AC Immune (ACIU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

AC Immune SA, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, discovers, designs, and develops medicines and diagnostic products for the prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases associated with protein misfolding. Its SupraAntigen and Morphomer platforms are designed to generate vaccines, antibodies, and small molecules, which selectively interact with misfolded proteins that are common in a range of neurodegenerative diseases. The company is developing Crenezumab, a humanized, conformation-specific monoclonal antibody, which is in Phase II clinical studies trial for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). It is also developing ACI-24, an anti-Abeta vaccine candidate that is in Phase II clinical study for AD, as well as completed Phase Ib clinical study for Down syndrome; ACI-35, an anti-Tau vaccine candidate that is in Phase Ib/2a clinical study; and Tau- positron emission tomography (PET) imaging tracer, which is in Phase II clinical study. In addition, the company is researching and developing small molecule Tau aggregation inhibitors for AD and NeuroOrphan indications. Further, it has discovery and preclinical stage molecules targeting range of neurodegenerative diseases, which include diagnostics targeting TDP-43, alpha-synuclein, and NLRP3. AC Immune SA has license agreements and collaborations with Genentech, Inc.; Biogen International GmbH; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Life Molecular Imaging SA; Eli Lilly and Company; and WuXi Biologics. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.03 to $2.07
• 50-Day Range: $1.83 to $2.45
• 52-Week Range: $1.43 to $3.98
• Volume: 110,093 shs
• Average Volume: 110,872 shs
• Market Capitalization: $204.84 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $12.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

AC Immune Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AC Immune scored higher than 40% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 706th out of 945 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

AC Immune has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

AC Immune has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

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

Earnings Growth

Earnings for AC Immune are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.62) to ($0.07) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of AC Immune is -3.52, 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 AC Immune is -3.52, 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

AC Immune has a P/B Ratio of 1.58. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.44% of the float of AC Immune has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

AC Immune has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 11.1, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in AC Immune has recently increased by 6.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

AC Immune does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

AC Immune does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.44% of the float of AC Immune has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

AC Immune has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 11.1, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in AC Immune has recently increased by 6.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.50

News Sentiment

AC Immune has a news sentiment score of 1.50. 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 1.11 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for AC Immune this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for ACIU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, AC Immune insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 4.60% of the stock of AC Immune is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

51.36% of the stock of AC Immune is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

ACIU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ACIU shares performed this year?

AC Immune's stock was trading at $2.70 at the start of the year. Since then, ACIU stock has decreased by 24.4% and is now trading at $2.04.

How were AC Immune's earnings last quarter?

AC Immune (NASDAQ:ACIU) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 5th. The company reported ($0.25) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.20) by $0.05. The firm earned $1.65 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.98 million. AC Immune had a negative net margin of 174.94% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 49.35%.

When did AC Immune IPO?

AC Immune (ACIU) raised $55 million in an IPO on Friday, September 23rd 2016. The company issued 4,600,000 shares at $11.00-$13.00 per share. Credit Suisse, Jefferies and Leerink Partners served as the underwriters for the IPO.

Who are AC Immune's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of AC Immune include Marshall Wace LLP (0.14%), Handelsbanken Fonder AB (0.10%), Sei Investments Co. (0.02%) and Group One Trading LLC.

How do I buy shares of AC Immune?

Shares of ACIU 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 AC Immune own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that AC Immune investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Corbus Pharmaceuticals (CRBP), Sorrento Therapeutics (SRNE), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Canopy Growth (CGC).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2025
• Today: 9/01/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Medical
• Industry: MED - BIOMED/GENE
• Sub-Industry: Pharmaceutical Products
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ACIU
• CIK: 1651625
• Web: www.acimmune.com
• Phone: (121) 345-9121
• Fax: 41-21-345-9120
• Employees: 140
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for AC Immune: $12.00
• High Price Target: $12.00
• Low Price Target: $12.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +488.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.58)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$57.83 million
• Net Margins: -174.94%
• Pretax Margin: -176.80%
• Return on Equity: -49.35%
• Return on Assets: -23.16%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.33
• Quick Ratio: 1.33

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $31.02 million
• Price / Sales: 6.60
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $1.29 per share
• Price / Book: 1.58

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 100,410,000
• Free Float: 95,791,000
• Market Cap: $204.84 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.61