Free Trial
Your Rate Never Goes Up! Save $100 a Year on MarketBeat All Access
Upgrade Now
Claim MarketBeat All Access Sale Promotion
NASDAQ:NCNA

NuCana (NCNA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

NuCana logo
$0.99 0.00 (0.00%)
Closing price 10/23/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$1.00 +0.01 (+0.98%)
As of 10/23/2026 07:30 PM Eastern
Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more.

About NuCana Stock (NASDAQ:NCNA)

Advanced

Key Stats

Today's Range
$0.96
▼
$1.02
50-Day Range
$0.96
▼
$1.76
52-Week Range
$0.95
▼
$4.55
Volume
27,089 shs
Average Volume
256,308 shs
Market Capitalization
$4.10 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
Sell

Company Overview

NuCana plc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for cancer. The company applies its ProTide technology platform to existing nucleoside analogues, with the goal of improving their delivery into tumor cells, increasing anticancer activity and overcoming mechanisms of drug resistance.

NuCana’s pipeline has included Acelarin (NUC-1031), a ProTide-based version of gemcitabine investigated in several solid tumors, including pancreatic, biliary tract and ovarian cancers. The company has also developed NUC-3373, a ProTide analogue of 5-fluorouracil, and NUC-7738, an investigational cancer therapy derived from a nucleoside analogue. These candidates have been evaluated in clinical studies, but NuCana has not reported a marketed commercial product.

NuCana was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland. Its drug-development activities have involved clinical research in the United Kingdom, the United States and other international markets. The company has been led by Hugh Griffith, its chief executive officer and a co-founder, alongside a management and scientific team focused on oncology drug development.

AI Generated. May Contain Errors.

NuCana Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks
17th Percentile Overall Score

NCNA MarketRank™: 
0.861952406705 of 5 stars

NuCana scored higher than 17% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    NuCana has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    NuCana has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about NuCana's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of NuCana is -0.26, 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 NuCana is -0.26, 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

    NuCana has a P/B Ratio of 0.13. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about NuCana's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.49% of the float of NuCana has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    NuCana has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.31, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in NuCana has recently decreased by 6.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    NuCana does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    NuCana does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added NuCana to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    31.20% of the stock of NuCana is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    44.00% of the stock of NuCana is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about NuCana's insider trading history.
Receive NCNA Stock News and Ratings via Email

Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for NuCana and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.

SMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. By entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy.

NCNA Stock News Headlines

Forget the AI predictions. Look at the income
AI predictions are everywhere, but Tim Plaehn is focused on something concrete: income. He's found a small AI fund paying investors every single Thursday, up to $1,051 a month. While others debate AI's future, this fund is already paying out now.tc pixel
NuCana plc Sponsored ADR
NuCana Appoints Ian Webster as Chief Financial Officer
See More Headlines

NCNA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

NuCana's stock was trading at $3.60 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, NCNA shares have decreased by 72.6% and is now trading at $0.9853.

NuCana PLC Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:NCNA) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 13th. The company reported ($0.99) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($2.65) by $1.66.

Shares of NuCana reverse split on Friday, August 8th 2025.The 1-200 reverse split was announced on Friday, July 11th 2025. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the closing bell on Thursday, August 7th 2025. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 1 shares after the split.

NuCana (NCNA) raised $100 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, September 28th 2017. The company issued 6,667,000 shares at $14.00-$16.00 per share. Citigroup, Jefferies and Cowen acted as the underwriters for the IPO and William Blair was co-manager.

Shares of NCNA 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that NuCana investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Plug Power (PLUG), Palantir Technologies (PLTR), Pinterest (PINS), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), PayPal (PYPL) and Tesla (TSLA).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/13/2026
Today
10/26/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/12/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Pharmaceuticals
Sub-Industry
Pharmaceuticals
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:NCNA
CIK
1709626
Fax
N/A
Employees
11
Year Founded
2008

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($3.81)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$38.71 million
Net Margins
N/A
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
-41.90%
Return on Assets
-33.69%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
4.73
Quick Ratio
4.73

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
N/A
Price / Sales
N/A
Cash Flow
N/A
Price / Cash Flow
N/A
Book Value
$7.71 per share
Price / Book
0.13

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
4,160,000
Free Float
2,863,000
Market Cap
$4.10 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
2.30

Social Links

Don't Wait for the OpenAI IPO Cover

The AI wave will soon hit public markets with Anthropic and OpenAI set to go public later this year. However, you don't have to wait to invest. This report shows seven AI stocks that you can buy today while the big model providers get ready to go public.

Get This Free Report

This page (NASDAQ:NCNA) was last updated on 10/23/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
From Our Partners