Lexicon Pharmaceuticals’s Stock Price And Volume Action

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LXRX) is currently up 93.64% to a price of $3.3. Tuesday the stock has been traded at a volume of 163.00 million, about 3138.31% of its recent 30-day volume average of 5.19 million.

Why It’s Moving

Benzinga Pro's real-time breaking news service shows some insight into what is affecting shares: Lexicon Pharmaceuticals shares are trading higher after Citigroup upgraded the stock from Neutral to Buy and raised its price target from $2.1 to $6 per share.

Perspective On Recent Price Action

The 50-day moving average price of Lexicon Pharmaceuticals’s stock was $1.41 when this article was published. The stock reached a high of $5.33 and a low of $1.03 in the past 52 weeks.

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