Cepton, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPTN – Get Rating) saw a significant growth in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 885,700 shares, a growth of 69.9% from the August 31st total of 521,400 shares. Approximately 2.2% of the company's shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 1,070,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
CPTN has been the subject of a number of research reports. Craig Hallum decreased their price target on shares of Cepton from $10.00 to $3.75 in a research report on Tuesday, August 9th. Northland Securities initiated coverage on Cepton in a research note on Wednesday, June 29th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $5.50 target price for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. initiated coverage on Cepton in a research report on Tuesday, September 20th. They set a "neutral" rating on the stock. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of Cepton from $4.00 to $2.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, August 9th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $8.31.
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Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Point72 Asset Management L.P. grew its holdings in shares of Cepton by 37.4% during the second quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,950,135 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,042,000 after purchasing an additional 530,446 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Cepton by 420.1% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 524,687 shares of the company's stock worth $819,000 after acquiring an additional 423,804 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in Cepton in the 1st quarter valued at about $1,178,000. Vanguard Group Inc. acquired a new position in Cepton during the 1st quarter valued at about $1,058,000. Finally, Personal Capital Advisors Corp bought a new position in Cepton in the 1st quarter worth about $570,000. 3.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Cepton Stock Down 0.5 %
NASDAQ CPTN traded down $0.01 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $1.88. 5,423 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,443,813. The company has a current ratio of 7.19, a quick ratio of 6.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. Cepton has a 12 month low of $1.01 and a 12 month high of $80.16. The company has a 50 day moving average of $1.62 and a two-hundred day moving average of $2.27.Cepton (NASDAQ:CPTN – Get Rating) last released its earnings results on Monday, August 8th. The company reported ($0.09) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.10) by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $2.56 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.20 million. As a group, analysts expect that Cepton will post -0.4 EPS for the current year.
About Cepton
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Cepton, Inc provides lidar-based solutions for automotive, smart cities, smart spaces, and smart industrial applications in the United States, Japan, and internationally. The company offers auto grade lidar sensors, including Vista-X, a compact lidar solution with a range of up to 200m for long-range applications in ADAS L2+/L3, AV L4/L5, and suitable for smart infrastructure applications; Vista-T, a lidar solution with a range of up to 300m for ultra-long-range applications in ADAS L2+/L3 and AV L4/L5; and Nova, an ultra-small form factor lidar solution with a range of up to 30m for near-range applications in ADAS L2+/L3, AV L4/L5, and suitable for smart infrastructure applications.
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