Centessa Pharmaceuticals (CNTA)
NASDAQ:CNTA
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CNTA Stock Chart & Stats
$39.66
-$0.91(-5.25%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$39.66
-$0.91(-5.25%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$10.95 - $40.26
Previous CloseN/A
Volume658.98K
Average Volume (3M)3.86M
Market Cap
$5.89B
Enterprise Value$5.84B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$294.58M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$7.57M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta1.11
Next Earnings
May 18, 2026EPS Estimate
-0.38Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend YieldN/A
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.41
Shares Outstanding154,568,530
10 Day Avg. Volume3,050,718
30 Day Avg. Volume3,855,708
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.59
Price to Book (P/B)6.44
Price to Sales (P/S)226.28
P/FCF Ratio-17.48
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.99
Enterprise Value/Revenue389.48
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit395.51
Enterprise Value/Ebitda-28.13
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$42.40Price Target Upside6.91% Upside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering10
EPS Forecast (FY)-1.69
Revenue Forecast (FY)N/A
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Acquisition ValidationLilly's acquisition validates the commercial opportunity for orexin therapies and signals access to larger development and commercialization resources to accelerate programs across multiple sleep and neurological disorders.
Commercial Partnership And IntegrationSupport from a major pharmaceutical partner is expected to expand commercial reach and simplify integration given minimal overlap between the acquirer's pipeline and the company's assets.
Contingent Milestone UpsideContingent value rights tied to regulatory milestones create additional potential cash for shareholders beyond the takeover payment if development and approval goals are met.
Bears Say
Analyst Downgrades And Valuation AlignmentMultiple analyst downgrades to Hold or Market Perform and price targets aligned with the takeover price reflect expectations that the deal constrains further stock appreciation.
Reduced Standalone UpsideThe definitive acquisition agreement significantly limits independent upside for existing shareholders by lowering the likelihood of a higher competing bid.
Uncertainty Of Milestone PaymentsPayments from contingent value rights are conditional on regulatory approvals, introducing substantial uncertainty about whether the promised additional cash will materialize.
Centessa Pharmaceuticals News
CNTA FAQ
What was Centessa Pharmaceuticals’s price range in the past 12 months?
Centessa Pharmaceuticals lowest stock price was $10.95 and its highest was $40.26 in the past 12 months.
What is Centessa Pharmaceuticals’s market cap?
Centessa Pharmaceuticals’s market cap is $5.89B.
When is Centessa Pharmaceuticals’s upcoming earnings report date?
Centessa Pharmaceuticals’s upcoming earnings report date is May 18, 2026 which is in 20 days.
How were Centessa Pharmaceuticals’s earnings last quarter?
Centessa Pharmaceuticals released its earnings results on Mar 26, 2026. The company reported -$0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of -$0.371 by -$0.039.
Is Centessa Pharmaceuticals overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Centessa Pharmaceuticals’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Centessa Pharmaceuticals pay dividends?
Centessa Pharmaceuticals does not currently pay dividends.
What is Centessa Pharmaceuticals’s EPS estimate?
Centessa Pharmaceuticals’s EPS estimate is -0.38.
How many shares outstanding does Centessa Pharmaceuticals have?
Centessa Pharmaceuticals has 154,568,530 shares outstanding.
What happened to Centessa Pharmaceuticals’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Centessa Pharmaceuticals reported an EPS of -$0.41 in its last earnings report, missing expectations of -$0.371. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 4.181%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Centessa Pharmaceuticals?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in CNTA
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
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Centessa Pharmaceuticals Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Hold
Average Price Target:
$42.40 (6.91% Upside)
$42.40 (6.91% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
CNTA Sentiment 100%
Sector Average 72%
Sector Average 72%
Hedge Fund Trend
Increased
By 3.2M Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Insider Transactions
Sold Shares
Worth $1.2M over
the Last 3 Months
the Last 3 Months
Crowd Wisdom
Very Negative
Last 7 Days ▼ 0.9%
Last 30 Days ▼ 1.9%
Last 30 Days ▼ 1.9%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
222.57%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
-50.66%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
19.10%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Centessa Pharmaceuticals
Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, discovers, develops, and delivers medicines to patients. Its registrational pipeline products include Lixivaptan, a vasopressin V2 receptor small molecule inhibitor that is in Phase III clinical development for the treatment of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease; and SerpinPC, an activated protein C inhibitor, which is in Phase IIa clinical development for the treatment of hemophilia A and B. The company also has emerging pipeline products under clinical proof of concept stage comprising LB101, a PD-L1xCD47 LockBody, as well as LB201, a PD-L1xCD3 LockBody, which are designed to selectively drive potent CD47 and CD3 effector function activity while avoiding systemic toxicity; ZF874, a small molecule pharmacological chaperone folding corrector of the Z variant of alpha-1-antitrypsin in Phase I clinical development for the treatment of alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency; MGX292, a recombinant modified BMP9 replacement protein designed to overcome the deficiency in BMP9 signaling in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension; and OX2R Agonists that are oral and intranasal selective orexin receptor 2 agonists designed to leverage structural insights and to directly target the underlying pathophysiology of orexin neuron loss in Narcolepsy Type 1. In addition, the company has exploratory pipeline products under clinical proof of concept stage containing CBS001, an anti-LIGHT antibody, which preferentially binds the inflammatory membrane form of LIGHT in inflammatory/fibrotic diseases; and CBS004, a humanized mAb specific to BDCA2, expressed exclusively on plasmacytoid dendritic cells in systemic sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and other autoimmune diseases. Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Altrincham, the United Kingdom.
CNTA Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$42.40
▲(6.91% Upside)
Technical Analysis
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Ownership Overview
1.00% Insiders
11.44% Mutual Funds
13.54% Other Institutional Investors
73.40% Public Companies and
Individual Investors