NASDAQ:ARQT Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) Stock Price, News & Analysis $29.10 +2.69 (+10.19%) Closing price 10/15/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$29.16 +0.06 (+0.21%) As of 05:56 AM 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 Arcutis Biotherapeutics Stock (NASDAQ:ARQT) 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 ARQT alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$26.93▼$29.4650-Day Range$23.38▼$29.1052-Week Range$19.30▼$31.77Volume3.96 million shsAverage Volume3.22 million shsMarket Capitalization$3.66 billionP/E Ratio125.76Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$37.33Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARQT) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing treatments for dermatologic conditions. The company concentrates on medical dermatology, with an emphasis on addressing diseases that can significantly affect patients’ quality of life and for which additional treatment options are needed. Arcutis’s primary commercial product is ZORYVE (roflumilast), a topical phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor available in multiple formulations. ZORYVE has been approved in the United States for certain indications including plaque psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis and atopic dermatitis, depending on the formulation and patient population. The company continues to evaluate and expand the product’s potential uses in inflammatory skin diseases. Founded in 2016, Arcutis is headquartered in Westlake Village, California, and serves patients and healthcare providers primarily through the U.S. dermatology market. The company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Frank Watanabe and maintains a development strategy centered on topical and other therapies for common dermatologic conditions.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Arcutis Biotherapeutics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks82nd Percentile Overall ScoreARQT MarketRank™: 4.091685275185 of 5 starsArcutis Biotherapeutics scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 106th out of 870 stocks in the healthcare sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.4 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingArcutis Biotherapeutics has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.73, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 8 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialArcutis Biotherapeutics has a consensus price target of $37.33, representing about 28.3% upside from its current price of $29.10.Amount of Analyst CoverageArcutis Biotherapeutics has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Arcutis Biotherapeutics' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth171.43% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Arcutis Biotherapeutics are expected to grow by 171.43% in the coming year, from $0.42 to $1.14 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Arcutis Biotherapeutics is 125.76, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 36.01.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Arcutis Biotherapeutics is 125.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Healthcare sector average P/E ratio of about 209.00.Price to Book Value per Share RatioArcutis Biotherapeutics has a P/B Ratio of 18.77. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Arcutis Biotherapeutics' valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted19.05% of the float of Arcutis Biotherapeutics has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverArcutis Biotherapeutics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.83.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Arcutis Biotherapeutics has recently increased by 17.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldArcutis Biotherapeutics does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthArcutis Biotherapeutics does not have a long track record of dividend growth. News and Social Media3.5 / 5News Sentiment0.61 News SentimentArcutis Biotherapeutics has a news sentiment score of 0.61. 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 0.73 average news sentiment score of Healthcare companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for Arcutis Biotherapeutics this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.Search Interest6 people have searched for ARQT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 20% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows2 people have added Arcutis Biotherapeutics to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.1 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Arcutis Biotherapeutics insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,015,966.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders9.40% of the stock of Arcutis Biotherapeutics is held by insiders.Percentage Held by InstitutionsArcutis Biotherapeutics has minimal institutional ownership at this time.Read more about Arcutis Biotherapeutics' insider trading history. Receive ARQT Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Arcutis Biotherapeutics 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. 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ARQT Stock News HeadlinesArcutis jumps as Cantor issues new Overweight citing lead productOctober 15 at 3:21 PM | seekingalpha.com2 Stocks That Could Soar in Q4October 12, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comTrump goes "all-in" on Grand Canyon energy breakthroughA drilling crew near the Grand Canyon uncovered a clean energy well producing nearly eight times the output of Saudi Arabia's largest oil field, with potential to last two million years. While the One Big Beautiful Bill Act eliminated federal credits for solar, wind, and EVs, this energy source was reclassified alongside oil and nuclear power and given eight years of tax credits. Google signed a 15-year contract, and Bill Gates committed $100 million. One company controls the entire supply chain behind this discovery.October 16 at 1:00 AM | Behind the Markets (Ad)Arcutis Presents ZORYVE Data At Dermatology Meetings; Stock UpOctober 10, 2026 | rttnews.comArcutis Shares New Dermatology Data On ZORYVE And Steroid Use; Stock UpOctober 10, 2026 | rttnews.comArcutis Biotherapeutics' Zoryve Shows Rapid Disease Clearance in Infant Atopic Dermatitis TrialOctober 10, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comArcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) Showcased Fresh ZORYVE Data, Is It Still 28% Below Fair Value?October 10, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comInsider Selling: Arcutis Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ:ARQT) Insider Sells 3,674 SharesSeptember 19, 2026 | insidertrades.comSee More Headlines ARQT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have ARQT shares performed this year? Arcutis Biotherapeutics' stock was trading at $29.04 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, ARQT stock has increased by 0.2% and is now trading at $29.10. How were Arcutis Biotherapeutics' earnings last quarter? Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARQT) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 5th. The company reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.06 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $129.86 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $118.85 million. Arcutis Biotherapeutics had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.05% and a net margin of 6.15%. Read the conference call transcript. When did Arcutis Biotherapeutics IPO? Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) raised $150 million in an initial public offering on Friday, January 31st 2020. The company issued 9,375,000 shares at a price of $15.00-$17.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, Cowen and Guggenheim Securities acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Cantor was co-manager. Who are Arcutis Biotherapeutics' major shareholders? Arcutis Biotherapeutics' top institutional shareholders include Perpetual Ltd (0.76%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%) and Toth Financial Advisory Corp (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Life Sciences Viii L Frazier, Todd Franklin Watanabe, Todd Watanabe, Larry Todd Edwards, David Joseph Topper, Patrick Burnett, Masaru Matsuda, Latha Vairavan, Howard G Welgus, Sue-Jean Lin, Patrick J Heron, Terrie Curran, Neha Krishnamohan and Halley E Gilbert. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Arcutis Biotherapeutics? Shares of ARQT 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 Arcutis Biotherapeutics own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Arcutis Biotherapeutics investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Palantir Technologies (PLTR), Micron Technology (MU), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) and Applied Digital (APLD). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/05/2026Today10/15/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)10/27/2026Fiscal 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 (26m+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 ARQT's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. ARQT has been in this zone for over 26 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorHealthcare Industry Pharmaceuticals Sub-IndustryPharmaceuticals Current SymbolNASDAQ:ARQT CIK1787306 Webwww.arcutis.com Phone805-418-5006FaxN/AEmployees354Year Founded2016Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Arcutis Biotherapeutics$37.33 High Price Target$48.00 Low Price Target$29.00 Potential Upside/Downside+28.3%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.73 Research Coverage11 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$0.21 Trailing P/E Ratio125.76 Forward P/E Ratio69.29 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income-$16.14 million Net Margins6.15% Pretax Margin6.31% Return on Equity15.05% Return on Assets6.51% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.46 Current Ratio2.92 Quick Ratio2.67 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$376.07 million Price / Sales9.73 Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book Value$1.55 per share Price / Book18.77Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares125,690,000Free Float113,877,000Market Cap$3.66 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.57 Social Links The Infrastructure's Backbone: 10 Stocks Powering the AI BuildoutThe AI boom extends far beyond the biggest tech names. 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