Zai Lab Stock Today

ZLAB Stock  USD 28.13  0.58  2.11%   

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Zai Lab is trading at 28.13 as of the 28th of November 2024, a 2.11 percent increase since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's open price was 27.55. Zai Lab has about a 43 percent probability of financial distress in the next few years of operation but had a somewhat good performance during the last 90 days. Equity ratings for Zai Lab are calculated daily based on our scoring framework. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 29th of October 2024 and ending today, the 28th of November 2024. Click here to learn more.
Zai Lab Limited develops and commercializes therapies to treat oncology, autoimmune disorders, infectious diseases, and neuroscience primarily in Mainland China and Hong Kong. Zai Lab Limited was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China. The company has 107.45 M outstanding shares of which 4.66 M shares are at this time shorted by private and institutional investors with about 4.97 trading days to cover. More on Zai Lab

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Zai Stock Highlights

President DevelopmentRafael MD
Thematic IdeaCancer Fighters (View all Themes)
Business ConcentrationBiotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences, Health Care, NASDAQ Biotechnology, NASDAQ Composite, Cancer Fighters, Health Care, Biotechnology, Biotechnology, Healthcare (View all Sectors)
Financial Strength
Zai Lab (ZLAB) is traded on NASDAQ Exchange in USA. It is located in Jinchuang Plaza, Shanghai, China, 201210 and employs 2,175 people. Zai Lab is listed under Biotechnology category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Mid-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 2.96 B. Zai Lab conducts business under Biotechnology sector and is part of Health Care industry. The entity has 107.45 M outstanding shares of which 4.66 M shares are at this time shorted by private and institutional investors with about 4.97 trading days to cover. Zai Lab currently holds about 1.26 B in cash with (198.18 M) of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 13.1.
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Ownership Allocation
Zai Lab retains a total of 107.45 Million outstanding shares. 30% of Zai Lab outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. Institutional investors are typically referred to investors that purchase positions in a given stock to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to different rules and regulations than regular investors. Please look out for any change in current institutional holding as this could mean something significant has changed at the company or is about to change. Please note that no matter how many assets the company shows, if the real value of the company is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
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Zai Lab Risk Profiles

Investors will always prefer to have the highest possible return on investment while minimizing volatility. Zai Lab market risk premium is the additional return an investor will receive from holding Zai Lab long position in a well-diversified portfolio.

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Zai Lab Corporate Management

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The market value of Zai Lab is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Zai that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Zai Lab's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Zai Lab's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Zai Lab's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Zai Lab's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Zai Lab's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Zai Lab is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Zai Lab's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.