FibroGen (FGEN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

FibroGen, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, discovers, develops, and commercializes therapeutics to treat serious unmet medical needs. Its lead product candidates are Pamrevlumab, a human monoclonal antibody targeting connective tissue growth factor that is in Phase III clinical development for the treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer; and Roxadustat, an oral small molecule inhibitor of hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase activity, which has completed Phase III clinical development for the treatment of anemia in chronic kidney disease in China, Europe, Japan, and other countries, as well as in Phase III clinical development for anemia related with myelodysplastic syndromes. The company has collaboration agreements with Astellas Pharma Inc. and AstraZeneca AB. FibroGen, Inc. was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $0.48 to $0.55
• 50-Day Range: $0.30 to $0.48
• 52-Week Range: $0.18 to $2.93
• Volume: 2.22 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.11 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $50.24 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

FibroGen Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

FibroGen scored higher than 55% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 507th 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: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for FibroGen.

Earnings and Valuation

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

Earnings Growth

Earnings for FibroGen are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.86) to ($0.38) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of FibroGen is -0.41, 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 FibroGen is -0.41, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.41% of the outstanding shares of FibroGen have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

FibroGen has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in FibroGen has recently decreased by 11.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

FibroGen does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 4.7 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.84

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.41% of the outstanding shares of FibroGen have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

FibroGen has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in FibroGen has recently decreased by 11.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.78

News Sentiment

FibroGen has a news sentiment score of 0.78. 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 0.55 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for FibroGen this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 6 people have searched for FGEN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.98% of the stock of FibroGen is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

72.71% of the stock of FibroGen is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

FGEN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FGEN shares performed this year?

FibroGen's stock was trading at $0.8863 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, FGEN shares have decreased by 43.7% and is now trading at $0.4986.
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How were FibroGen's earnings last quarter?

FibroGen, Inc. (NASDAQ:FGEN) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November, 12th. The biopharmaceutical company reported ($0.17) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.38) by $0.21. The biopharmaceutical company earned $46.33 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $34 million.

When did FibroGen IPO?

FibroGen (FGEN) raised $146 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, November 14th 2014. The company issued 8,100,000 shares at a price of $18.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and Leerink Partners acted as the underwriters for the IPO and RBC Capital Markets, Stifel and William Blair were co-managers.

Who are FibroGen's major shareholders?

FibroGen's top institutional shareholders include Primecap Management Co. CA (9.87%), GSA Capital Partners LLP (1.09%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.08%) and Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.77%). Insiders that own company stock include Thane Wettig, Christine Chung, Mark Eisner, Deyaa Adib, James A Schoeneck, Juan Graham and Benjamin Cravatt.
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How do I buy shares of FibroGen?

Shares of FGEN 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.
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What other stocks do shareholders of FibroGen own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that FibroGen investors own include Waste Connections (WCN), American Water Works (AWK), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and AUO (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/12/2024
• Today: 12/24/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Medical
• Industry: Pharmaceutical preparations
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:FGEN
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 921299
• Web: www.fibrogen.com
• Phone: (415) 978-1200
• Fax: 415-978-1902
• Employees: 486
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($1.23)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-284,230,000.00
• Net Margins: -67.66%
• Pretax Margin: -69.56%
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: -36.17%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.28
• Quick Ratio: 1.16

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $180.02 million
• Price / Sales: 0.28
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: ($1.87) per share
• Price / Book: -0.27

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 100,770,000
• Free Float: 98,775,000
• Market Cap: $50.24 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.82