Kyverna Therapeutics (KYTX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kyverna Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing cell therapies for patients suffering from autoimmune diseases. Its lead product candidate is KYV-101, an autologous CD19 CAR T-cell product candidate for the treatment of patients with lupus nephritis and systemic sclerosis that is in Phase I clinical trial; and for myasthenia gravis and multiple sclerosis that is in Phase II clinical trial. The company is also developing KYV-201, an allogeneic CD19 CAR T-cell product candidate that is in preclinical stage to treat multiple autoimmune diseases. In addition, it is developing product candidates to treat other autoimmune diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease that includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Kyverna Therapeutics, Inc. has a license and collaboration agreement with Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. to research and develop an allogeneic CD19-directed CAR cell therapy product; and with Kite to research and develop programs for the treatment, diagnosis, and prevention of autoimmune, inflammatory, and allogeneic stem cell transplant inflammatory diseases. The company was formerly known as BAIT Therapeutics, Inc. and changed its name to Kyverna Therapeutics, Inc. in October 2019. Kyverna Therapeutics, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Emeryville, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.50 to $3.98
• 50-Day Range: $2.55 to $4.39
• 52-Week Range: $1.78 to $8.78
• Volume: 632,566 shs
• Average Volume: 259,877 shs
• Market Capitalization: $166.51 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $15.60
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Kyverna Therapeutics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kyverna Therapeutics scored higher than 54% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 485th out of 932 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: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Kyverna Therapeutics has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.14, and is based on 6 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

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

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kyverna Therapeutics are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($3.29) to ($3.73) per share.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kyverna Therapeutics has a P/B Ratio of 0.90. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.61% of the float of Kyverna Therapeutics has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kyverna Therapeutics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kyverna Therapeutics has recently increased by 20.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Kyverna Therapeutics does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Kyverna Therapeutics does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.61% of the float of Kyverna Therapeutics has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kyverna Therapeutics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kyverna Therapeutics has recently increased by 20.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.45

News Sentiment

Kyverna Therapeutics has a news sentiment score of 0.45. 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 18 news articles for Kyverna Therapeutics this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for KYTX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Kyverna Therapeutics to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% 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, Kyverna Therapeutics insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

22.00% of the stock of Kyverna Therapeutics is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 18.08% of the stock of Kyverna Therapeutics is held by institutions.

KYTX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have KYTX shares performed this year?

Kyverna Therapeutics' stock was trading at $3.74 at the beginning of the year. Since then, KYTX stock has increased by 2.9% and is now trading at $3.85.

How were Kyverna Therapeutics' earnings last quarter?

Kyverna Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:KYTX) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 12th. The company reported ($0.97) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($1.00) by $0.03.

When did Kyverna Therapeutics IPO?

Kyverna Therapeutics (KYTX) raised $319 million in an initial public offering on Thursday, February 8th 2024. The company issued 14,500,000 shares at a price of $22.00 per share.

Who are Kyverna Therapeutics' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Kyverna Therapeutics include Kera Capital Partners Inc. (0.98%), Geode Capital Management LLC (0.67%), TD Asset Management Inc (0.58%) and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (0.27%).
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How do I buy shares of Kyverna Therapeutics?

Shares of KYTX 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 Kyverna Therapeutics own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Kyverna Therapeutics investors own include Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Netflix (NFLX) and Alphabet (GOOG).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/12/2025
• Today: 8/23/2025
• 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:KYTX
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:KYTX
• CIK: 1994702
• Web: kyvernatx.com
• Phone: 510-626-8331
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 96
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Kyverna Therapeutics: $15.60
• High Price Target: $24.00
• Low Price Target: $5.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +305.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.14
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($3.68)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$127.48 million
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -64.98%
• Return on Assets: -56.17%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 5.39
• Quick Ratio: 5.39

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $4.26 per share
• Price / Book: 0.90

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 43,246,000
• Free Float: 33,732,000
• Market Cap: $166.50 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 3.05