Aura Biosciences (AURA) stock, explained like you're 5

Is Aura Biosciences a small, medium or large cap company?

No. Aura Biosciences is a small cap stock, not a large cap. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 678 million dollars.

Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.

How Aura Biosciences makes money

• Selling medicines, medical devices or healthcare services.
• Insurance premiums or hospital and clinic fees.
• Research and licensing deals.

What moves AURA stock

• Results from clinical trials and approvals from regulators.
• Drug prices, insurance rules and government policy.
• Patents running out and new competing treatments.

In the news lately

• Aura Minerals (NasdaqGS:AUGO) Shares Just Moved, So What Is Going On? (Simply Wall Street)
• AURA MINERALS INC (NASDAQ:AUGO): A Decent Value Stock with Strong Growth and Undervalued Forward Earnings (ChartMill)
• 55% of IT providers had a security incident involving personal devices in two years. Climb now offers Aura Business. (Stock Titan)
• HNST,EXFY,VYGR,GLSI,UNFI,AURA,JOBY,NXH | Stock Prices | Quote Comparison Yahoo Finance (Yahoo! Finance Canada)
• Aura Minerals Inc. AUGO Holds Gains As Momentum Builds (Timothy Sykes)

Key terms to know before you follow AURA

• Market cap
• P/E ratio
• EPS (earnings per share)
• Earnings report
• Volatility