Avacta Group (AVCT) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Avacta Therapeutics is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company challenging current drug delivery methods to expand the utility of highly potent cancer therapeutics. The Company benefits from a world class research and development facility, team of exceptionally talented scientists and a highly experienced management team with members located in both the London headquarters and the US. Our proprietary pre|CISION® platform masks toxic warheads by binding them to a short, engineered peptide that is cleavable only by the tumor-specific protease, fibroblast activation protein (FAP). The peptide is designed to disable the warhead before the cleavage step releases it directly in the tumor microenvironment. Our innovative pipeline consists of pre|CISION® peptide drug conjugates (PDC) or Affimer® drug conjugates (AffDC) that leverage the tumor-specific release mechanism. The tumor-specificity of the warhead release and bystander effect optimization of our medicines provide unique benefits over traditional antibody drug conjugates. Our lead pre|CISION® program AVA6000, a Gen One peptide drug conjugate form of doxorubicin, recently completed Phase 1a studies and is currently moving into indication-specific expansion cohorts in three diseases. AVA6000 has shown a dramatic improvement in safety and tolerability compared with conventional doxorubicin and multiple ongoing and durable RECIST responses have been observed in patients with FAPhigh and doxorubicin sensitive diseases. A significant concentration of released doxorubicin is observed in all patients with post-treatment biopsies, even in patients whose tumors have lower levels of FAP activity. In addition, multiple responses have occurred in patients with expression of FAP only noted in stromal cells (cancer-associated fibroblasts, or CAFs). This indicates that tumor cell expression of FAP is not required for the release of doxorubicin, with even lower levels of stroma-only expression being sufficient. In the AVA6000 Phase 1 trial, we have observed multiple favorable changes in the pharmacokinetic profile of released doxorubicin, including a dramatic reduction in the maximal concentrations of released doxorubicin, reduction in exposure (AUC) and reduction in volume of distribution, essentially recapitulating the preclinical findings. The changes in the kinetics in patients underscore the mechanism of action of the pre|CISION platform provide a framework for platform improvements in the PK of additional warheads. The pre|CISION® chemistry has been optimized in our Gen Two PDC in the pipeline, whereby the conjugations are optimized to (1) significantly extend half-life of the conjugated drug and thus the released warhead and (2) modulate the rate of cleavage (kcat/Km). Both of these developments are anticipated to significantly alter the pharmacokinetic profile of a released warhead and enables our scientists to tune the delivery of warheads directly to the tumor with minimal peripheral exposure in normal tissues. Our first Gen Two pre|CISION medicine is AVA6103, a PDC containing the most potent topoisomerase 1 inhibitor in clinical testing, exatecan. Our Gen 3 pre|CISION® pipeline leverages the highly specific binder proteins, the Affimer® proteins to create an entirely novel class of drug, the Affimer-DC (AffDC) which have 3 key advantages over traditional ADC. These antibody mimetics have applicability as biologics to oncology therapeutics and are currently being used in the development of pre|CISION® drug conjugates, that both significantly extend half-life and deliver the drug warhead intratumorally in a sustained release mechanism. Our first Gen Three candidate is a FAP-binding Affimer drug conjugate (AffDC) designed to enable this platform to treat patients with cancers considered FAP low and extend the reach of the pre|CISION platform. Avacta Group also contains a Diagnostics Division that comprises two business units – Launch Diagnostics and Coris Bioconcept. Launch Diagnostics has well-established sales channels in the professional, centralised hospital laboratory testing markets in the UK and France. Coris, based in Gembloux, Belgium, develops, manufactures and markets rapid diagnostic test kits, mainly lateral flow tests, for use by healthcare professionals.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 69.22 to 71
• 50-Day Range: 42.60 to 72.20
• 52-Week Range: 26 to 75
• Volume: 3.30 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.15 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £287.62 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 3.97%
• Price Target: GBX 99
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Avacta Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Avacta Group scored higher than 48% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Avacta Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Avacta Group has a consensus price target of GBX 99, representing about 40.5% upside from its current price of GBX 70.45.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Avacta Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Avacta Group is -401.42, 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 Avacta Group is -401.42, 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

Avacta Group has a P/B Ratio of 4.78. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for AVCT.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Avacta Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.97%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Avacta Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for AVCT.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Avacta Group has a news sentiment score of 0.39. 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 0.77 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Avacta Group this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Avacta Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

54.55% of the stock of Avacta Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 13.45% of the stock of Avacta Group is held by institutions.

AVCT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AVCT shares performed this year?

Avacta Group's stock was trading at GBX 53.50 at the start of the year. Since then, AVCT shares have increased by 31.7% and is now trading at GBX 70.45.

How were Avacta Group's earnings last quarter?

Avacta Group Plc (LON:AVCT) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September, 30th. The biotechnology company reported ($4.46) EPS for the quarter. Avacta Group had a negative net margin of 114.45% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 74.00%.

How do I buy shares of Avacta Group?

Shares of AVCT stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Avacta Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Avacta Group investors own include Legal & General Group (LGEN), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Lloyds Banking Group (LYG), IQE (IQE), Barclays (BARC), Meta Platforms (META) and Revvity (PKI).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/30/2025
• Today: 10/10/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Medical
• Industry: Biotechnology
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:AVCT
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.avacta.com
• Phone: +44-1904-217070
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 120
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Avacta Group: GBX 99
• High Price Target: GBX 99
• Low Price Target: GBX 99
• Potential Upside/Downside: +40.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX (0.18)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -£30.08 million
• Net Margins: -114.45%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -74.00%
• Return on Assets: -21.80%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 52.53
• Current Ratio: 1.29
• Quick Ratio: 4.96

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £113 thousand
• Price / Sales: 2,545.35
• Cash Flow: GBX 4.70 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.00
• Book Value: GBX 14.73 per share
• Price / Book: 4.78

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 408,267,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £287.62 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.12