On September 3, 2024, Director Howard Welgus sold 10,000 shares of Arcutis Biotherapeutics Inc (ARQT, Financial) at a price of $10.77 per share. The transaction was documented in a recent SEC Filing. Following this sale, the insider now owns 191,944 shares of the company.
Arcutis Biotherapeutics Inc (ARQT, Financial) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing treatments for dermatological diseases. The company's innovative approach targets specific pathways to address unmet medical needs in this field.
Over the past year, Howard Welgus has engaged in multiple transactions involving the company's stock. The insider has sold a total of 40,000 shares and has not purchased any shares. This recent sale is part of a broader trend observed within the company, where insider transactions have predominantly been sales. In the past year, there have been 21 insider sales and only 2 insider buys.
The stock of Arcutis Biotherapeutics Inc (ARQT, Financial) was trading at $10.77 on the day of the sale, giving the company a market cap of approximately $1.27 billion. This valuation reflects the market's assessment of the company's future potential in its specialized field of dermatological treatments.
For investors and market watchers, the insider transaction trends and the company's valuation metrics such as GF Value, price-earnings ratio, price-sales ratio, price-book ratio, and price-to-free cash flow are important indicators to consider.
This insider selling activity could be a point of interest for stakeholders trying to gauge the sentiment of high-ranking officials within Arcutis Biotherapeutics Inc (ARQT, Financial) towards the company's stock and its market position.
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