Absci (ABSI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Absci Corporation operates as a data-first generative artificial intelligence (AI) drug creation company in the United States. The company combines AI with scalable wet lab technologies to create biologics for patients. Its integrated drug creation platform is designed to improve upon traditional biologic drug discovery by using AI to simultaneously optimize multiple drug characteristics that may be important to development and therapeutic benefit. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.82 to $3.03
• 50-Day Range: $2.57 to $3.63
• 52-Week Range: $2.01 to $6.33
• Volume: 6.13 million shs
• Average Volume: 6.85 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $438.09 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $8.08
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Absci Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Absci scored higher than 57% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 977th out of 1,876 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Absci has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 5 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Absci has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

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

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Absci are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.89) to ($0.69) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Absci is -3.12, 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 Absci is -3.12, 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

Absci has a P/B Ratio of 1.88. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

24.14% of the float of Absci has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Absci has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.8.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Absci has recently decreased by 2.09%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Absci does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

24.14% of the float of Absci has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Absci has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.8.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Absci has recently decreased by 2.09%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.08

News Sentiment

Absci has a news sentiment score of -0.08. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for Absci this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

26 people have searched for ABSI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

15 people have added Absci to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 275% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Absci insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $152,000.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

10.49% of the stock of Absci is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

52.05% of the stock of Absci is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

ABSI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ABSI shares performed this year?

Absci's stock was trading at $2.62 at the start of the year. Since then, ABSI stock has increased by 11.8% and is now trading at $2.93.

How were Absci's earnings last quarter?

Absci Corporation (NASDAQ:ABSI) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 12th. The company reported ($0.24) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.19) by $0.05. The company earned $0.59 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.39 million. Absci had a negative net margin of 2,737.94% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 60.21%.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Absci IPO?

Absci (ABSI) raised $200 million in an IPO on Thursday, July 22nd 2021. The company issued 12,500,000 shares at $15.00-$17.00 per share.

Who are Absci's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Absci include ARK Investment Management LLC (7.88%), Ameriprise Financial Inc. (1.72%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.92%) and Bank of America Corp DE (1.25%). Insiders that own company stock include Phoenix Venture Partners Ii Lp, Redmile Group, Llc, Zachariah Jonasson and Andreas Busch.
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How do I buy shares of Absci?

Shares of ABSI 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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Absci own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Absci investors own include Invesco QQQ (QQQ), NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Arista Networks (ANET) and CrowdStrike (CRWD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/12/2025
• Today: 8/18/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Medical
• Industry: MED - BIOMED/GENE
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ABSI
• CIK: 1672688
• Web: www.absci.com
• Phone: 360-949-1041
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 210
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Absci: $8.08
• High Price Target: $10.00
• Low Price Target: $6.40
• Potential Upside/Downside: +175.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.94)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$103.11 million
• Net Margins: -2,737.94%
• Pretax Margin: -2,733.47%
• Return on Equity: -60.21%
• Return on Assets: -50.85%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 4.39
• Quick Ratio: 4.39

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.53 million
• Price / Sales: 96.71
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $1.56 per share
• Price / Book: 1.88

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 149,520,000
• Free Float: 133,838,000
• Market Cap: $438.09 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.02