MoonLake Immunotherapeutics (MLTX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

MoonLake Immunotherapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in developing therapies. It develops Sonelokimab, a novel investigational Nanobody for the treatment of inflammation diseases; and hidradenitis suppurativa, psoriatic arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis, and psoriasis. MoonLake Immunotherapeutics was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $16.97 to $18.00
• 50-Day Range: $16.11 to $19.41
• 52-Week Range: $5.95 to $62.75
• Volume: 699,621 shs
• Average Volume: 1.72 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.22 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $23.08
• Consensus Rating: Hold

MoonLake Immunotherapeutics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

MoonLake Immunotherapeutics scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 266th out of 856 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: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

MoonLake Immunotherapeutics has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.38, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 9 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

MoonLake Immunotherapeutics has a consensus price target of $23.08, representing about 35.7% upside from its current price of $17.01.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

MoonLake Immunotherapeutics has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Decreasing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for MoonLake Immunotherapeutics are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($3.42) to ($3.62) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of MoonLake Immunotherapeutics is -4.83, 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 MoonLake Immunotherapeutics is -4.83, 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

MoonLake Immunotherapeutics has a P/B Ratio of 3.98. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.54% of the float of MoonLake Immunotherapeutics has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

MoonLake Immunotherapeutics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.24.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in MoonLake Immunotherapeutics has recently decreased by 14.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

MoonLake Immunotherapeutics does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

MoonLake Immunotherapeutics does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.73

News Sentiment

MoonLake Immunotherapeutics has a news sentiment score of 0.73. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for MoonLake Immunotherapeutics this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

10 people have searched for MLTX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added MoonLake Immunotherapeutics to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, MoonLake Immunotherapeutics insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $65,714,663.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

12.05% of the stock of MoonLake Immunotherapeutics is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

93.85% of the stock of MoonLake Immunotherapeutics is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MLTX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MLTX shares performed this year?

MoonLake Immunotherapeutics' stock was trading at $13.18 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, MLTX shares have increased by 29.1% and is now trading at $17.01.

How were MoonLake Immunotherapeutics' earnings last quarter?

MoonLake Immunotherapeutics (NASDAQ:MLTX) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February, 25th. The company reported ($0.92) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of ($0.92).

When did MoonLake Immunotherapeutics IPO?

MoonLake Immunotherapeutics (MLTX) raised $100 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Tuesday, October 20th 2020. The company issued 10,000,000 shares at $10.00 per share.

Who are MoonLake Immunotherapeutics' major shareholders?

MoonLake Immunotherapeutics' top institutional shareholders include Candriam S.C.A. (1.14%), Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd (0.18%) and SG Americas Securities LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Da Silva Jorge Santos, Bihua Chen, Bvf Partners L P/Il, Matthias Bodenstedt, Simon Sturge and Kristian Reich.
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How do I buy shares of MoonLake Immunotherapeutics?

Shares of MLTX 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 MoonLake Immunotherapeutics own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that MoonLake Immunotherapeutics investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Disc Medicine (IRON), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/25/2026
• Today: 5/05/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/11/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Medical
• Industry: MED - BIOMED/GENE
• Sub-Industry: Pharmaceutical Products
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MLTX
• CIK: 1821586
• Web: www.moonlaketx.com
• Phone: 41-41-510-8022
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for MoonLake Immunotherapeutics: $23.08
• High Price Target: $40.00
• Low Price Target: $8.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +35.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.38
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($3.52)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$227.32 million
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -66.56%
• Return on Assets: -50.23%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.24
• Current Ratio: 9.27
• Quick Ratio: 9.27

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $4.27 per share
• Price / Book: 3.98

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 71,730,000
• Free Float: 63,085,000
• Market Cap: $1.22 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.01