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Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIR) is one of the worst performers on the stock market today. At current price of $19.05, the shares have already lost -0.97 points (-4.85% lower) from its previous close of $20.02. Should you buy or avoid them? The stock sets an active trading volume day with a reported 105871 contracts so far this session. VIR shares had a relatively better volume day versus average trading capacity of 304.23 thousand shares, but with a 0.1 billion float and a -12.21% run over a week, its definitely worth keeping an eye on. The one year price forecast for VIR stock indicates that the average analyst price target is $26.33 per share. This means the stock has a potential increase of 38.22% from where the VIR share price has been trading recently.

Looking at the current readings for Vir Biotechnology, Inc., the two-week RSI stands at 51.22. This figure suggests that VIR stock, for now, is neutral, meaning that the shares are stable in terms of price movement. The stochastic readings, on the other hand, based on the current VIR readings is similarly very revealing as it has a stochastic reading of 28.85% at this stage. This figure means that VIR share price today is being overbought.

Technical chart claims that Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (VIR) would settle between $20.82/share to $21.62/share level. However, if the stock price goes below the $19.26 mark, then the market for Vir Biotechnology, Inc. becomes much weaker. If that happens, the stock price might even plunge as low as $18.51 for its downside target. The stock is currently in the red zone of MACD, with the indicator reading -1.67. Traders are always alerted for the move of a stock above or below the zero line due to the fact that the reading is an indicator of the position of the short-term average relative to the long-term average. If the MACD is above the zero line, then the short-term average relative is above that of the long-term average, thus implying an upward momentum. Vice versa is the case if the MACD is below the zero line.

Analysts at JP Morgan lowered their recommendation on shares of VIR from Overweight to Neutral in their opinion released on February 04. Robert W. Baird, analysts launched coverage of Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIR) stock with a Neutral recommendation, according to their flash note issued to investors on November 14. Analysts at JP Morgan, made their first call for the equity with a Overweight recommendation, according to a research note that dated back to November 05.

VIR equity has an average rating of 2.2, with the figure leaning towards a bullish end. 5 analysts who tracked the company were contacted by Reuters. Amongst them, 2 rated the stock as a hold while the remaining 3 were split even though not equally. Some analysts rate the stock as a buy or a strong buy while no rated it as a sell. 3 analysts rated Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIR) as a buy or a strong buy while not a single analyst advised that investors should desist from purchasing the stock or sell them if they already own the companys stock.

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