--- title: "Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI Takes Position in Ventyx Biosciences, Inc. $VTYX" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/272809841.md" description: "Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI has acquired a new position in Ventyx Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:VTYX), purchasing 142,193 shares valued at approximately $442,000 during Q3. This investment represents about 0.20% ownership in the company. Other institutional investors have also recently bought shares. Ventyx's stock opened at $13.86, with a market cap of $989.05 million. The company reported earnings of ($0.32) per share, exceeding estimates. Analysts have mixed ratings on the stock, with a consensus price target of $14.00." datetime: "2026-01-16T09:01:57.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/272809841.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/272809841.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/272809841.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI Takes Position in Ventyx Biosciences, Inc. $VTYX Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI purchased a new position in shares of Ventyx Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:VTYX - Free Report) during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 142,193 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $442,000. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI owned about 0.20% of Ventyx Biosciences at the end of the most recent reporting period. - Eli Lilly Stock Rallies as Ventyx Deal Calms Wegovy Concerns A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP acquired a new position in Ventyx Biosciences in the second quarter worth $34,000. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Ventyx Biosciences in the second quarter valued at about $38,000. Engineers Gate Manager LP acquired a new position in Ventyx Biosciences during the 2nd quarter worth about $42,000. Jump Financial LLC bought a new stake in Ventyx Biosciences during the 2nd quarter worth about $53,000. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new stake in Ventyx Biosciences in the 1st quarter valued at about $56,000. 97.88% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Get **Ventyx Biosciences** alerts: ## Ventyx Biosciences Stock Performance Shares of NASDAQ VTYX opened at $13.86 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $9.69 and a 200 day moving average price of $5.60. Ventyx Biosciences, Inc. has a 1-year low of $0.78 and a 1-year high of $25.00. The firm has a market cap of $989.05 million, a PE ratio of -9.24 and a beta of 1.23. Ventyx Biosciences (NASDAQ:VTYX - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The company reported ($0.32) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.45) by $0.13. Equities research analysts forecast that Ventyx Biosciences, Inc. will post -2.09 EPS for the current year. ## Analysts Set New Price Targets A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on VTYX shares. Clear Str lowered shares of Ventyx Biosciences from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Oppenheimer cut shares of Ventyx Biosciences from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. HC Wainwright downgraded Ventyx Biosciences from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $14.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Weiss Ratings reissued a "sell (d-)" rating on shares of Ventyx Biosciences in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Piper Sandler lowered shares of Ventyx Biosciences from an "overweight" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $14.00 price target for the company. in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ventyx Biosciences currently has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and a consensus price target of $14.00. **Check Out Our Latest Report on Ventyx Biosciences** ## Insider Buying and Selling In other Ventyx Biosciences news, insider John Nuss sold 12,675 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $7.72, for a total transaction of $97,851.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 489,481 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,778,793.32. The trade was a 2.52% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Raju Mohan sold 47,345 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $7.72, for a total transaction of $365,503.40. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,372,863 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $18,318,502.36. This represents a 1.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 14.49% of the stock is owned by company insiders. ## Ventyx Biosciences Company Profile (Free Report) Ventyx Biosciences, Inc, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, develops small molecule product candidates to address a range of inflammatory diseases. The company's lead clinical product candidate is VTX958, a selective allosteric tyrosine kinase type 2 inhibitor for psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and Crohn's disease. It is also developing VTX002, a sphingosine 1 phosphate receptor modulator that is in Phase II clinical trials for the treatment of ulcerative colitis; and VTX2735, a peripheral-targeted NOD-like receptor protein 3 inflammasome inhibitor to treat patients with cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome. ## See Also - Five stocks we like better than Ventyx Biosciences - NEW LAW: Congress Approves Setup For Digital Dollar? - Trump just signed it - “Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple Steps - Virtually Unknown AI Company Solving Trillion-Dollar Problem - Do not delete, read immediately **Want to see what other hedge funds are holding VTYX?** Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Ventyx Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:VTYX - Free Report). *This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. 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