22,261 Shares in Quantum-Si incorporated (NASDAQ:QSI) Purchased by SBI Securities Co. Ltd.

SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Quantum-Si incorporated (NASDAQ:QSI) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 22,261 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $60,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of QSI. Barclays PLC grew its position in Quantum-Si by 210.5% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 196,826 shares of the company’s stock worth $173,000 after buying an additional 133,438 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Quantum-Si during the 4th quarter worth approximately $95,000. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Quantum-Si by 6.7% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,316,921 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,044,000 after purchasing an additional 145,091 shares during the period. Abel Hall LLC acquired a new position in shares of Quantum-Si in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd lifted its position in Quantum-Si by 81.3% in the third quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 43,812 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 19,651 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 39.90% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Quantum-Si

In other Quantum-Si news, Director Jonathan M. Rothberg sold 3,506,267 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $3.34, for a total transaction of $11,710,931.78. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 1,250,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,175,000. This trade represents a 73.72 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 30.04% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on QSI. HC Wainwright restated a “buy” rating and issued a $5.50 price objective on shares of Quantum-Si in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. National Bankshares set a $3.65 target price on shares of Quantum-Si in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. Canaccord Genuity Group cut their price target on shares of Quantum-Si from $1.50 to $1.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Finally, Alliance Global Partners reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Quantum-Si in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th.

Quantum-Si Stock Down 8.9 %

Shares of QSI stock opened at $1.18 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $215.19 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.84 and a beta of 2.75. Quantum-Si incorporated has a 12-month low of $0.61 and a 12-month high of $5.77. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $2.13 and a 200-day moving average of $1.46.

About Quantum-Si

Quantum-Si incorporated, a life sciences company, engages in the development of single-molecule detection platform to enable Next Generation Protein Sequencing (NGPS). The company's platform is comprised of the Platinum NGPS instrument; the Platinum Analysis Software service; and reagent kits and semiconductor chips for use with its instruments.