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Emergent Biosolutions (EBS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$6.76 +0.40 (+6.35%)
Closing price 09/16/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$6.74 -0.02 (-0.28%)
As of 09/16/2026 07:30 PM Eastern
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About Emergent Biosolutions Stock (NYSE:EBS)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$6.39
$6.80
50-Day Range
$4.44
$8.16
52-Week Range
$4.36
$14.06
Volume
1.61 million shs
Average Volume
1.15 million shs
Market Capitalization
$346.79 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$10.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Emergent BioSolutions Inc. is a life sciences company focused on developing, manufacturing and supplying medical countermeasures and other products intended to address public health threats. Its activities include vaccines, therapeutics and treatments for infectious diseases, overdoses and other emergency health situations, as well as contract development and manufacturing services for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

The company’s portfolio has included BioThrax, an anthrax vaccine, and ACAM2000, a smallpox vaccine supplied primarily for preparedness programs. Emergent also manufactures and commercializes NARCAN naloxone nasal spray, which is used to rapidly reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Its products and services support government preparedness initiatives, healthcare providers, pharmacies and commercial customers.

Founded in 1998, Emergent BioSolutions serves customers in the United States and international markets. The company has historically worked closely with U.S. government agencies, including through public-health preparedness contracts, while also serving private-sector pharmaceutical and biotechnology customers through its manufacturing operations.

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Emergent Biosolutions Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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87th Percentile Overall Score

EBS MarketRank™: 

Emergent Biosolutions scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 56th out of 903 stocks in the healthcare sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Emergent Biosolutions has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.17, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Emergent Biosolutions has a consensus price target of $10.00, representing about 47.8% upside from its current price of $6.76.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Emergent Biosolutions has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Emergent Biosolutions' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Emergent Biosolutions are expected to grow by 469.23% in the coming year, from $0.13 to $0.74 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Emergent Biosolutions is -1.91, 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 Emergent Biosolutions is -1.91, 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

    Emergent Biosolutions has a P/B Ratio of 0.68. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Emergent Biosolutions' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    22.50% of the float of Emergent Biosolutions has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Emergent Biosolutions has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.15.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Emergent Biosolutions has recently decreased by 6.86%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Emergent Biosolutions does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Emergent Biosolutions does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    Emergent Biosolutions has a news sentiment score of 0.37. 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 0.78 average news sentiment score of Healthcare companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Emergent Biosolutions this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    4 people have searched for EBS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Emergent Biosolutions to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Emergent Biosolutions insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $25,200.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    6.00% of the stock of Emergent Biosolutions is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    78.40% of the stock of Emergent Biosolutions is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Emergent Biosolutions' insider trading history.
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EBS Stock News Headlines

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EBS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Emergent Biosolutions' stock was trading at $12.35 at the start of the year. Since then, EBS shares have decreased by 45.2% and is now trading at $6.7640.

Emergent Biosolutions Inc. (NYSE:EBS) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 5th. The biopharmaceutical company reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.09) by $0.69. The biopharmaceutical company earned $234.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $177.50 million. Emergent Biosolutions had a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.35% and a negative net margin of 22.95%.
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Emergent Biosolutions' board approved a stock repurchase plan on Monday, March 31st 2025, which permits the company to buy back $50,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 19% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Emergent Biosolutions' top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (9.14%), Ancora Advisors LLC (2.08%), Ancora Advisors LLC (2.08%) and Palisade Capital Management LP (1.00%). Insiders that own company stock include Paul Anthony Williams, Coleen Glessner, Donald W Degolyer, Neal Franklin Fowler, Sujata Tyagi Dayal, Ronald Richard, Keith Katkin and Kathryn C Zoon.
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Shares of EBS 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 Emergent Biosolutions investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), Alibaba Group (BABA) and Moderna (MRNA).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/05/2026
Today
9/17/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/04/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Biotechnology
Sub-Industry
Biotechnology
Current Symbol
NYSE:EBS
CIK
1367644
Employees
900
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$10.00
Low Price Target
$10.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+47.8%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.17
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($3.55)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
52.03
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$52.60 million
Net Margins
-22.95%
Pretax Margin
-18.96%
Return on Equity
16.35%
Return on Assets
6.17%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.70
Current Ratio
5.42
Quick Ratio
2.95

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$742.90 million
Price / Sales
0.47
Cash Flow
$3.89 per share
Price / Cash Flow
1.74
Book Value
$9.95 per share
Price / Book
0.68

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
51,270,000
Free Float
48,197,000
Market Cap
$346.79 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
2.34
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This page (NYSE:EBS) was last updated on 9/17/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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