Enanta Pharmaceuticals (ENTA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company, discovers and develops small molecule drugs for the treatment of viral infections and liver diseases. Its product pipeline comprises EDP-514, which is in phase 1b clinical development for the treatment of chronic infection with hepatitis B virus or HBV; EDP-938 and EDP-323, which is in phase II clinical development for the treatment of respiratory syncytial virus; EDP-235, which is in phase II clinical development for the treatment of human coronaviruses; and Glecaprevir, which is in the market for the treatment of chronic infection with hepatitis C virus or HCV. The company has a collaborative development and license agreement with Abbott Laboratories to develop, manufacture, and commercialize HCV NS3 and NS3/4A protease inhibitor compounds, including paritaprevir and glecaprevir. Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.33 to $9.17
• 50-Day Range: $6.49 to $8.83
• 52-Week Range: $4.09 to $13.37
• Volume: 414,753 shs
• Average Volume: 275,732 shs
• Market Capitalization: $192.42 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $22.25
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Enanta Pharmaceuticals Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Enanta Pharmaceuticals scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 247th out of 940 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

Enanta Pharmaceuticals has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Decreasing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Enanta Pharmaceuticals are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($4.65) to ($4.98) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Enanta Pharmaceuticals is -2.08, 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 Enanta Pharmaceuticals is -2.08, 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

Enanta Pharmaceuticals has a P/B Ratio of 1.48. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

14.50% of the float of Enanta Pharmaceuticals has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Enanta Pharmaceuticals has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 16.9, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Enanta Pharmaceuticals has recently increased by 5.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Enanta Pharmaceuticals does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Enanta Pharmaceuticals does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 4.7 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.11

Percentage of Shares Shorted

14.50% of the float of Enanta Pharmaceuticals has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Enanta Pharmaceuticals has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 16.9, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Enanta Pharmaceuticals has recently increased by 5.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Enanta Pharmaceuticals has a news sentiment score of 1.77. 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 1.12 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

2 people have searched for ENTA on MarketBeat 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: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

13.89% of the stock of Enanta Pharmaceuticals is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

94.99% of the stock of Enanta Pharmaceuticals is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

ENTA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ENTA shares performed this year?

Enanta Pharmaceuticals' stock was trading at $5.75 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, ENTA shares have increased by 56.5% and is now trading at $9.00.

How were Enanta Pharmaceuticals' earnings last quarter?

Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTA) released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August, 11th. The biotechnology company reported ($0.85) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($1.25) by $0.40. The biotechnology company earned $18.31 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.21 million. Enanta Pharmaceuticals had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 89.02% and a negative net margin of 141.98%.

Who are Enanta Pharmaceuticals' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Enanta Pharmaceuticals include Krensavage Asset Management LLC (9.89%), Marshall Wace LLP (4.01%), Stonepine Capital Management LLC (2.83%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.27%). Insiders that own company stock include Jay R Luly, Yat Sun Or, Paul J Mellett, Brendan Luu, Tara Lynn Kieffer, Scott T Rottinghaus and Terry Vance.
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How do I buy shares of Enanta Pharmaceuticals?

Shares of ENTA 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 Enanta Pharmaceuticals own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Enanta Pharmaceuticals investors own include Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Netflix (NFLX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Alphabet (GOOG).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/11/2025
• Today: 9/02/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Medical
• Industry: MED - DRUGS
• Sub-Industry: Pharmaceutical Products
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ENTA
• CIK: 1177648
• Web: www.enanta.com
• Phone: (617) 607-0800
• Fax: 617-607-0530
• Employees: 160
• Year Founded: 1995

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Enanta Pharmaceuticals: $22.25
• High Price Target: $25.00
• Low Price Target: $20.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +164.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($4.32)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$116.04 million
• Net Margins: -141.98%
• Pretax Margin: -145.15%
• Return on Equity: -89.02%
• Return on Assets: -27.28%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 5.00
• Quick Ratio: 5.00

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $67.64 million
• Price / Sales: 2.66
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $6.08 per share
• Price / Book: 1.38

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 21,380,000
• Free Float: 18,409,000
• Market Cap: $179.59 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.84