Inventiva SA (FR:IVA)
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Rating:47Neutral
Price Target:
€5.50
▲(20.09% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:01/20/26
The score is held down primarily by weak financial performance (losses, negative cash flows, and negative equity/leverage risk). Technical indicators provide support via strong upward momentum, but overbought readings add caution. Valuation is constrained by a negative P/E and lack of dividend yield data.
Positive Factors
Robust pipeline and proprietary platform
A focused pipeline in fibrotic and metabolic diseases built on a proprietary platform provides durable strategic optionality: it can sustain long development timelines, attract partners, and create multiple milestone/royalty streams if candidates progress, supporting medium-term growth.
Negative Factors
Negative equity and rising leverage
Negative shareholders' equity and rising leverage signal that liabilities exceed assets, constraining financial flexibility. Over the medium term this raises refinancing, covenant and solvency risks, increasing the probability of dilutive financings or restructuring needs to sustain operations.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Robust pipeline and proprietary platform
A focused pipeline in fibrotic and metabolic diseases built on a proprietary platform provides durable strategic optionality: it can sustain long development timelines, attract partners, and create multiple milestone/royalty streams if candidates progress, supporting medium-term growth.
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Inventiva (IVA) vs. iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ)
Market Cap
€949.87M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)416.07K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)0.50
Revenue Growth-12.84%
EPS Growth-81.94%
CountryFR
Employees114
SectorGeneral
Sector StrengthN/A
IndustryBiotechnology
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.93
Shares Outstanding207,707,470
10 Day Avg. Volume620,713
30 Day Avg. Volume416,066
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.03
Price to Book (P/B)-1.22
Price to Sales (P/S)8.85
P/FCF Ratio-1.51
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
€8.75Price Target Upside91.05% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering2
EPS Forecast (FY)-0.73
Revenue Forecast (FY)€3.62M
Inventiva Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Inventiva S.A., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of oral small molecule therapies for the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS), and other diseases. Its lead product ca...
How the Company Makes Money
Inventiva generates revenue primarily through the development and commercialization of its pharmaceutical products. The company earns money from various sources, including milestone payments from partnerships with larger pharmaceutical companies, ...
Inventiva Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Mar 30, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:Sep 23, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call emphasizes several substantial positives: completion of a large, well-powered Phase III enrollment, a strong cash position today, strategic focus on lanifibranor with monetization of non-core assets (odiparcil), regulatory designations (Breakthrough/Fast Track), and organizational strengthening. Key risks and negatives are manageable but material: readout timing into Q4 2026, conditionality of additional tranche funding, safety/tolerability attention on PPAR-related fluid retention/weight gain (though no CHF signal reported), and a competitive landscape (e.g., Madrigal) that increases the importance of a robust Phase III effect. On balance, operational and financial preparedness plus a large addressable market and prior Phase II efficacy signals outweigh the outstanding uncertainties, but the company’s future funding and commercial upside remain closely tied to the upcoming Phase III readout.Positive Updates
NATiV3 Enrollment Completed — Large, Well-Powered Trial
Enrollment for the global Phase III NATiV3 trial was completed in April 2025, exceeding original targets with over 1,000 patients in the main cohort (approximately 1,009 referenced) and an additional 410 patients in an exploratory F1–F4 cohort. The trial is powered >90% for the prespecified composite primary endpoint (fibrosis improvement ≥1 stage AND MASH resolution).
Negative Updates
Readout Timing Extended to Q4 2026
Top-line readout moved to Q4 2026 (later than some investors may have expected), driven by 'disciplined sequencing' of clinical/biostatistical milestones — extending timing to a potential corporate inflection point.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
NATiV3 Enrollment Completed — Large, Well-Powered Trial
Enrollment for the global Phase III NATiV3 trial was completed in April 2025, exceeding original targets with over 1,000 patients in the main cohort (approximately 1,009 referenced) and an additional 410 patients in an exploratory F1–F4 cohort. The trial is powered >90% for the prespecified composite primary endpoint (fibrosis improvement ≥1 stage AND MASH resolution).
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Company Guidance
Inventiva guided that NATiV3—their global Phase III (72‑week) trial—completed enrollment in April 2025 (main cohort ~1,009 patients plus an exploratory cohort of ~410 F1–F4 patients, ~75 compensated F4s), is powered >90% for the composite primary endpoint, and remains on track for top‑line readout in Q4 2026; early termination/dropout is confirmed below the 30% covenant threshold used in financing. Financial guidance: cash, cash equivalents and short‑term deposits were EUR 230.9m as of 31‑Dec‑2025 after ~EUR 108m net from a May 2025 tranche and ~EUR 139.4m net from a Nov 2025 U.S. offering, R&D spend was EUR 87m, marketing/BD EUR 5m, G&A EUR 47.9m (including EUR 20.3m non‑cash share‑based comp), and the company estimates runway to mid‑Q1‑2027 (or to mid‑Q3‑2027 assuming full exercise of tranche‑3 warrants that could generate up to EUR 116m). Clinical and market metrics cited included Phase II signals (1,200 mg showed a 24% treatment effect at 6 months; the company also referenced an ~18% fibrosis‑improvement benchmark), a 7% placebo fibrosis response in Phase II, ~14% of NATiV3 subjects on background GLP‑1 therapy, an estimated 18 million U.S. people with MASH (only ~10% diagnosed; diagnosis up ~25% vs 2024), and roughly 40% of diagnosed F2/F3 patients currently under care (≈375,000 F2/F3 patients treated today).Inventiva Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
40
Negative
Balance Sheet
30
Negative
Cash Flow
45
Neutral
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 16.44M | 14.72M | 17.48M | 12.18M | 4.19M | 372.00K |
| Gross Profit | 14.21M | 9.20M | 17.50M | 11.18M | 3.18M | -474.00K |
| EBITDA | -212.16M | -96.69M | -102.04M | -57.72M | -52.27M | -31.77M |
| Net Income | -311.06M | -184.21M | -110.43M | -54.27M | -49.64M | -33.62M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 178.52M | 118.97M | 69.56M | 116.00M | 121.98M | 138.92M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 122.08M | 96.56M | 26.99M | 87.02M | 86.55M | 105.69M |
| Total Debt | 57.13M | 54.33M | 37.49M | 34.51M | 10.12M | 10.06M |
| Total Liabilities | 187.87M | 225.61M | 101.59M | 70.53M | 33.12M | 27.71M |
| Stockholders Equity | -9.35M | -106.65M | -32.03M | 45.48M | 88.87M | 111.21M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | -140.21M | -86.26M | -82.15M | -45.49M | -48.16M | -30.88M |
| Operating Cash Flow | -139.82M | -85.93M | -81.61M | -44.93M | -47.63M | -30.59M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -24.97M | 8.74M | -7.73M | 8.87M | -1.79M | -8.56M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 227.97M | 145.59M | 29.08M | 37.27M | 25.45M | 111.67M |
Inventiva Technical Analysis
Negative
4.58
Price Trends
5.32
Negative
4.60
Positive
4.11
Positive
Market Momentum
-0.10
Positive
35.96
Neutral
37.28
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For FR:IVA, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 4.58 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 5.20, below the 50-day MA of 5.32, and above the 200-day MA of 4.11, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.10 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 35.96 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 37.28 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for FR:IVA.
Inventiva Peers Comparison
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Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
58 Neutral | €430.40M | -4.08 | -63.70% | ― | -45.41% | -273.69% | |
55 Neutral | $6.65B | 3.83 | -15.92% | 6.20% | 10.91% | 7.18% | |
47 Neutral | €949.87M | -0.41 | ― | ― | -12.84% | -81.94% | |
46 Neutral | €105.38M | -2.91 | -658.91% | ― | -75.86% | -30.54% | |
46 Neutral | €8.09B | -8.89 | ― | ― | ― | 18.52% | |
46 Neutral | €485.64M | -5.43 | -58.93% | ― | 13.48% | -1299.09% | |
45 Neutral | €1.04B | -3.62 | -241.12% | ― | ― | 3.09% |
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