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Assembly Biosciences (ASMB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$22.82 -0.13 (-0.57%)
Closing price 10/8/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$22.82 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 10/8/2026 07:30 PM Eastern
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About Assembly Biosciences Stock (NASDAQ:ASMB)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$22.08
▼
$23.05
50-Day Range
$22.18
▼
$36.72
52-Week Range
$21.80
▼
$39.71
Volume
288,404 shs
Average Volume
378,178 shs
Market Capitalization
$464.62 million
P/E Ratio
22.37
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$47.50
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Assembly Biosciences, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing oral therapeutics for serious viral diseases. The company’s research programs target viral replication and other essential processes, with an emphasis on treatments that may improve outcomes for patients with limited therapeutic options.

Assembly’s pipeline has included investigational therapies for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, including core or capsid assembly modulators designed to interfere with the virus’s life cycle. The company is also developing oral helicase-primase inhibitors for herpesvirus infections, including herpes simplex virus (HSV), with programs intended to address recurrent or difficult-to-treat disease.

The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California. Assembly has advanced its programs through internal research and strategic collaboration, including a relationship with Gilead Sciences focused on developing novel antiviral medicines. Its products remain investigational and are subject to clinical testing and regulatory review.

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Assembly Biosciences Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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69th Percentile Overall Score

ASMB MarketRank™: 

Assembly Biosciences scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 261st out of 884 stocks in the healthcare sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Assembly Biosciences has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Assembly Biosciences has a consensus price target of $47.50, representing about 108.2% upside from its current price of $22.82.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Assembly Biosciences has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Assembly Biosciences' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Assembly Biosciences are expected to decrease by -97.81% in the coming year, from $2.28 to $0.05 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Assembly Biosciences is 22.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.84.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Assembly Biosciences is 22.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Healthcare sector average P/E ratio of about 274.65.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Assembly Biosciences has a P/B Ratio of 1.75. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Assembly Biosciences' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    10.67% of the float of Assembly Biosciences has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Assembly Biosciences has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.26.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Assembly Biosciences has recently decreased by 1.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Assembly Biosciences does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Assembly Biosciences does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    Assembly Biosciences has a news sentiment score of 0.51. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.40 average news sentiment score of Healthcare companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Assembly Biosciences this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 2 people have searched for ASMB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Assembly Biosciences to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    3.50% of the stock of Assembly Biosciences is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    19.92% of the stock of Assembly Biosciences is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Assembly Biosciences' insider trading history.
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ASMB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Assembly Biosciences' stock was trading at $34.01 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, ASMB shares have decreased by 32.9% and is now trading at $22.82.

Assembly Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASMB) posted its earnings results on Thursday, August, 13th. The biopharmaceutical company reported ($0.20) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.72) by $0.52. The biopharmaceutical company earned $13.37 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.60 million. Assembly Biosciences had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 0.02% and a negative net margin of 0.06%.

Assembly Biosciences shares reverse split on Monday, February 12th 2024.The 1-12 reverse split was announced on Monday, February 12th 2024. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the market closes on Monday, February 12th 2024. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 8 shares after the split.

Assembly Biosciences (ASMB) raised $19 million in an IPO on Thursday, December 16th 2010. The company issued 2,900,000 shares at a price of $6.00-$7.00 per share.

Shares of ASMB 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Assembly Biosciences investors own include Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), AUO (AUOTY), American Water Works (AWK), The RMR Group (RMR) and iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/13/2026
Today
10/08/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/09/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Pharmaceuticals
Sub-Industry
Pharmaceuticals
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:ASMB
CIK
1426800
Employees
73
Year Founded
2005

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$52.00
Low Price Target
$43.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+108.2%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.83
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.02
Trailing P/E Ratio
22.37
Forward P/E Ratio
10.01
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$6.12 million
Net Margins
-0.06%
Pretax Margin
-0.06%
Return on Equity
-0.02%
Return on Assets
-0.02%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
13.99
Quick Ratio
13.99

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$72.30 million
Price / Sales
6.43
Cash Flow
N/A
Price / Cash Flow
N/A
Book Value
$13.04 per share
Price / Book
1.75

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
20,360,000
Free Float
19,648,000
Market Cap
$464.62 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.15

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This page (NASDAQ:ASMB) was last updated on 10/9/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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