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Lipocine Inc

LPCN

2.880USD

+0.030+1.05%
Close 09/19, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
15.48MMarket Cap
LossP/E TTM

Lipocine Inc

2.880

+0.030+1.05%

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: 2025-09-19

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively very healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite a good stock market performance and outperforming fundamentals, the technicals don't support the current trend. 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
158 / 506
Overall Ranking
269 / 4720
Industry
Biotechnology & Medical Research

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 2 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
7.375
Target Price
+162.46%
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
Lipocine Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company leveraging its proprietary technology platform to augment therapeutics through effective oral delivery to develop differentiated products for Central Nervous System (CNS) disorders. Its clinical development candidates include: LPCN 1154, oral brexanolone, for treatment of postpartum depression, LPCN 2101 for epilepsy, LPCN 2203 for essential tremor and LPCN 1148, a novel androgen receptor agonist prodrug for oral administration targeted for the management of symptoms associated with liver cirrhosis. It is exploring partnering opportunities for LPCN 1107, for prevention of preterm birth, LPCN1154, for rapid relief of postpartum depression, LPCN 1148, for the management of decompensated cirrhosis, and LPCN 1144, for treatment of non-cirrhotic NASH. Its product candidate, TLANDO, an oral treatment indicated for testosterone replacement therapy in adult males for conditions associated with a deficiency or absence of endogenous testosterone.
High Growth
The company's revenue has grown steadily over the past 3 years, averaging 2139.63% year-on-year.
Growing
The company is in a growing phase, with the latest annual income totaling USD 11.20M.
Turnaround to Profit
The company's performance has turned profitable, with the latest annual net income of USD 8.35K.%!(EXTRA int=2)
Fairly Valued
The company’s latest PE is -3.42, at a medium 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 680.47K shares, decreasing 5.75% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by The Vanguard
Star Investor The Vanguard holds 224.88K shares of this stock.
Lower Market Activity
The company has less investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of -0.46.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company's current financial score is 7.69, which is higher than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 6.93. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is high. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 622.85K, representing a year-over-year increase of 595.42%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 28.12%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.69
Change
0

Financials

8.92

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

7.54

Operational Efficiency

9.25

Growth Potential

5.56

Shareholder Returns

7.18

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company’s current valuation score is 2.80, which is lower than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 3.06. Its current P/E ratio is -3.33, which is -61.92% below the recent high of -1.27 and -2.45% above the recent low of -3.42.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
2.80
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 158/506
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 8.00, which is lower than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 8.03. The average price target for Lipocine Inc is 7.38, with a high of 8.00 and a low of 6.75.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.00
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 2 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
7.375
Target Price
+156.08%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

554
Total
5
Median
6
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Lipocine Inc
LPCN
2
CRISPR Therapeutics AG
CRSP
30
Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc
IONS
26
Intellia Therapeutics Inc
NTLA
26
Exact Sciences Corp
EXAS
26
IQVIA Holdings Inc
IQV
25
1
2
3
...
111

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: 2025-09-19

The company’s current price momentum score is 4.24, which is lower than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 6.58. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 3.03 and the support level at 2.70, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
4.24
Change
0.24

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

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(3)
Neutral(3)
Buy(1)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.003
Sell
RSI(14)
43.661
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
19.269
Neutral
ATR(14)
0.113
Low Volatility
CCI(14)
-56.576
Neutral
Williams %R
74.425
Sell
TRIX(12,20)
-0.214
Sell
StochRSI(14)
58.881
Buy
Moving Average
Sell(6)
Neutral(0)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
2.892
Sell
MA10
2.915
Sell
MA20
2.943
Sell
MA50
3.056
Sell
MA100
3.176
Sell
MA200
3.558
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 3.00, which is lower than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 5.96. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 12.56%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 0.99%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 224.88K shares, representing 4.15% of shares outstanding, with 0.21% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
3.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
226.28K
+2.18%
Patel (Mahesh V)
109.05K
+1.52%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
89.27K
--
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
58.83K
+2.38%
Susquehanna International Group, LLP
38.98K
+55.89%
Higuchi (John W)
40.80K
--
Renaissance Technologies LLC
Star Investors
37.51K
+4.10%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
24.93K
+21.54%
State Street Global Advisors (US)
18.63K
--
Northern Trust Investments, Inc.
13.16K
--
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company’s current risk assessment score is 3.22, which is lower than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 3.33. The company's beta value is 1.29. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
3.22
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.30
VaR
+6.62%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+53.86%
240-Day Volatility
+90.25%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+5.67%
120 days
+18.04%
5 years
+32.27%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-6.25%
120 days
-10.84%
5 years
-32.83%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-1.11
120 days
-0.51
5 years
-0.25
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+53.86%
3 years
+76.07%
5 years
+93.91%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.63
3 years
-0.26
5 years
-0.19
Skewness
240 days
+0.13
3 years
+0.26
5 years
+0.25
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+90.25%
5 years
+96.86%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+10.46%
5 years
+28.93%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
-90.38%
240 days
-90.38%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+40.80%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+24.80%
Liquidity
Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.74%
120 days
+0.67%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
-45.92%
60 days
+2.39%
120 days
-6.89%

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