Chimerix (CMRX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Chimerix, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, develops medicines to improve and extend the lives of patients facing deadly diseases. Its pipeline products include ONC201 a program that is in Phase 3 clinical trial for treating patients with H3 K27M-mutant diffuse glioma, as well as in Phase 2 clinical trial for the treatment of rare neuroendocrine tumors; and ONC206, an imipridone, Dopamine Receptor D2 (DRD2) antagonist, and caseinolytic protease P (ClpP) agonist, which is in Phase 1 clinical trial for adult and pediatric patients with primary central nervous system tumors. The company also develops ONC212, an imipridone agonist of the orphan G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) tumor suppressor GPR132, as well as ClpP for oncology indications; and CMX521, a nucleoside analog antiviral drug candidate for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2. It has license agreement with SymBio Pharmaceuticals to develop and commercialize TEMBEXA for human diseases other than orthopoxviruses, including smallpox. Chimerix, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.50 to $8.51
• 50-Day Range: $3.55 to $8.52
• 52-Week Range: $0.75 to $8.53
• Volume: 835,696 shs
• Average Volume: 2.13 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $764.46 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $8.53
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Chimerix Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Chimerix scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 303rd out of 938 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Chimerix has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Chimerix has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Chimerix are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.99) to ($0.85) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Chimerix is -9.04, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Chimerix is -9.04, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Chimerix has a P/B Ratio of 3.92. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.30% of the float of Chimerix has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Chimerix has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Chimerix has recently decreased by 27.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Chimerix does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Chimerix does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.49

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.30% of the float of Chimerix has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Chimerix has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Chimerix has recently decreased by 27.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.90

News Sentiment

Chimerix has a news sentiment score of 0.90. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.79 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Chimerix this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

17 people have searched for CMRX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 70% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Chimerix to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Chimerix insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $91,175.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

13.10% of the stock of Chimerix is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

45.42% of the stock of Chimerix is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CMRX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CMRX shares performed this year?

Chimerix's stock was trading at $3.48 at the start of the year. Since then, CMRX shares have increased by 144.3% and is now trading at $8.50.
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How were Chimerix's earnings last quarter?

Chimerix, Inc. (NASDAQ:CMRX) posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, March, 21st. The biopharmaceutical company reported ($0.25) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.26) by $0.01. The biopharmaceutical company had revenue of $0.06 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $0.31 million.

Who are Chimerix's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Chimerix include Deerfield Management Company L.P. Series C (4.19%), Rosalind Advisors Inc. (3.39%), Monaco Asset Management SAM (3.14%) and Millennium Management LLC (2.84%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael T Andriole, Michael Albert Alrutz, Michelle Laspaluto, Allen S Melemed, David Jakeman, Fred A Middleton and Robert J Meyer.
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How do I buy shares of Chimerix?

Shares of CMRX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Chimerix own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Chimerix investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), CymaBay Therapeutics (CBAY), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Pfizer (PFE) and Broadcom (AVGO).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/21/2025
• Today: 3/29/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/29/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Medical
• Industry: Pharmaceutical preparations
• Sub-Industry: Pharmaceutical Products
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CMRX
• CIK: 1117480
• Web: www.chimerix.com
• Phone: (919) 806-1074
• Fax: 919-806-1146
• Employees: 90
• Year Founded: 2000

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $8.53
• High Stock Price Target: $8.55
• Low Stock Price Target: $8.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +0.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.99)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-82,100,000.00
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: -52,574.85%
• Return on Equity: -50.78%
• Return on Assets: -44.94%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 6.33
• Quick Ratio: 6.33

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $159,000.00
• Price / Sales: 4,807.90
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $2.17 per share
• Price / Book: 3.92

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 89,936,000
• Free Float: 78,154,000
• Market Cap: $764.46 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.32