Orbimed Advisors Llc Sells 75,007 Shares of Passage Bio, Inc. (NASDAQ:PASG) Stock

Passage Bio, Inc. (NASDAQ:PASG) major shareholder Orbimed Advisors Llc sold 75,007 shares of Passage Bio stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $0.68, for a total value of $51,004.76. Following the sale, the insider now owns 7,257,845 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,935,334.60. This represents a 1.02 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Large shareholders that own more than 10% of a company’s shares are required to disclose their transactions with the SEC.

Orbimed Advisors Llc also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, January 6th, Orbimed Advisors Llc sold 19,481 shares of Passage Bio stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $0.77, for a total transaction of $15,000.37.
• On Friday, December 20th, Orbimed Advisors Llc sold 230,321 shares of Passage Bio stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $0.60, for a total transaction of $138,192.60.
• On Wednesday, December 11th, Orbimed Advisors Llc sold 80 shares of Passage Bio stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $0.80, for a total transaction of $64.00.
• On Monday, December 9th, Orbimed Advisors Llc sold 54,181 shares of Passage Bio stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $0.84, for a total value of $45,512.04.
• On Friday, December 6th, Orbimed Advisors Llc sold 20,903 shares of Passage Bio stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $0.82, for a total value of $17,140.46.
• On Wednesday, December 4th, Orbimed Advisors Llc sold 76,200 shares of Passage Bio stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $0.79, for a total value of $60,198.00.

Passage Bio Trading Down 5.9 %

PASG stock opened at $0.66 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $0.68 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $0.73. The company has a market cap of $40.70 million, a PE ratio of -0.56 and a beta of 1.54. Passage Bio, Inc. has a 12-month low of $0.45 and a 12-month high of $1.79.

Institutional Trading of Passage Bio

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of PASG. Erste Asset Management GmbH purchased a new position in Passage Bio in the third quarter valued at approximately $1,718,000. Lynx1 Capital Management LP increased its position in shares of Passage Bio by 4.4% in the second quarter. Lynx1 Capital Management LP now owns 5,057,629 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,017,000 after acquiring an additional 211,758 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Passage Bio by 18.2% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 509,516 shares of the company’s stock valued at $357,000 after acquiring an additional 78,406 shares during the period. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. acquired a new position in shares of Passage Bio during the 3rd quarter valued at $38,000. Finally, Vestal Point Capital LP lifted its holdings in shares of Passage Bio by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Vestal Point Capital LP now owns 6,100,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,270,000 after acquiring an additional 48,000 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 53.48% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

PASG has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $13.00 price target on shares of Passage Bio in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Chardan Capital reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $7.00 target price on shares of Passage Bio in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Finally, Wedbush started coverage on shares of Passage Bio in a research report on Friday, November 29th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $4.00 price target for the company.

Passage Bio Company Profile

Passage Bio, Inc, a genetic medicines company, develops gene therapies for central nervous system diseases. It develops PBGM01, a functional GLB1 gene encoding ß-galactosidase for infantile GM1; PBFT02, a functional granulin (GRN) and gene encoding progranulin (PGRN) for the treatment of FTD caused by progranulin deficiency; and PBKR03, a functional GALC gene encoding the hydrolytic enzyme galactosylceramidase for infantile Krabbe disease.