Ovid Therapeutics (OVID) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ovid Therapeutics Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing medicines for epilepsies and other disorders of the central nervous system. The company’s research has concentrated on conditions with significant unmet medical needs, including rare epileptic and neurodevelopmental disorders.

Ovid’s pipeline has included soticlestat, an investigational therapy developed in collaboration with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company for developmental and epileptic encephalopathies such as Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. The company has also investigated therapies targeting other neurological conditions, including the former program gaboxadol, which was evaluated for Angelman syndrome and other disorders.

Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, Ovid has advanced its programs through collaborations with larger pharmaceutical companies and clinical research networks serving patients internationally. Its development strategy has emphasized partnerships intended to support clinical testing, regulatory review and potential commercialization across global markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.44 to $2.70
• 50-Day Range: $2.15 to $2.93
• 52-Week Range: $1.18 to $3.11
• Volume: 3.15 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.81 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $496.06 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $6.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Ovid Therapeutics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ovid Therapeutics scored higher than 58% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 516th out of 900 stocks in the healthcare 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

Ovid Therapeutics has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.92, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 11 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Ovid Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $6.00, representing about 136.2% upside from its current price of $2.54.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ovid Therapeutics 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 Ovid Therapeutics are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($0.37) to ($0.38) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ovid Therapeutics is -8.19, 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 Ovid Therapeutics is -8.19, 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

Ovid Therapeutics has a P/B Ratio of 2.54. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.95% of the float of Ovid Therapeutics has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ovid Therapeutics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 12.57, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ovid Therapeutics has recently decreased by 4.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Ovid Therapeutics does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Ovid Therapeutics does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.99

News Sentiment

Ovid Therapeutics has a news sentiment score of 0.99. 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 0.67 average news sentiment score of Healthcare companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Ovid Therapeutics this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for OVID on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Ovid Therapeutics to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 600% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

7.00% of the stock of Ovid Therapeutics is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

72.24% of the stock of Ovid Therapeutics is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/13/2026
• Today: 11/01/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/11/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Healthcare
• Industry: Pharmaceuticals
• Sub-Industry: Pharmaceuticals
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:OVID
• CIK: 1636651
• Web: www.ovidrx.com
• Phone: (646) 661-7661
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 23
• Year Founded: 2014

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ovid Therapeutics: $6.00
• High Price Target: $9.00
• Low Price Target: $4.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +136.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.92
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.31)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$17.41 million
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: -2,178.90%
• Return on Equity: -23.64%
• Return on Assets: -20.52%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.05
• Current Ratio: 12.39
• Quick Ratio: 12.39

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.25 million
• Price / Sales: 68.42
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $1.00 per share
• Price / Book: 2.54

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 195,300,000
• Free Float: 181,627,000
• Market Cap: $496.06 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.22