Adagene (ADAG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Adagene Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing antibody-based medicines for cancer and other serious diseases. The company combines computational antibody-design capabilities with laboratory-based discovery and development platforms to create differentiated therapeutic candidates.

Adagene’s technology portfolio includes its SAFEbody platform, which is designed to mask antibody binding sites until the medicines reach the tumor microenvironment, potentially improving tumor selectivity and reducing activity in healthy tissue. Its pipeline has included antibody candidates directed at immune targets such as CTLA-4 and CD137, with programs evaluated for potential use in oncology and in combination with other cancer treatments.

Founded in 2017, Adagene has conducted research and development activities in the United States and China and has advanced its candidates through clinical development in multiple regions. Peter Luo, Ph.D., has served as the company’s co-founder and chief executive officer. Adagene’s common stock trades on the Nasdaq under the symbol ADAG.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.22 to $3.34
• 50-Day Range: $2.97 to $4.23
• 52-Week Range: $1.30 to $4.85
• Volume: 150,155 shs
• Average Volume: 233,088 shs
• Market Capitalization: $215.98 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $8.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Adagene Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Adagene scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 35th out of 898 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: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Adagene has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Adagene has a consensus price target of $8.67, representing about 165.8% upside from its current price of $3.26.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Adagene has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

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

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Adagene are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.50) to ($0.49) per share.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Adagene has a P/B Ratio of 4.35. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.98% of the float of Adagene has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Adagene has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.13.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Adagene has recently decreased by 1.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Adagene does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.68

News Sentiment

Adagene has a news sentiment score of 0.68. 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 0.51 average news sentiment score of Healthcare companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Adagene this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for ADAG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Adagene to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of Adagene in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $156,258.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0726% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Adagene insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $156,258.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

21.20% of the stock of Adagene is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

9.51% of the stock of Adagene is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/01/2026
• Today: 9/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Healthcare
• Industry: Biotechnology
• Sub-Industry: Biotechnology
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ADAG
• CIK: 1818838
• Web: www.adagene.com
• Phone: 86-512-8777-3632
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 128
• Year Founded: 2012

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Adagene: $8.67
• High Price Target: $10.00
• Low Price Target: $7.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +167.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.01
• Current Ratio: 5.02
• Quick Ratio: 3.07

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.67 million
• Price / Sales: 27.94
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $0.75 per share
• Price / Book: 4.33

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 66,050,000
• Free Float: 52,049,000
• Market Cap: $214.33 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.56