Insider Sale: CFO Kyle Moran Sells 17,146 Shares of WAVE Life Sciences Ltd (WVE)

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On September 25, 2024, Kyle Moran, Chief Financial Officer of WAVE Life Sciences Ltd (WVE, Financial), executed a sale of 17,146 shares of the company. The transaction was filed on the same day with the SEC. Following this transaction, the insider now owns 19,777 shares of WAVE Life Sciences Ltd.

WAVE Life Sciences Ltd is a biotechnology firm focused on delivering transformational therapies for patients with serious, genetically-defined diseases. The company's innovative approach harnesses proprietary chemistry platforms to design precise, efficient stereopure oligonucleotides.

Over the past year, Kyle Moran has sold a total of 32,776 shares and has not made any purchases of the company's stock. The recent sale on September 25 is part of this ongoing activity of share disposals by the insider.

The insider transaction history for WAVE Life Sciences Ltd shows a balanced activity over the past year, with 3 insider buys and 3 insider sells. This recent sale by the insider is aligned with the observed pattern of transactions within the company.

Shares of WAVE Life Sciences Ltd were trading at $9 on the day of the transaction, giving the company a market cap of approximately $1.23 billion. According to the GF Value, the stock is currently Significantly Overvalued with a price-to-GF-Value ratio of 1.93. The GF Value of $4.67 suggests a potential overvaluation in the current price.

The GF Value is determined by considering historical trading multiples such as price-earnings ratio, price-sales ratio, price-book ratio, and price-to-free cash flow, along with a GuruFocus adjustment factor based on past returns and growth, and future business performance estimates from Morningstar analysts.

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This sale by the insider may be of interest to current and potential investors, providing insight into the insider's perspective on the stock's valuation and future prospects.

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