Should I buy or sell ContraFect stock right now?

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for ContraFect in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" CFRX shares. View CFRX analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is ContraFect's stock price target for 2024?

1 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for ContraFect's shares. Their CFRX share price targets range from $3.00 to $3.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $3.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 5,900.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for CFRX or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have CFRX shares performed in 2023?

ContraFect's stock was trading at $7.68 at the start of the year. Since then, CFRX shares have decreased by 99.3% and is now trading at $0.05. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here .

Are investors shorting ContraFect?

ContraFect saw a decline in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 59,600 shares, a decline of 48.6% from the October 15th total of 116,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 217,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Currently, 1.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. View ContraFect's Short Interest .

How were ContraFect's earnings last quarter?

ContraFect Co. (NASDAQ:CFRX) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November, 14th. The biotechnology company reported ($0.50) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.66) by $0.16.

When did ContraFect's stock split?

ContraFect shares reverse split on the morning of Tuesday, February 14th 2023. The 1-80 reverse split was announced on Tuesday, February 14th 2023. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the closing bell on Tuesday, February 14th 2023. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 1 shares after the split.

What other stocks do shareholders of ContraFect own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other ContraFect investors own include SCYNEXIS (SCYX) , Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO) , Verastem (VSTM) , Vaxart (VXRT) , Matinas BioPharma (MTNB) , VBI Vaccines (VBIV) , Novavax (NVAX) , Cidara Therapeutics (CDTX) , Gilead Sciences (GILD) and Dynavax Technologies (DVAX) .

Who are ContraFect's major shareholders?

ContraFect's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Armistice Capital LLC (4.44%) and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc. (0.00%). View institutional ownership trends .

How do I buy shares of ContraFect?

Shares of CFRX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull , Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

ContraFect Stock Price, News & Analysis (NASDAQ:CFRX)

$0.05

-0.02 (-28.57%)

(As of 12/5/2023)

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Today's Range: $0.05
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50-Day Range: $0.05
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52-Week Range: $0.04
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$13.02

Volume: 910,216 shs
Average Volume: 1.39 million shs
Market Capitalization: $535,000.00

P/E Ratio: N/A
Dividend Yield: N/A
Price Target: $3.00

ContraFect MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Buy
3.00 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 5,900.0% Upside
$3.00 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
1.09% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: N/A
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: N/A
Insider Trading: N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing
From ($3.44) to ($1.50) Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

1.98 out of 5 stars

3.5

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
ContraFect has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $3.00, ContraFect has a forecasted upside of 5,900.0% from its current price of $0.05.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
ContraFect has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

5.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
1.09% of the float of ContraFect has been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
ContraFect has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in ContraFect has recently decreased by 48.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

0.0

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
ContraFect does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
ContraFect does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for CFRX.

1.1

News and Social Media Coverage

News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for ContraFect this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
3 people have searched for CFRX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
3 people have added ContraFect to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

0.0

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, ContraFect insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.62% of the stock of ContraFect is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
Only 7.85% of the stock of ContraFect is held by institutions.

0.6

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for ContraFect are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($3.44) to ($1.50) per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of ContraFect is 0.00, 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 ContraFect is 0.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

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About ContraFect Stock (NASDAQ:CFRX)

ContraFect Corporation, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, discovers and develops therapeutic protein and antibody products for the treatment of life-threatening and drug-resistant infectious diseases in the United States. Its lead program includes Exebacase, a lysin, which is in Phase III clinical trials for the treatment of staphylococcus aureus. The company also developing CF-370, an investigational anti-bacterial therapeutic candidate, which is in Phase 1 clinical trials to treat pseudomonas aeruginosa infections, such as ventilator associated pneumonia, blood stream infections, complicated urinary tract infections, and surgery carry infections. It also developing CF-296, an osteomyelitis and PJI which is in preclinical trailers for the treatment of joint infections. In addition, the company developing Exebacase for the treatment of persistent bacteremia caused by methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in COVID-19 patients. Further, It develops CF-296, an engineered lysin, used for treatment of the invasive infections caused by staphylococcus aureus including biofilm-related infections in prosthetic joints and indwelling devices and osteomyelitis. The company has a license agreement with The Rockefeller University to identify novel lysin therapeutic candidates targeting gram-negative pathogens. ContraFect Corporation was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Yonkers, New York.

CFRX Stock Price History

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CFRX Stock News Headlines

December 6, 2023 | americanbankingnews.com

ContraFect (NASDAQ:CFRX) Coverage Initiated at StockNews.com

November 19, 2023 | morningstar.com

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November 14, 2023 | washingtonpost.com

ContraFect: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

October 23, 2023 | benzinga.com

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October 16, 2023 | msn.com

Why Is ContraFect (CFRX) Stock Up 23% Today?

October 16, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

ContraFect Announces FDA Clearance of CF-370 IND Application to Proceed With Phase 1 Clinical Study

October 10, 2023 | benzinga.com

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September 21, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

CFRX: IND Application for CF-370 Submitted to FDA…

September 19, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com

Analysts’ Top Healthcare Picks: ContraFect (CFRX), Boston Scientific (BSX)

September 19, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

ContraFect to Present at the ASM/ESCMID Joint Conference on Drug Development

September 18, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

ContraFect Announces Submission of IND Application to the FDA for its Development Candidate CF-370

August 28, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

ContraFect to Present at the World Anti-Microbial Resistance Congress 2023

August 17, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

CFRX: CF-370 IND to be Filed in 3Q23…

August 15, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com

ContraFect (CFRX) Receives a Buy from Maxim Group

August 14, 2023 | sfgate.com

ContraFect: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

August 14, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

ContraFect Reports Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results and Provides Business Update

July 25, 2023 | money.usnews.com

ContraFect Corp

July 6, 2023 | msn.com

ContraFect (CFRX) Price Target Decreased by 97.37% to 5.10

June 27, 2023 | msn.com

ContraFect enters a warrant exercise transaction for $9.6M

June 27, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

ContraFect Enters Into a Warrant Exercise Transaction for Proceeds of $9.6 Million

June 22, 2023 | marketwatch.com

8-K: CONTRAFECT Corp

June 22, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

CFRX: CF-370 Effective in Rabbit Lung Infection Model Caused by Klebsiella Pneumoniae…

June 20, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

ContraFect Data Presentations at ASM Microbe 2023 Demonstrate the Power of the Company’s Proprietary Platform to Discover New Agents Targeting Antibiotic-Resistant Gram-negative Pathogens

June 9, 2023 | msn.com

ContraFect Gains with Key Data Presentation Set for Next Week

June 8, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

ContraFect to Present New Data Demonstrating the Potential Efficacy of Its Engineered Lysins Against Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens at ASM Microbe 2023

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 11/14/2023
Today: 12/09/2023
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2023

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
Industry: Pharmaceutical preparations
Sub-Industry: N/A
Sector: Medical
Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CFRX
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: 1478069
Web: www.contrafect.com
Phone: (914) 207-2300
Fax: N/A
Employees: 23
Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target: $3.00
High Stock Price Target: $3.00
Low Stock Price Target: $3.00
Potential Upside/Downside: +5,900.0%
Consensus Rating: Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($19.27)
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $-65,150,000.00
Net Margins: N/A
Pretax Margin: N/A
Return on Equity: N/A
Return on Assets: -138.70%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
Current Ratio: 0.53
Quick Ratio: 0.53

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: N/A
Price / Sales: N/A
Cash Flow: N/A
Price / Cash Flow: N/A
Book Value: ($19.92) per share
Price / Book: 0.00

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 10,700,000
Free Float: 10,639,000
Market Cap: $535,000.00
Optionable: Not Optionable
Beta: 0.29

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Key Executives

Dr. Roger James Pomerantz FACP (Age 66)
M.D., Chairman, CEO & President
Comp: $970.72k
Mr. Michael Messinger CPA (Age 48)
Chief Financial Officer
Comp: $543.14k
Ms. Natalie Bogdanos J.D. (Age 54)
General Counsel, Corporate Secretary & Data Protection Officer
Comp: $531.2k
Mr. Matthew Salamone P.H.R.
SPHR, Vice President of Human Resources
Dr. Gary Woodnutt (Age 66)
Senior Vice President of Translational Sciences & Preclinical Development
Dr. William Garrett Nichols M.D. (Age 54)
M.S., Interim Chief Medical Officer

Key Competitors

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Institutional Ownership

Armistice Capital LLC
Bought 419,258 shares on 11/15/2023
Ownership: 4.439%

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CFRX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell ContraFect stock right now?: 1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for ContraFect in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" CFRX shares.
View CFRX analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.
What is ContraFect's stock price target for 2024?: 1 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for ContraFect's shares. Their CFRX share price targets range from $3.00 to $3.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $3.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 5,900.0% from the stock's current price.
View analysts price targets for CFRX or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.
How have CFRX shares performed in 2023?: ContraFect's stock was trading at $7.68 at the start of the year. Since then, CFRX shares have decreased by 99.3% and is now trading at $0.05.
View the best growth stocks for 2023 here.
Are investors shorting ContraFect?: ContraFect saw a decline in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 59,600 shares, a decline of 48.6% from the October 15th total of 116,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 217,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Currently, 1.1% of the shares of the company are short sold.
View ContraFect's Short Interest.
How were ContraFect's earnings last quarter?: ContraFect Co. (NASDAQ:CFRX) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November, 14th. The biotechnology company reported ($0.50) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.66) by $0.16.

When did ContraFect's stock split?: ContraFect shares reverse split on the morning of Tuesday, February 14th 2023. The 1-80 reverse split was announced on Tuesday, February 14th 2023. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the closing bell on Tuesday, February 14th 2023. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 1 shares after the split.
What other stocks do shareholders of ContraFect own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other ContraFect investors own include SCYNEXIS (SCYX), Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO), Verastem (VSTM), Vaxart (VXRT), Matinas BioPharma (MTNB), VBI Vaccines (VBIV), Novavax (NVAX), Cidara Therapeutics (CDTX), Gilead Sciences (GILD) and Dynavax Technologies (DVAX).
Who are ContraFect's major shareholders?: ContraFect's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Armistice Capital LLC (4.44%) and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc. (0.00%).
View institutional ownership trends.
How do I buy shares of ContraFect?: Shares of CFRX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
Compare Top Brokerages Here.

This page (NASDAQ:CFRX) was last updated on 12/9/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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