22nd Century Group (XXII) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

22nd Century Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: XXII) is a biotechnology and tobacco company focused on developing products designed to reduce the health risks associated with smoking. Its technology uses genetic engineering and plant breeding to control the nicotine content of tobacco, with the goal of helping adult smokers reduce nicotine consumption and dependence.

The company’s best-known product is VLN cigarettes, which contain substantially less nicotine than conventional cigarettes. VLN products were developed as a potential reduced-nicotine alternative for adult smokers and received authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to be marketed with modified-risk claims. The company has also pursued research and development involving tobacco, nicotine, hemp and cannabis plants, including plant-based compounds and technologies for controlling cannabinoid and nicotine levels.

22nd Century Group was founded in 1998 and has historically served the U.S. market through relationships with tobacco manufacturers, distributors and retailers. Its business has included licensing its proprietary plant-genetics technology as well as developing and commercializing its own reduced-nicotine tobacco products. The company has experienced changes in strategy and operations over time, and its product availability and corporate status may vary as it restructures its business.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1.69 to $2.60
• 50-Day Range: $1.72 to $4.65
• 52-Week Range: $1.67 to $646.50
• Volume: 2.62 million shs
• Average Volume: 50,202 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.21 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

22nd Century Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

22nd Century Group scored higher than 4% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

22nd Century Group has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

22nd Century Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of 22nd Century Group is -0.01, 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 22nd Century Group is -0.01, 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

22nd Century Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.00. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.37% of the float of 22nd Century Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

22nd Century Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.54, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in 22nd Century Group has recently increased by 362.63%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

22nd Century Group does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

22nd Century Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added 22nd Century Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, 22nd Century Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.01% of the stock of 22nd Century Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

18.06% of the stock of 22nd Century Group is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/13/2026
• Today: 9/23/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Tobacco
• Sub-Industry: Tobacco
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:XXII
• Previous Symbol: AMEX:XXII
• CIK: 1347858
• Web: www.xxiicentury.com
• Phone: (716) 270-1523
• Fax: 716-877-3064
• Employees: 32
• Year Founded: 1998

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($434.84)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$5.05 million
• Net Margins: -27.04%
• Pretax Margin: -88.35%
• Return on Equity: -69.37%
• Return on Assets: -44.30%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.02
• Current Ratio: 2.61
• Quick Ratio: 1.90

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $17.59 million
• Price / Sales: 0.07
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $617.77 per share
• Price / Book: 0.00

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 520,000
• Free Float: 516,000
• Market Cap: $1.22 million
• Optionable: No Data
• Beta: 0.60