argenex (ARGX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

argenx SE, a biotechnology company, engages in the developing of various therapies for the treatment of autoimmune diseases in the United States, Japan, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and China. Its lead product candidate is efgartigimod for the treatment of patients with myasthenia gravis, immune thrombocytopenia, pemphigus vulgaris, generalized myasthenia gravis, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, thyroid eye disease, bullous pemphigoid, myositis, primary sjögren's syndrome, post-covid postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, membranous nephropathy, lupus nephropathy, anca-associated vasculitis, and antibody mediated rejection; ENHANZE SC; Empasiprubart for multifocal motor neuropath, delayed graft function, and dermatomyositis; and ARGX-119 for congenital myasthenic syndrome and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The company is developing ARGX-213 targets FcRn; ARGX-121 and ARGX-220 targets immune system; ARGX-109 targets IL-6; ARGX-118 for inflammation; and ARGX-109, as well as cusatuzumab, ARGX-112, ARGX-114, and ARGX-115. It owns VYVGART; VYVGART HYTRULO; VYVDURA; ARGENX; ABDEG; NHANCE; SIMPLE ANTIBODY; and ARGENXMEDHUB. The company has strategic partnership with AbbVie S.À.R.L., Zai Lab Limited, and LEO Pharma A/S; and collaboration and license agreement with Genor Biopharma Co. Ltd, Université Catholique de Louvain, Sopartec S.A., NYU Langone Health, Leiden University Medical Center, AgomAb Therapeutics NV, Broteio Pharma B.V., VIB vzw, University of Texas, BioWa, Inc., and Shire International GmbH. It has collaboration agreement with Genmab A/S to discover, develop, and commercialize novel therapeutic antibodies with applications in immunology and oncology, as well as a strategic collaboration with IQVIA Holdings Inc. to provide safety systems and services. argenx SE was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $538.59 to $546.91
• 50-Day Range: $532.27 to $656.65
• 52-Week Range: $387.04 to $678.21
• Volume: 372,905 shs
• Average Volume: 326,703 shs
• Market Capitalization: $33.10 billion
• P/E Ratio: 33.45
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $709.18
• Consensus Rating: Buy

argenex Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

argenex scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 358th out of 2,787 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: 4.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

argenex has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.05, and is based on 19 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

argenex has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 246.65%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for argenex are expected to grow by 246.65% in the coming year, from $3.13 to $10.85 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of argenex is 89.65, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.54.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of argenex is 89.65, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Medical sector average P/E ratio of about 25.51.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

argenex has a PEG Ratio of 0.97. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

argenex has a P/B Ratio of 5.99. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.56% of the float of argenex has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

argenex has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in argenex has recently decreased by 12.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

argenex does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.56% of the float of argenex has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

argenex has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in argenex has recently decreased by 12.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.37

News Sentiment

argenex has a news sentiment score of 0.37. 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 0.68 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for argenex this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

15 people have searched for ARGX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 4 people have added argenex to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, argenex insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.43% of the stock of argenex is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

60.32% of the stock of argenex is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

ARGX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ARGX shares performed this year?

argenex's stock was trading at $615.00 at the start of the year. Since then, ARGX shares have decreased by 11.8% and is now trading at $542.15.
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How were argenex's earnings last quarter?

argenex SE (NASDAQ:ARGX) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 8th. The company reported $2.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.26. The company earned $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $748.34 million. argenex had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.15% and a net margin of 40.20%.
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When did argenex IPO?

argenex (ARGX) raised $65 million in an initial public offering on Thursday, May 18th 2017. The company issued 3,600,000 shares at $18.18 per share. Cowen and Company and Piper Jaffray served as the underwriters for the IPO and JMP Securities and Wedbush PacGrow were co-managers.

Who are argenex's major shareholders?

argenex's top institutional investors include Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (8.82%), Wellington Management Group LLP (0.67%), Invesco Ltd. (0.63%) and Lord Abbett & CO. LLC (0.45%).

How do I buy shares of argenex?

Shares of ARGX 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 argenex own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that argenex investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM), CrowdStrike (CRWD) and Adobe (ADBE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/08/2025
• Today: 6/20/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/24/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Medical
• Industry: MED - BIOMED/GENE
• Sub-Industry: Pharmaceutical Products
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ARGX
• CIK: 1697862
• Web: www.argenx.com
• Phone: (176) 303-0488
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,599
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $709.18
• High Stock Price Target: $1,065.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $500.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +30.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.05
• Research Coverage: 22 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $16.21
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 33.52
• Forward P/E Ratio: 173.61
• P/E Growth: 0.97
• Net Income: $833.04 million
• Net Margins: 40.20%
• Pretax Margin: 13.67%
• Return on Equity: 16.15%
• Return on Assets: 14.33%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 7.29
• Quick Ratio: 6.68

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.25 billion
• Price / Sales: 14.73
• Cash Flow: $3.00 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 181.09
• Book Value: $90.49 per share
• Price / Book: 6.01

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 61,060,000
• Free Float: 59,576,000
• Market Cap: $33.18 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.39