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PepGen (PEPG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$1.18 -0.02 (-1.25%)
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About PepGen Stock (NASDAQ:PEPG)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$1.17
$1.23
50-Day Range
$1.01
$1.46
52-Week Range
$0.88
$10.06
Volume
147,327 shs
Average Volume
1.21 million shs
Market Capitalization
$38.87 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$7.67
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

PepGen Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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48th Percentile Overall Score

PEPG MarketRank™: 

PepGen scored higher than 48% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 636th out of 941 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    PepGen has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    PepGen has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about PepGen's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for PepGen are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($2.73) to ($2.48) per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of PepGen is -0.40, 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 PepGen is -0.40, 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

    PepGen has a P/B Ratio of 0.55. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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

    4.70% of the float of PepGen has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    PepGen has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.8.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in PepGen has recently increased by 4.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    PepGen does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.70% of the float of PepGen has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    PepGen has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.8.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in PepGen has recently increased by 4.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    PepGen has a news sentiment score of 1.87. 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 0.96 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 4.60% of the stock of PepGen is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    58.01% of the stock of PepGen is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about PepGen's insider trading history.
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PEPG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

PepGen's stock was trading at $3.79 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PEPG stock has decreased by 68.6% and is now trading at $1.19.

PepGen, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEPG) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 7th. The company reported ($0.70) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.85) by $0.15.

PepGen (PEPG) raised $126 million in an initial public offering on Friday, May 6th 2022. The company issued 9,000,000 shares at $13.00-$15.00 per share.

Top institutional investors of PepGen include Opaleye Management Inc. (0.73%), Geode Capital Management LLC (0.61%), RBF Capital LLC (0.30%) and Bridgeway Capital Management LLC (0.28%). Insiders that own company stock include Ra Capital Management, LP, James G Mcarthur, Paul Streck, Noel Donnelly, Mary Beth Delena, Jaya Goyal, Niels Svenstrup and Michelle L Mellion.
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Shares of PEPG 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 PepGen investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), Home Depot (HD) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/07/2025
Today
9/03/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/06/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Medical
Industry
MED - BIOMED/GENE
Sub-Industry
Pharmaceutical Products
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:PEPG
CIK
1835597
Fax
N/A
Employees
30
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$12.00
Low Price Target
$3.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+538.9%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.33
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($2.96)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$89.98 million
Net Margins
N/A
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
-92.51%
Return on Assets
-70.39%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
4.74
Quick Ratio
4.74

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
N/A
Price / Sales
N/A
Cash Flow
N/A
Price / Cash Flow
N/A
Book Value
$2.17 per share
Price / Book
0.55

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
32,800,000
Free Float
31,291,000
Market Cap
$39.36 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.17
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This page (NASDAQ:PEPG) was last updated on 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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