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DURECT Corp

DRRX

1.910USD

0.000
Close 09/19, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
59.29MMarket Cap
LossP/E TTM

DURECT Corp

1.910

0.000

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-10

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively very healthy. Its valuation is considered undervalued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Hold. Despite an average stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
120 / 177
Overall Ranking
363 / 4730
Industry
Pharmaceuticals

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 0 analysts
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Current Rating
2.500
Target Price
+30.89%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks
DURECT Corporation is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company. The Company is engaged in the development of epigenetic therapies that target dysregulated deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) methylation to transform the treatment of serious and life-threatening conditions, including acute organ injury. Its lead drug candidate, Larsucosterol binds to and inhibits the activity of DNA methyltransferases, epigenetic enzymes that are elevated and associated with hypermethylation found in alcoholic hepatitis (AH) patients. Larsucosterol is in clinical development for the potential treatment of AH, for which the FDA has granted a Fast Track and a Therapy designation, and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is also being explored. Its commercial pharmaceutical product includes POSIMIR (bupivacaine solution) for infiltration use, a non-opioid analgesic utilizing the SABER platform technology. It has also completed Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis (AHFIRM) Phase 2b study.
Growing
The company is in a growing phase, with the latest annual income totaling USD 2.03M.
Undervalued
The company’s latest PE is -17.28, at a low 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 10.77M shares, decreasing 26.04% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by The Vanguard
Star Investor The Vanguard holds 1.27M shares of this stock.
Lower Market Activity
The company has less investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of 0.38.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-10

The company's current financial score is 7.22, which is higher than the Pharmaceuticals industry's average of 6.80. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is low. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 321.00K, representing a year-over-year decrease of 35.28%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 44.63%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.22
Change
0

Financials

10.00

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

7.09

Operational Efficiency

4.80

Growth Potential

7.15

Shareholder Returns

7.06

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-10

The company’s current valuation score is 1.20, which is lower than the Pharmaceuticals industry's average of 1.64. Its current P/E ratio is -17.46, which is -82.02% below the recent high of -3.14 and 72.57% above the recent low of -4.79.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
1.20
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 120/177
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-10

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 6.00, which is lower than the Pharmaceuticals industry's average of 7.96. The average price target for DURECT Corp is 2.50, with a high of 2.50 and a low of 2.50.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.00
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data
No Data

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-10

The company’s current price momentum score is 4.53, which is lower than the Pharmaceuticals industry's average of 6.80. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 1.98 and the support level at 1.85, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
2.16
Change
0.55

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(2)
Neutral(1)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.324
Neutral
RSI(14)
10.901
Oversold
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
16.303
Sell
ATR(14)
0.167
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-466.667
Oversold
Williams %R
100.000
Oversold
TRIX(12,20)
0.509
Sell
StochRSI(14)
0.000
Oversold
Moving Average
Sell(0)
Neutral(0)
Buy(6)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
1.542
Buy
MA10
1.736
Buy
MA20
1.823
Buy
MA50
1.392
Buy
MA100
1.003
Buy
MA200
0.910
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-10

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 3.00, which is lower than the Pharmaceuticals industry's average of 6.02. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 34.70%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 2.75%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 1.27M shares, representing 4.08% of shares outstanding, with 11.25% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
3.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Asen (Scott R.)
3.08M
+17.94%
Richmond Brothers, Inc.
1.35M
+5.09%
Ingalls & Snyder LLC (Asset Management)
1.33M
-16.10%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
1.27M
+11.29%
Dalton Investments, Inc.
512.31K
+109.11%
Gagnon Securities LLC
403.88K
+0.47%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
333.33K
+1.32%
Beirne Wealth Consulting Services, LLC
296.35K
-9.06%
Montchanin Asset Management, LLC
310.12K
+2.00%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
280.82K
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1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-10

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a minor effect on the Pharmaceuticals mixed industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The company’s current risk assessment score is 3.10, which is lower than the Pharmaceuticals industry's average of 3.51. The company's beta value is 0.93. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
3.12
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.94
VaR
+7.63%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+100.00%
240-Day Volatility
--
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+240.15%
120 days
+240.15%
5 years
+240.15%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-100.00%
120 days
-100.00%
5 years
-100.00%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+1.04
120 days
+0.62
5 years
+0.06
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+100.00%
3 years
+100.00%
5 years
+100.00%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-1.00
3 years
-0.33
5 years
-0.20
Skewness
240 days
+10.24
3 years
+11.23
5 years
+12.11
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
--
5 years
--
Standardised True Range
240 days
--
5 years
--
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+114.05%
240 days
+114.05%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+802.75%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+536.06%
Liquidity
Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+3.91%
120 days
+2.15%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+38.30%
60 days
+232.63%
120 days
+83.10%

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