Minerva Neurosciences (NERV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Minerva Neurosciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for central nervous system disorders. The company’s research has centered on conditions with significant unmet medical needs, including schizophrenia, depression and other psychiatric or neurological diseases.

Minerva’s lead product candidate has been roluperidone, an investigational therapy designed to address the negative symptoms of schizophrenia, such as social withdrawal, reduced motivation and diminished emotional expression. The company has also pursued additional CNS drug candidates, including programs targeting depression and neurodegenerative disorders, through internal development and collaborative arrangements.

Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, Minerva has conducted clinical development activities in the United States and internationally. Its operations and product development efforts have been focused on advancing potential therapies through clinical testing and regulatory review rather than on commercialized pharmaceutical products.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.20 to $2.44
• 50-Day Range: $2.20 to $4.84
• 52-Week Range: $1.96 to $8.80
• Volume: 238,027 shs
• Average Volume: 175,064 shs
• Market Capitalization: $115.56 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $10.33
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Minerva Neurosciences Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Minerva Neurosciences scored higher than 34% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 722nd out of 886 stocks in the healthcare 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: Hold

Consensus Rating

Minerva Neurosciences has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Minerva Neurosciences has a consensus price target of $10.33, representing about 327.0% upside from its current price of $2.42.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Minerva Neurosciences has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

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

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Minerva Neurosciences are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.73) to ($0.42) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Minerva Neurosciences is -0.08, 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 Minerva Neurosciences is -0.08, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.13% of the float of Minerva Neurosciences has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Minerva Neurosciences has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 18.55, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Minerva Neurosciences has recently decreased by 1.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Minerva Neurosciences does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Minerva Neurosciences does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.21

News Sentiment

Minerva Neurosciences has a news sentiment score of -0.21. 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 0.39 average news sentiment score of Healthcare companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Minerva Neurosciences this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.70% of the stock of Minerva Neurosciences is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

34.56% of the stock of Minerva Neurosciences is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/07/2026
• Today: 11/06/2026
• Study update: 11/12/2026
• Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference: 11/16/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Healthcare
• Industry: Pharmaceuticals
• Sub-Industry: Pharmaceuticals
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:NERV
• CIK: 1598646
• Web: www.minervaneurosciences.com
• Phone: (617) 600-7373
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 7
• Year Founded: 2007

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Minerva Neurosciences: $10.33
• High Price Target: $14.00
• Low Price Target: $7.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +327.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($28.87)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$293.42 million
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: -31.72%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 20.15
• Quick Ratio: 20.14

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: ($3.25) per share
• Price / Book: -0.74

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 47,750,000
• Free Float: 46,936,000
• Market Cap: $115.56 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.09