Kura Oncology (KURA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kura Oncology, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, develops medicines for the treatment of cancer. The company's pipeline consists of small molecule product candidates that target cancer. Its lead product candidates are ziftomenib, an orally bioavailable small molecule inhibitor of the menin-KMT2A interaction for the treatment of genetically defined subsets of acute leukemias, including acute myeloid leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia; tipifarnib, an orally bioavailable farnesyl transferase inhibitor combination with alpelisib for patients with PIK3CA-dependent HNSCC; and KO-2806, a farnesyl transferase inhibitor for the treatment of solid tumors. It has a clinical collaboration with Novartis Pharma AG to evaluate the combination of tipifarnib and alpelisib in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma whose tumors have HRAS overexpression and/or PIK3CA mutation and/or amplification. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $6.24 to $6.51
• 50-Day Range: $5.62 to $7.85
• 52-Week Range: $5.41 to $23.48
• Volume: 1.24 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.18 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $552.35 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $24.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Kura Oncology Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kura Oncology scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 112th out of 916 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: 4.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Kura Oncology has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.93, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kura Oncology has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

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

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kura Oncology are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($2.44) to ($1.72) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kura Oncology is -2.70, 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 Kura Oncology is -2.70, 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

Kura Oncology has a P/B Ratio of 1.19. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.56% of the outstanding shares of Kura Oncology have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kura Oncology has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kura Oncology has recently decreased by 4.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Kura Oncology does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Kura Oncology does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 4.7 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.76

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.56% of the outstanding shares of Kura Oncology have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kura Oncology has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kura Oncology has recently decreased by 4.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.55

News Sentiment

Kura Oncology has a news sentiment score of 0.55. 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 0.65 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Kura Oncology this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for KURA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kura Oncology insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $19,076.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 6.40% of the stock of Kura Oncology is held by insiders.

KURA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have KURA shares performed this year?

Kura Oncology's stock was trading at $8.71 at the start of the year. Since then, KURA shares have decreased by 26.8% and is now trading at $6.38.
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How were Kura Oncology's earnings last quarter?

Kura Oncology, Inc. (NASDAQ:KURA) announced its earnings results on Thursday, May, 1st. The company reported ($0.66) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.51) by $0.15. The company earned $14.11 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $39.08 million.
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When did Kura Oncology's stock split?

Shares of Kura Oncology reverse split on the morning of Friday, October 18th 2024. The 1-35 reverse split was announced on Monday, October 14th 2024. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the market closes on Thursday, October 17th 2024. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 3 shares after the split.

Who are Kura Oncology's major shareholders?

Kura Oncology's top institutional investors include BVF Inc. IL (8.96%), Armistice Capital LLC (7.59%), Vanguard Group Inc. (5.72%) and RA Capital Management L.P. (4.63%). Insiders that own company stock include Thomas Malley, Teresa Brophy Bair, Mollie Leoni, Thomas James Doyle, Kathleen Ford, Kirsten Flowers and Troy Edward Wilson.
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How do I buy shares of Kura Oncology?

Shares of KURA 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 Kura Oncology own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Kura Oncology investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META), Netflix (NFLX), Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Walmart (WMT).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/01/2025
• Today: 5/20/2025
• 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:KURA
• CIK: 1422143
• Web: www.kuraoncology.com
• Phone: (858) 500-8800
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 130
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $24.50
• High Stock Price Target: $40.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $10.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +283.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.93
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($2.10)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-152,630,000.00
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -44.09%
• Return on Assets: -39.57%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.02
• Current Ratio: 11.47
• Quick Ratio: 11.47

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $67.99 million
• Price / Sales: 8.14
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $5.35 per share
• Price / Book: 1.19

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 86,575,000
• Free Float: 73,487,000
• Market Cap: $553.21 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.50