<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Aura Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:AURA - Get Free Report) insider Conor Kilroy sold 7,162 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $5.49, for a total value of $39,319.38. Following the sale, the insider now owns 179,313 shares of the company's stock, valued at $984,428.37. This represents a 3.84 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.</p><div><p><span></span><span>Get <strong>Aura Biosciences</strong> alerts:</span></p></div><h2>Aura Biosciences Trading Down 3.1 %</h2><ul><li>3 Small-Cap Stocks Ready to Deliver Significant Growth</li></ul><p>NASDAQ:AURA traded down $0.17 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $5.40. The stock had a trading volume of 138,043 shares, compared to its average volume of 200,409. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $6.85 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $8.23. Aura Biosciences, Inc. has a 1-year low of $3.40 and a 1-year high of $12.38. The company has a market cap of $271.22 million, a PE ratio of -3.12 and a beta of 0.43. </p><p>Aura Biosciences (NASDAQ:AURA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 24th. The company reported ($0.52) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.43) by ($0.09).  Research analysts expect that  Aura Biosciences, Inc. will post -1.66 EPS for the current fiscal year. </p><h2>Institutional Inflows and Outflows</h2><p>Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Long Focus Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in  Aura Biosciences by 123.9% during the 4th quarter. Long Focus Capital Management LLC now owns 2,537,774 shares of the company's stock worth $20,861,000 after purchasing an additional 1,404,228 shares during the last quarter.  Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of  Aura Biosciences by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,917,730 shares of the company's stock worth $15,764,000 after buying an additional 112,296 shares in the last quarter.  Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in shares of  Aura Biosciences by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,723,063 shares of the company's stock worth $14,164,000 after buying an additional 54,103 shares in the last quarter.  Levin Capital Strategies L.P. increased its stake in shares of  Aura Biosciences by 169.1% in the fourth quarter. Levin Capital Strategies L.P. now owns 1,247,619 shares of the company's stock worth $10,255,000 after buying an additional 783,984 shares during the last quarter.  Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in  Aura Biosciences by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,012,799 shares of the company's stock valued at $8,327,000 after acquiring an additional 3,972 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own  96.75% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Analyst Ratings Changes</h2><p>A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the company. JMP Securities  set a $19.00 target price on Aura Biosciences in a report on Wednesday, March 26th. HC Wainwright  set a $25.00 price objective on shares of Aura Biosciences in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th. Citigroup  reissued an &#34;outperform&#34; rating on shares of Aura Biosciences in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. Finally, Lifesci Capital raised shares of Aura Biosciences to a &#34;strong-buy&#34; rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have assigned  a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Aura Biosciences presently has a consensus rating of &#34;Buy&#34; and a consensus target price of $22.75.</p><p><b>Read Our Latest Analysis on Aura Biosciences</b></p><h2>About Aura Biosciences</h2> (Get Free Report)<p>Aura Biosciences, Inc, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, develops precision immunotherapies to treat a range of solid tumors. 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<p>Aura Biosciences, Inc. insider Conor Kilroy sold 7,162 shares at $5.49 each, totaling $39,319.38, reducing his ownership by 3.84%. Post-sale, he holds 179,313 shares valued at approximately $984,428.37. The stock traded down 3.1% to $5.40, with a market cap of $271.22 million. Analysts have set a consensus target price of $22.75, with a majority rating the stock as "Buy."</p>

Aura Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:AURA) Insider Conor Kilroy Sells 7,162 Shares