Poseida Therapeutics (PSTX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Poseida Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing therapeutics for patients with high unmet medical needs. The company's development candidates for Heme Malignancies includes P-BCMA-ALLO1, which is in Phase I trial to treat patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma; P-CD19CD20-ALLO1, which is in Phase I trial for treating B cell malignancies and other autoimmune diseases; P-BCMACD19-ALLO1, an allogeneic, off-the-shelf CAR-T product candidate in preclinical development for treating multiple myeloma; and P-CD70-ALLO1 under preclinical development to treat hematological indications. It is also involved in the development of P-MUC1C-ALLO1 that is in Phase I trial for treating a range of solid tumors, including breast, colorectal, lung, ovarian, pancreatic, and renal cancers; P-PSMA-ALLO1, an autologous chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) product candidate that is in preclinical development for the treatment of patients with metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC); and P-PSMA-101, an allogeneic CAR-T product candidate under Phase 1 clinical trial for treating mCRPC. In addition, the company engages in the development of P-FVIII-101, a clinical stage liver-directed gene therapy for the in vivo treatment of hemophilia A; P-OTC-101, a clinical stage liver-directed gene therapy for the in vivo treatment of ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency; and P-PAH-101, a clinical stage liver-directed gene therapy for the in vivo treatment of phenylketonuria. It has a research collaboration and license agreement with F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.36 to $9.49
• 50-Day Range: $2.37 to $9.51
• 52-Week Range: $1.87 to $9.58
• Volume: 2.11 million shs
• Average Volume: 738,410 shs
• Market Capitalization: $923.96 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $9.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Poseida Therapeutics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Poseida Therapeutics scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 266th out of 947 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: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Poseida Therapeutics has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Poseida Therapeutics has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

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

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Poseida Therapeutics are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($1.02) to ($1.80) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Poseida Therapeutics is -15.00, 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 Poseida Therapeutics is -15.00, 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

Poseida Therapeutics has a P/B Ratio of 8.75. 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

4.20% of the outstanding shares of Poseida Therapeutics have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Poseida Therapeutics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Poseida Therapeutics has recently decreased by 10.85%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Poseida Therapeutics does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Poseida Therapeutics does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 4.6 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.93

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.20% of the outstanding shares of Poseida Therapeutics have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Poseida Therapeutics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Poseida Therapeutics has recently decreased by 10.85%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.11

News Sentiment

Poseida Therapeutics has a news sentiment score of 1.11. 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 0.61 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

8 people have searched for PSTX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Poseida Therapeutics to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Poseida Therapeutics insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $561,900.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.90% of the stock of Poseida Therapeutics is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

46.87% of the stock of Poseida Therapeutics is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

PSTX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PSTX shares performed this year?

Poseida Therapeutics' stock was trading at $3.36 at the start of the year. Since then, PSTX stock has increased by 181.3% and is now trading at $9.45.
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How were Poseida Therapeutics' earnings last quarter?

Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PSTX) issued its earnings results on Monday, August, 5th. The company reported ($0.32) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.43) by $0.11. The business earned $25.97 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $13.75 million. Poseida Therapeutics had a negative net margin of 40.28% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 72.26%.

When did Poseida Therapeutics IPO?

Poseida Therapeutics (PSTX) raised $150 million in an IPO on Friday, July 10th 2020. The company issued 10,000,000 shares at a price of $14.00-$16.00 per share. BofA Securities, Piper Sandler and William Blair acted as the underwriters for the IPO.

Who are Poseida Therapeutics' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Poseida Therapeutics include FMR LLC (14.95%), State Street Corp (1.76%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.66%) and Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. (0.83%). Insiders that own company stock include Life Sciences Holdings L Malin, Eric Ostertag, Mark J Gergen and Kerry D Ingalls.
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How do I buy shares of Poseida Therapeutics?

Shares of PSTX 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 Poseida Therapeutics own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Poseida Therapeutics investors own include Invesco QQQ (QQQ), SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META) and Broadcom (AVGO).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2024
• Today: 12/20/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Medical
• Industry: Biological products, except diagnostic
• Sub-Industry: Pharmaceutical Products
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PSTX
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1661460
• Web: www.poseida.com
• Phone: 858-779-3100
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 260
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $9.50
• High Stock Price Target: $10.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $9.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +0.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.63)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-123,430,000.00
• Net Margins: -40.28%
• Pretax Margin: -40.25%
• Return on Equity: -72.26%
• Return on Assets: -21.53%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.68
• Current Ratio: 3.20
• Quick Ratio: 3.20

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $150.86 million
• Price / Sales: 6.12
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $1.08 per share
• Price / Book: 8.75

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 97,774,000
• Free Float: 94,939,000
• Market Cap: $923.96 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.64