Epizyme, Inc., a late-stage biopharmaceutical company, discovers, develops, and commercializes novel epigenetic medicines for patients with cancer and other diseases primarily in the United States. The company's lead products candidate is tazemetostat, an inhibitor of the EZH2 histone methyltransferase, which is in the Phase II clinical trial for patients with relapsed or refractory non-hodgkin lymphoma (NHL); Phase II clinical trial for relapsed or refractory patients with mesothelioma characterized by BAP1 loss-of-function; and Phase II clinical trial for adults and Phase I clinical trial for children with epithelioid sarcoma and other INI1-negative solid tumors. It also develops tazemetostat in combination with R-CHOP that is in the Phase Ib/II clinical trials in elderly patients with DLBCL; and tazemetostat in combination with PD-L1 inhibitor, which is in the Phase Ib/II clinical trials for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. In addition, the company is developing EZM8266, a G9a inhibitor that is in the Phase 1 study for the treatment of sickle cell disease; pinometostat, which is in the preclinical studies stage for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia; PRMT5 inhibitor that is in Phase II clinical trial for patients with solid tumors and NHL; and PRMT1 inhibitor, which is in the Phase 1 clinical trial. Epizyme, Inc. has collaboration agreements with Celgene Corporation; Genentech Inc.; Glaxo Group Limited; Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH; Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.; Lymphoma Study Association; and Eisai Co. Ltd. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Pharmaceutical preparations
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorMedical
Phone617-229-5872
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$21.70 million
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees124
Next Earnings Date5/14/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Epizyme (NASDAQ:EPZM) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Epizyme's stock symbol?
Epizyme trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "EPZM."
How were Epizyme's earnings last quarter?
Epizyme Inc (NASDAQ:EPZM) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February, 26th. The biopharmaceutical company reported ($0.29) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.49) by $0.20. The biopharmaceutical company earned $9.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $11.50 million. View Epizyme's Earnings History.
When is Epizyme's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for EPZM?
8 brokers have issued twelve-month target prices for Epizyme's shares. Their forecasts range from $11.00 to $25.00. On average, they anticipate Epizyme's stock price to reach $18.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 45.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Epizyme.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Epizyme?
8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Epizyme in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Epizyme.
Has Epizyme been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media headlines about EPZM stock have trended somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie. The research group scores the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Epizyme earned a news sentiment score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the biopharmaceutical company a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is very unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term.
Who are some of Epizyme's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Epizyme include Ascendis Pharma A/S (ASND), United Therapeutics (UTHR), Taro Pharmaceutical Industries (TARO), TESARO (TSRO), HUTCHISON CHINA/S (HCM), FibroGen (FGEN), Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX), Evotec (EVTCY), ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (ACAD), Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (RARE), Agios Pharmaceuticals (AGIO), Blueprint Medicines (BPMC), Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT), Amicus Therapeutics (FOLD) and Emergent Biosolutions (EBS).
What other stocks do shareholders of Epizyme own?
Who are Epizyme's key executives?
Epizyme's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Robert B. Bazemore Jr., Pres, CEO, Sec. & Director (Age 51)
- Mr. Matthew E. Ros, Chief Strategy & Bus. Officer and Principal Financial Officer (Age 52)
- Dr. H. Robert Horvitz, Co-Founder & Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board
- Dr. Yi Zhang, Scientific Co-Founder & Member of The Scientific Advisory Board
- Mr. Joseph Beaulieu, Controller, Treasurer & Principal Accounting Officer (Age 38)
Who are Epizyme's major shareholders?
Epizyme's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB (0.07%). Company insiders that own Epizyme stock include Andrew E Singer, David M Mott, Matthew Ros, Peter Tai-Ching Ho and Robert A Copeland. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Epizyme.
Which major investors are buying Epizyme stock?
How do I buy shares of Epizyme?
Shares of EPZM can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Epizyme's stock price today?
One share of EPZM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $12.75.
How big of a company is Epizyme?
Epizyme has a market capitalization of $1.16 billion and generates $21.70 million in revenue each year. The biopharmaceutical company earns $-123,630,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($1.72) on an earnings per share basis. Epizyme employs 124 workers across the globe.
What is Epizyme's official website?
How can I contact Epizyme?
Epizyme's mailing address is 400 TECHNOLOGY SQUARE, CAMBRIDGE MA, 02139. The biopharmaceutical company can be reached via phone at 617-229-5872 or via email at [email protected]
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