NASDAQ:AQST Aquestive Therapeutics (AQST) Stock Price, News & Analysis $4.81 -0.07 (-1.43%) Closing price 09/15/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.88 +0.07 (+1.46%) As of 09/15/2026 07:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFDA EventsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Aquestive Therapeutics Stock (NASDAQ:AQST) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Aquestive Therapeutics alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$4.76▼$4.9050-Day Range$3.60▼$5.3952-Week Range$2.93▼$7.55Volume1.61 million shsAverage Volume2.90 million shsMarket Capitalization$603.70 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice Target$9.17Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing medicines delivered through its PharmFilm technology. The company’s dissolvable oral-film platform is designed to provide alternatives to conventional tablets, capsules and injectable therapies, with potential benefits for patients who have difficulty swallowing or require rapid, convenient administration. Aquestive’s commercial products include Exservan, an oral film formulation of riluzole for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Libervant, a buccal film formulation of diazepam for the acute treatment of intermittent, stereotypic episodes of frequent seizure activity; and Sympazan, an oral film formulation of clonazepam for the treatment of seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. The company also maintains a pipeline of products based on its film-delivery technology, including therapies intended for emergency and central nervous system applications. The company was previously known as MonoSol Rx and adopted the Aquestive Therapeutics name in 2018. It is headquartered in Warren, New Jersey, and serves the U.S. market through its commercial operations while pursuing licensing and collaboration opportunities to support international availability. Daniel A. Barber has served as the company’s chief executive officer.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Aquestive Therapeutics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks51st Percentile Overall ScoreAQST MarketRank™: Aquestive Therapeutics scored higher than 51% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 531st out of 903 stocks in the healthcare sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.0 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingAquestive Therapeutics has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.88, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 6 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Upside PotentialAquestive Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $9.17, representing about 90.6% upside from its current price of $4.81.Amount of Analyst CoverageAquestive Therapeutics has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Aquestive Therapeutics' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.0 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Earnings GrowthEarnings for Aquestive Therapeutics are expected to remain at ($0.50) per share in the coming year.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Aquestive Therapeutics is -7.40, 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. SectorThe P/E ratio of Aquestive Therapeutics is -7.40, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Read more about Aquestive Therapeutics' valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted21.78% of the float of Aquestive Therapeutics has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAquestive Therapeutics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.15.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Aquestive Therapeutics has recently increased by 21.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldAquestive Therapeutics does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthAquestive Therapeutics does not have a long track record of dividend growth. News and Social Media3.6 / 5News Sentiment0.75 News SentimentAquestive Therapeutics has a news sentiment score of 0.75. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Healthcare companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Aquestive Therapeutics this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.Search Interest5 people have searched for AQST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows6 people have added Aquestive Therapeutics to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.3 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 $171,175.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders6.81% of the stock of Aquestive Therapeutics is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions32.45% of the stock of Aquestive Therapeutics is held by institutions.Read more about Aquestive Therapeutics' insider trading history. Receive AQST Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Aquestive Therapeutics and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. By entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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The Nasdaq has received SEC approval to move stocks onto blockchain rails, and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink dedicated his entire 2026 annual letter to this infrastructure shift. Blockchain analyst Andy Howard is calling this asset 'Digital Oil' - and says institutional buyers are already positioned. | Awesomely (Ad)Wall Street Zen Upgrades Aquestive Therapeutics (NASDAQ:AQST) to "Hold"September 12, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comAquestive Therapeutics (AQST): Second Chance At Anaphylm Comes Into FocusSeptember 8, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comAquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AQST) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by AnalystsSeptember 7, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comAquestive Therapeutics to Participate in Upcoming September Investor ConferencesSeptember 1, 2026 | globenewswire.comAquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (AQST)August 22, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines AQST Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have AQST shares performed this year? Aquestive Therapeutics' stock was trading at $6.46 at the start of the year. Since then, AQST stock has decreased by 25.5% and is now trading at $4.81. How were Aquestive Therapeutics' earnings last quarter? Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AQST) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 11th. The company reported ($0.18) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.11) by $0.08. The business earned $13.82 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.42 million. Read the conference call transcript. When did Aquestive Therapeutics IPO? 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 $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. Who are Aquestive Therapeutics' major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Aquestive Therapeutics include Bratton Capital Management L.P. (7.82%), BlackRock Inc. (6.43%), Bank of America Corp DE (1.33%) and Wasatch Advisors LP (1.10%). 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. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Aquestive Therapeutics? 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. What other stocks do shareholders of Aquestive Therapeutics own? 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 Earnings8/11/2026Today9/16/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)11/04/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (2m+) 1-Year History Sep 25 Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26 AQST's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. AQST has been in this zone for over 2 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorHealthcare Industry Pharmaceuticals Sub-IndustryPharmaceuticals Current SymbolNASDAQ:AQST CIK1398733 Webwww.aquestive.com Phone(908) 941-1900FaxN/AEmployees147Year Founded2004Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Aquestive Therapeutics$9.17 High Price Target$12.00 Low Price Target$6.00 Potential Upside/Downside+90.6%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.88 Research Coverage8 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)($0.65) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income-$83.78 million Net Margins-144.63% Pretax Margin-144.63% Return on EquityN/A Return on Assets-52.40% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio7.19 Quick Ratio6.74 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$44.54 million Price / Sales13.55 Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book Value($0.28) per share Price / Book-17.18Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares125,510,000Free Float116,965,000Market Cap$603.70 million OptionableOptionable Beta1.48 Social Links The Best Nuclear Energy Stocks to BuyNuclear energy is entering a new growth cycle as rising power demand, expanding data centers, and renewed policy support bring the sector back into focus. 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