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NextCure Inc

NXTC
9.640USD
-2.340-19.53%
Close 11/04, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
1.88MMarket Cap
LossP/E TTM

NextCure Inc

9.640
-2.340-19.53%
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 of NextCure Inc

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-04

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively stable. 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. The company is performing strongly in the stock market, with strong fundamentals and technicals supporting the momentum. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

NextCure Inc's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
137 / 407
Overall Ranking
257 / 4616
Industry
Biotechnology & Medical Research

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 3 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
17.500
Target Price
+46.08%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

NextCure Inc Highlights

StrengthsRisks
NextCure, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The Company is focused on advancing medicines that treat cancer patients that do not respond to, or have disease progression on, current therapies, through the use of differentiated mechanisms of actions including Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs), antibodies, and proteins. The Company focuses on advancing therapies that leverage its core strengths in understanding biological pathways and biomarkers, the interactions of cells, including in the tumor microenvironment, and the role each interaction plays in a biologic response. Its product candidates include NC410 and LNCB74. Its Clinical Oncology Programs are NC525 and NC318. Its Pre-Clinical Non-Oncology Programs are NC605 and NC181. NC410 is a LAIR-2 fusion protein that, in combination with pembrolizumab, demonstrated early evidence of clinical activity in colorectal (CRC) and ovarian cancers. NCB74 is an ADC that is directed to B7-H4, a clinically validated cancer target.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PE is -0.05, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 873.34K shares, decreasing 41.16% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by James Simons
Star Investor James Simons holds 41.74K shares of this stock.
Lower Market Activity
The company has less investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of -0.86.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-04

The company's current financial score is 6.27, which is lower than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 6.92. Its financial status is weak, and its operating efficiency is low.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.27
Change
0

Financials

5.87

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
No Data

Quality of Earnings

7.86

Operational Efficiency

3.86

Growth Potential

6.75

Shareholder Returns

7.03

NextCure Inc's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-04

The company’s current valuation score is 7.28, which is higher than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 7.05. Its current P/E ratio is -0.05, which is -95.80% below the recent high of -0.00 and -2187.39% above the recent low of -1.09.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.28
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 137/407
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-04

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 7.33, which is lower than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 8.00. The average price target for NextCure Inc is 17.50, with a high of 20.00 and a low of 15.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.33
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 3 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
17.500
Target Price
+46.08%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

521
Total
6
Median
6
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
NextCure Inc
NXTC
3
CRISPR Therapeutics AG
CRSP
30
Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc
IONS
25
argenx SE
ARGX
25
Intellia Therapeutics Inc
NTLA
25
IQVIA Holdings Inc
IQV
25
1
2
3
...
104

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: 2025-11-04

The company’s current price momentum score is 7.65, which is higher than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 6.41. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 13.15 and the support level at 6.14, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.62
Change
-1.97

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)
0.101
Buy
RSI(14)
52.936
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
51.881
Sell
ATR(14)
1.891
Low Volatility
CCI(14)
-20.528
Neutral
Williams %R
54.644
Neutral
TRIX(12,20)
2.867
Sell
StochRSI(14)
0.000
Sell
Moving Average
Sell(2)
Neutral(0)
Buy(4)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
11.688
Sell
MA10
10.518
Sell
MA20
9.417
Buy
MA50
7.047
Buy
MA100
5.193
Buy
MA200
2.884
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-04

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 3.00, which is lower than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 5.15. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 32.63%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 33.41%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 72.67K shares, representing 2.72% of shares outstanding, with 22.97% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
3.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Simcere Zaiming, Inc
338.64K
--
Sofinnova Investments, Inc
222.66K
--
Affinity Asset Advisors LLC
191.88K
--
Citi Investment Research (US)
85.46K
-27.75%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
72.67K
-11.68%
Cable Car Capital LLC
63.18K
+13.14%
Renaissance Technologies LLC
Star Investors
41.74K
+4.37%
Acadian Asset Management LLC
40.70K
--
Richman (Michael S)
34.69K
+2.46%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-04

The company’s current risk assessment score is 2.59, which is lower than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 3.47. The company's beta value is 1.56. 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
2.59
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.56
VaR
+6.48%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+79.39%
240-Day Volatility
+288.56%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+37.13%
120 days
+1140.51%
5 years
+1140.51%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-23.41%
120 days
-26.27%
5 years
-26.27%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+2.79
120 days
+1.55
5 years
+0.39

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+79.39%
3 years
+89.16%
5 years
+98.05%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+8.15
3 years
+2.53
5 years
-0.05
Skewness
240 days
+15.35
3 years
+26.28
5 years
+33.70

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+288.56%
5 years
+146.45%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+2.80%
5 years
+2.39%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+2941.85%
240 days
+2941.85%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+129.62%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+71.78%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.90%
120 days
+0.76%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
-85.82%
60 days
+74.10%
120 days
+47.67%

Peer Comparison

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Score
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8.57 /10
Score
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8.47 /10
Score
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