Cocrystal Pharma (COCP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Cocrystal Pharma, Inc., a biotechnology company, focuses on the discovery and development of antiviral therapeutic treatments for serious and/or chronic viral diseases. It employs structure-based technologies to create antiviral drugs primarily to treat hepatitis C virus (HCV), influenza virus, coronavirus, norovirus, and respiratory virus infections. The company develops CC-31244, a HCV non-nucleoside polymerase inhibitor that has completed Phase II a clinical trial to treat HCV infection; and CC-42344, a PB2 inhibitor that has completed Phase I clinical trial for treating influenza infection. It is also involved in identifying and developing non-nucleoside polymerase inhibitors for norovirus infections. Cocrystal Pharma, Inc. has a license and research collaboration agreement with Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. to discover and develop proprietary influenza A/B antiviral agents; and a license agreement with Kansas State University Research Foundation to develop antiviral compounds for the treatment of norovirus and coronavirus infections. The company is headquartered in Bothell, Washington.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1.40 to $1.56
• 50-Day Range: $1.17 to $1.71
• 52-Week Range: $1.12 to $3.26
• Volume: 16,099 shs
• Average Volume: 27,536 shs
• Market Capitalization: $14.75 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $7.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Cocrystal Pharma Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cocrystal Pharma scored higher than 51% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 392nd out of 932 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Cocrystal Pharma 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.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cocrystal Pharma has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

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

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Cocrystal Pharma are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($1.85) to ($2.16) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cocrystal Pharma is -0.78, 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 Cocrystal Pharma is -0.78, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Cocrystal Pharma has a P/B Ratio of 0.56. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.09% of the float of Cocrystal Pharma has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cocrystal Pharma has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cocrystal Pharma has recently increased by 757.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Cocrystal Pharma does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Cocrystal Pharma does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.09% of the float of Cocrystal Pharma has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cocrystal Pharma has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cocrystal Pharma has recently increased by 757.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.74

News Sentiment

Cocrystal Pharma has a news sentiment score of 0.74. 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 0.87 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Cocrystal Pharma this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Cocrystal Pharma insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

28.14% of the stock of Cocrystal Pharma is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 6.72% of the stock of Cocrystal Pharma is held by institutions.

COCP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have COCP shares performed this year?

Cocrystal Pharma's stock was trading at $2.02 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, COCP stock has decreased by 28.2% and is now trading at $1.45.
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How were Cocrystal Pharma's earnings last quarter?

Cocrystal Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:COCP) posted its earnings results on Thursday, May, 15th. The company reported ($0.23) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.52) by $0.29.

When did Cocrystal Pharma's stock split?

Shares of Cocrystal Pharma reverse split on the morning of Tuesday, October 11th 2022. The 1-12 reverse split was announced on Tuesday, October 11th 2022. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the closing bell on Tuesday, October 11th 2022. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 8 shares after the split.

How do I buy shares of Cocrystal Pharma?

Shares of COCP 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 Cocrystal Pharma own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Cocrystal Pharma investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), OPKO Health (OPK), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), NIO (NIO), CrowdStrike (CRWD) and Pfizer (PFE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/15/2025
• Today: 5/28/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/13/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Medical
• Industry: Pharmaceutical preparations
• Sub-Industry: Pharmaceutical Products
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:COCP
• CIK: 1412486
• Web: www.cocrystalpharma.com
• Phone: (305) 425-1780
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 10
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $7.00
• High Stock Price Target: $7.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $7.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +382.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($1.57)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$17.98 million
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -94.62%
• Return on Assets: -78.24%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 7.32
• Quick Ratio: 7.32

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $2.59 per share
• Price / Book: 0.56

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 10,170,000
• Free Float: 7,565,000
• Market Cap: $14.75 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 2.13