Should I buy or sell Corcept Therapeutics stock right now?

7 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Corcept Therapeutics in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" CORT shares. View CORT analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is Corcept Therapeutics' stock price target for 2024?

7 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for Corcept Therapeutics' stock. Their CORT share price targets range from $22.00 to $47.50. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $32.19 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 19.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for CORT or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have CORT shares performed in 2023?

Corcept Therapeutics' stock was trading at $20.31 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CORT stock has increased by 33.1% and is now trading at $27.04. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here .

Are investors shorting Corcept Therapeutics?

Corcept Therapeutics saw a increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 15,270,000 shares, an increase of 8.1% from the October 31st total of 14,120,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 739,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 20.6 days. Approximately 17.4% of the company's shares are short sold. View Corcept Therapeutics' Short Interest .

When is Corcept Therapeutics' next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 27th 2024. View our CORT earnings forecast .

How were Corcept Therapeutics' earnings last quarter?

Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ:CORT) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 1st. The biotechnology company reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.06. The biotechnology company earned $123.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $119.71 million. Corcept Therapeutics had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 18.99% and a net margin of 20.20%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 21.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.30 earnings per share.

What ETFs hold Corcept Therapeutics' stock?

ETFs with the largest weight of Corcept Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CORT) stock in their portfolio include Invesco Pharmaceuticals ETF (PJP) , Invesco S&P SmallCap Health Care ETF (PSCH) , ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF (SBIO) , SPDR S&P Pharmaceuticals ETF (XPH) , Direxion Daily Pharmaceutical & Medical Bull 3X Shares (PILL) , iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF (IHE) , Hartford Multifactor Small Cap ETF (ROSC) and Distillate Small/Mid Cash Flow ETF (DSMC) .

What is Joseph K. Belanoff's approval rating as Corcept Therapeutics' CEO?

6 employees have rated Corcept Therapeutics Chief Executive Officer Joseph K. Belanoff on Glassdoor.com . Joseph K. Belanoff has an approval rating of 100% among the company's employees. This puts Joseph K. Belanoff in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

What other stocks do shareholders of Corcept Therapeutics own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Corcept Therapeutics investors own include Micron Technology (MU) , NVIDIA (NVDA) , Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) , AbbVie (ABBV) , CA (CA) , Alibaba Group (BABA) , BlackRock (BLK) , Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO) , Pfizer (PFE) and Activision Blizzard (ATVI) .

Who are Corcept Therapeutics' major shareholders?

Corcept Therapeutics' stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Ingalls & Snyder LLC (8.13%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (1.78%), Federated Hermes Inc. (1.64%), Northern Trust Corp (1.24%), Morgan Stanley (1.19%) and Invesco Ltd. (0.92%). Insiders that own company stock include Daniel N Swisher Jr , Daniel N Swisher, Jr, David L Mahoney , G Leonard Baker, Jr , Gary Charles Robb , Hazel Hunt , Joseph Douglas Lyon , Joseph K Belanoff and Sean Maduck . View institutional ownership trends .

How do I buy shares of Corcept Therapeutics?

Shares of CORT 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 .

Corcept Therapeutics Stock Price, News & Analysis (NASDAQ:CORT)

$26.78

-0.26 (-0.96%)

(As of 11:50 AM ET)

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Today's Range: $26.50
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$27.10
50-Day Range: $24.82
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$32.99
52-Week Range: $17.86
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$34.28

Volume: 101,742 shs
Average Volume: 717,984 shs
Market Capitalization: $2.76 billion

P/E Ratio: 33.06
Dividend Yield: N/A
Price Target: $32.19

Corcept Therapeutics MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy
2.57 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 19.0% Upside
$32.19 Price Target
Short Interest: Bearish
17.39% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: N/A
Sustainability: -0.59
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment: 0.03
Based on 18 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Selling Shares
$2.87 M Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: -10.99%
From $0.91 to $0.81 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

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

1.94 out of 5 stars

Medical Sector

551st out of 957 stocks

Pharmaceutical Preparations Industry

223rd out of 397 stocks

2.3

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Corcept Therapeutics has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.57, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $32.19, Corcept Therapeutics has a forecasted upside of 19.0% from its current price of $27.04.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Corcept Therapeutics has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

0.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
17.39% of the float of Corcept Therapeutics has been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Corcept Therapeutics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 20.6, which indicates bearish sentiment.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Corcept Therapeutics has recently increased by 8.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

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Dividend Strength

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

4.5

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
Corcept Therapeutics has received a 68.41% net impact score from Upright. The largest positive contribution comes from its "Physical diseases" impact, which is mostly driven by its "Preclinical research services for physical health", "Clinical research services for cancer", and "Clinical research services for metabolic diseases" products. See details.
Environmental Sustainability
The Environmental Impact score for Corcept Therapeutics is -0.59.

2.2

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Corcept Therapeutics has a news sentiment score of 0.03. 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 0.50 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Corcept Therapeutics this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
Only 3 people have searched for CORT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -57% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
5 people have added Corcept Therapeutics to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

3.3

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Corcept 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 $2,868,415.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
18.60% of the stock of Corcept Therapeutics is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.
Percentage Held by Institutions
78.80% of the stock of Corcept Therapeutics is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.3

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Corcept Therapeutics are expected to decrease by -10.99% in the coming year, from $0.91 to $0.81 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Corcept Therapeutics is 33.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 120.26.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Corcept Therapeutics is 33.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Medical sector average P/E ratio of about 130.83.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Corcept Therapeutics has a P/B Ratio of 5.80. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Corcept Therapeutics Stock (NASDAQ:CORT)

Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated engages in discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of severe metabolic, oncologic, endocrine, and neurological disorders in the United States. It offers Korlym (mifepristone) tablets as a once-daily oral medication for the treatment of hyperglycemia secondary to hypercortisolism in adult patients with endogenous Cushing's syndrome, who have type 2 diabetes mellitus or glucose intolerance, and have failed surgery or are not candidates for surgery. The company is developing relacorilant to treat patients with Cushing's syndrome; and nab-paclitaxel in combination with relacorilant, which has completed Phase II clinical trial to treat patients with advanced ovarian tumors, as well as for the treatment of cortisol excess. It is also developing selective cortisol modulator to treat patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer; selective cortisol modulator for the treatment of antipsychotic-induced weight gain and other disorders; and FKBP5 gene expression assays. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

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CORT Stock News Headlines

December 6, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Insider Sell: Joseph Lyon of Corcept Therapeutics Inc (CORT) Sells 5,000 Shares

December 4, 2023 | americanbankingnews.com

Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ:CORT) to Post Q3 2024 Earnings of $0.19 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts

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Zacks Research Analysts Raise Earnings Estimates for Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ:CORT)

December 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Why Is Corcept (CORT) Up 0.7% Since Last Earnings Report?

November 15, 2023 | morningstar.com

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November 10, 2023 | stocknews.com

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November 7, 2023 | msn.com

Truist Securities Upgrades Corcept Therapeutics (CORT)

November 6, 2023 | msn.com

Truist upgrades Corcept to buy, cites market potential for relacorilant

November 6, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com

Where Corcept Therapeutics Stands With Analysts

November 4, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Insider Sell: Chief Accounting Officer Joseph Lyon Sells 5,000 Shares of Corcept Therapeutics Inc

November 2, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ:CORT) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

November 2, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Corcept (CORT) Beats on Q3 Earnings, Raises '23 Sales View

November 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Corcept Therapeutics Inc (CORT) Reports 22% Revenue Increase in Q3 2023

November 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Corcept Appoints Monica Tellado as President, Emerging Markets

October 31, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Why Earnings Season Could Be Great for Corcept Therapeutics (CORT)

October 26, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Corcept Therapeutics (CORT) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: Can the Stock Move Higher?

October 12, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Tempest (TPST) Up as First-Line Liver Cancer Study Meets Goals

October 5, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Pulling back 20% this week, Corcept Therapeutics' NASDAQ:CORT) five-year decline in earnings may be coming into investors focus

October 4, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Kezar (KZR) Falls 10% on Strategic Update, Reduces Workforce

October 3, 2023 | msn.com

Truist Securities Reiterates Corcept Therapeutics (CORT) Hold Recommendation

October 2, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com

5 Analysts Have This to Say About Corcept Therapeutics

September 30, 2023 | msn.com

Corcept Therapeutics plunges amid patent trial with Teva (update)

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 11/01/2023
Today: 12/07/2023
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2023
Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/27/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
Industry: Pharmaceutical preparations
Sub-Industry: Pharmaceuticals
Sector: Medical
Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CORT
CUSIP: 21835210
CIK: 1088856
Web: www.corcept.com
Phone: (650) 327-3270
Fax: 650-327-3218
Employees: 299
Year Founded: 1998

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target: $32.19
High Stock Price Target: $47.50
Low Stock Price Target: $22.00
Potential Upside/Downside: +19.0%
Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 2.57
Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.81
Trailing P/E Ratio: 33.38
Forward P/E Ratio: 29.71
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $101.42 million
Net Margins: 20.20%
Pretax Margin: 24.89%
Return on Equity: 18.99%
Return on Assets: 15.67%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
Current Ratio: 3.54
Quick Ratio: 3.48

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $401.86 million
Price / Sales: 6.94
Cash Flow: $1.01 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 26.82
Book Value: $4.66 per share
Price / Book: 5.80

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 103,080,000
Free Float: 83,908,000
Market Cap: $2.79 billion
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 0.35

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Key Executives

Dr. Joseph K. Belanoff M.D. (Age 66)
Co-Founder, President, CEO & Director
Comp: $1.82M
Mr. Atabak Mokari (Age 46)
CFO & Treasurer
Comp: $760.75k
Dr. Hazel Hunt Ph.D. (Age 63)
Chief Scientific Officer
Comp: $895.16k
Mr. Sean Maduck (Age 46)
President of Corcept Endocrinology
Comp: $823.42k
Mr. Gary Charles Robb (Age 60)
Chief Business Officer & Secretary
Comp: $963k
Mr. Joseph Douglas Lyon (Age 44)
Chief Accounting Officer
Ms. Amy Flood
Chief Human Resources & Communications Officer
Dr. William Guyer Pharm.D. (Age 55)
Chief Development Officer
Ms. Monica Tellado (Age 50)
President of Emerging Markets

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Insiders & Institutions

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CORT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Corcept Therapeutics stock right now?: 7 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Corcept Therapeutics in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" CORT shares.
View CORT analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.
What is Corcept Therapeutics' stock price target for 2024?: 7 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for Corcept Therapeutics' stock. Their CORT share price targets range from $22.00 to $47.50. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $32.19 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 19.0% from the stock's current price.
View analysts price targets for CORT or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.
How have CORT shares performed in 2023?: Corcept Therapeutics' stock was trading at $20.31 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CORT stock has increased by 33.1% and is now trading at $27.04.
View the best growth stocks for 2023 here.
Are investors shorting Corcept Therapeutics?: Corcept Therapeutics saw a increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 15,270,000 shares, an increase of 8.1% from the October 31st total of 14,120,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 739,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 20.6 days. Approximately 17.4% of the company's shares are short sold.
View Corcept Therapeutics' Short Interest.
When is Corcept Therapeutics' next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 27th 2024.
View our CORT earnings forecast.
How were Corcept Therapeutics' earnings last quarter?: Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ:CORT) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 1st. The biotechnology company reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.06. The biotechnology company earned $123.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $119.71 million. Corcept Therapeutics had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 18.99% and a net margin of 20.20%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 21.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.30 earnings per share.

What ETFs hold Corcept Therapeutics' stock?: ETFs with the largest weight of Corcept Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CORT) stock in their portfolio include Invesco Pharmaceuticals ETF (PJP), Invesco S&P SmallCap Health Care ETF (PSCH), ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF (SBIO), SPDR S&P Pharmaceuticals ETF (XPH), Direxion Daily Pharmaceutical & Medical Bull 3X Shares (PILL), iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF (IHE), Hartford Multifactor Small Cap ETF (ROSC) and Distillate Small/Mid Cash Flow ETF (DSMC).
What is Joseph K. Belanoff's approval rating as Corcept Therapeutics' CEO?: 6 employees have rated Corcept Therapeutics Chief Executive Officer Joseph K. Belanoff on Glassdoor.com. Joseph K. Belanoff has an approval rating of 100% among the company's employees. This puts Joseph K. Belanoff in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.
What other stocks do shareholders of Corcept Therapeutics own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Corcept Therapeutics investors own include Micron Technology (MU), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), AbbVie (ABBV), CA (CA), Alibaba Group (BABA), BlackRock (BLK), Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO), Pfizer (PFE) and Activision Blizzard (ATVI).
Who are Corcept Therapeutics' major shareholders?: Corcept Therapeutics' stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Ingalls & Snyder LLC (8.13%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (1.78%), Federated Hermes Inc. (1.64%), Northern Trust Corp (1.24%), Morgan Stanley (1.19%) and Invesco Ltd. (0.92%). Insiders that own company stock include Daniel N Swisher Jr, Daniel N Swisher, Jr, David L Mahoney, G Leonard Baker, Jr, Gary Charles Robb, Hazel Hunt, Joseph Douglas Lyon, Joseph K Belanoff and Sean Maduck.
View institutional ownership trends.
How do I buy shares of Corcept Therapeutics?: Shares of CORT 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.

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