Pharma is Exercising Options


Yesterday it was reported that the Chief Scientific Officer, EVP of R&D of Dicerna Pharma (DRNA), Bob Brown, exercised options to buy 267 DRNA shares at $3.42 a share, for a total transaction value of $913. The options were close to expired and Bob Brown retained stocks.

Following this transaction Bob Brown’s holding in the company was increased by 5.34% to a total of $101.4K. In addition to Bob Brown, one other DRNA executive reported Buy trades in the last month.

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Based on Dicerna Pharma’s latest earnings report for the quarter ending March 31, the company posted quarterly revenue of $34.03 million and GAAP net loss of -$22,492,000. In comparison, last year the company earned revenue of $5.68 million and had a GAAP net loss of $23.85 million. The company has a one-year high of $27.68 and a one-year low of $11.75. Currently, Dicerna Pharma has an average volume of 991.70K.

Starting in October 2019, DRNA received 48 Buy ratings in a row. Based on 4 analyst ratings, the analyst consensus is Strong Buy with an average price target of $33.75, reflecting a -46.4% downside. Four different firms, including H.C. Wainwright and Robert W. Baird, currently also have a Buy rating on the stock.

The insider sentiment on Dicerna Pharma has been positive according to 42 insider trades in the past three months. This sentiment is slightly higher than the average sentiment of company insiders in this sector.

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Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the discovery and development of treatments for rare diseases, chronic liver diseases, cardiovascular disease, and viral liver infectious diseases. The firm uses its proprietary GalXC RNAi technology platform to build a pipeline in these therapeutic areas. The company was founded by Douglas M. Fambrough III, Mark A. Behlke, Roberto Guerciolini, James Craig Jenson and John J. Rossi in 2007 and is headquartered in Watertown, MA.

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