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Aquestive Therapeutics (AQST) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$4.08 -0.17 (-3.88%)
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Key Stats

Today's Range
$4.02
$4.24
50-Day Range
$3.60
$5.03
52-Week Range
$2.93
$7.55
Volume
1.50 million shs
Average Volume
3.06 million shs
Market Capitalization
$512.71 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$8.50
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel drug delivery systems. Leveraging its proprietary PharmFilm® technology, Aquestive designs thin-film formulations that facilitate sublingual, buccal and oral delivery of small molecules, offering rapid onset of action and improved patient compliance compared with traditional dosage forms.

The company’s lead product, Libervant® (diazepam) Buccal Film, is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the acute treatment of seizure clusters in patients with epilepsy. In addition to internally developed assets, Aquestive licenses its PharmFilm platform to third parties, supporting products such as Nexafed® (pseudoephedrine) and Vazalore® (aspirin), both of which incorporate abuse‐deterrent or gastrointestinal safety features.

Aquestive maintains a robust development pipeline, including Qtrypta™ (sumatriptan) for the acute treatment of migraine, which is in late‐stage regulatory review. The company’s research activities also span novel formulations in pain management, central nervous system disorders and other therapeutic areas where film technology can enhance drug delivery characteristics.

Originally founded as MonoSol Rx in 2004, the company rebranded as Aquestive Therapeutics in 2018 to reflect its broader strategic focus. Headquartered in Warren, New Jersey, Aquestive operates facilities for research, development and manufacturing in the United States. Under the leadership of President and Chief Executive Officer Albert J. “Al” Altomari, the company continues to pursue commercial growth and expansion of its PharmFilm platform globally.

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Aquestive Therapeutics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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47th Percentile Overall Score

AQST MarketRank™: 

Aquestive Therapeutics scored higher than 47% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 584th out of 913 stocks in the healthcare sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Aquestive Therapeutics has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Aquestive Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $8.50, representing about 108.1% upside from its current price of $4.09.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Aquestive Therapeutics has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Aquestive Therapeutics' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Aquestive Therapeutics are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.41) to ($0.38) per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Aquestive Therapeutics is -6.28, 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 Aquestive Therapeutics is -6.28, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    15.44% of the float of Aquestive Therapeutics has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Aquestive Therapeutics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.92.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Aquestive Therapeutics has recently increased by 8.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Aquestive Therapeutics does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • News Sentiment

    Aquestive Therapeutics has a news sentiment score of 0.22. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Healthcare companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for Aquestive Therapeutics this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 4 people have searched for AQST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    6 people have added Aquestive Therapeutics to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Aquestive Therapeutics insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $160,923.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    6.81% of the stock of Aquestive Therapeutics is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    32.45% of the stock of Aquestive Therapeutics is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Aquestive Therapeutics' insider trading history.
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AQST Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Aquestive Therapeutics' stock was trading at $6.46 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, AQST stock has decreased by 36.8% and is now trading at $4.0850.

Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AQST) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 11th. The company reported ($0.18) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.11) by $0.08. The company had revenue of $13.82 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.42 million.
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Aquestive Therapeutics (AQST) raised $68 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday, July 25th 2018. The company issued 4,500,000 shares at a price of $14.00-$16.00 per share. BMO Capital Markets and RBC Capital Markets served as the underwriters for the IPO and Wedbush PacGrow and JMP Securities were co-managers.

Top institutional investors of Aquestive Therapeutics include Bratton Capital Management L.P. (7.82%), BlackRock Inc. (6.43%), Wasatch Advisors LP (1.10%) and Blue Owl Capital Holdings LP (0.75%). Insiders that own company stock include Alexander Mark Schobel, Daniel Barber, Lori J Braender, A Ernest Toth Jr, Peter E Boyd, Carl N Kraus, Cassie Jung, Melina Cioffi, Sherry Korczynski and Julie Krop.
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Shares of AQST 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 Aquestive Therapeutics investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Arista Networks (ANET), Adobe (ADBE), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) and GE Aerospace (GE).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/11/2026
Today
8/14/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Pharmaceuticals
Sub-Industry
Pharmaceuticals
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:AQST
CIK
1398733
Fax
N/A
Employees
160
Year Founded
2004

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$12.00
Low Price Target
$6.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+106.6%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($0.61)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$83.78 million
Net Margins
-144.63%
Pretax Margin
-137.08%
Return on Equity
N/A
Return on Assets
-50.46%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
4.10
Quick Ratio
3.85

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$44.54 million
Price / Sales
11.60
Cash Flow
N/A
Price / Cash Flow
N/A
Book Value
($0.28) per share
Price / Book
-14.70

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
125,510,000
Free Float
116,923,000
Market Cap
$516.47 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.49

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This page (NASDAQ:AQST) was last updated on 8/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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