Shares of LPNT fell by 1.13% or $-0.46/share to $40.36. NASDAQ is trading at a price to book ratio of 0.99. This indicates that the value of the company's underlying assets exceeds today's market price. The PEG is 1.28. The price to sales ratio came in at 0.54. Hence, the firm is extremely cheap relative to its top line sales figures. On average, 283476 shares of LPNT exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 57815. These financial metrics combined make this company seem undervalued. Lookout for any takeover chatter or takeover news regarding this stock as one of the bigger players may have an eye on this one.
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