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Pliant Therapeutics Inc

PLRX

1.430USD

-0.060-4.03%
Close 09/19, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
87.78MMarket Cap
LossP/E TTM

Pliant Therapeutics Inc

1.430

-0.060-4.03%

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 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 Hold. The company has shown average stock market performance, with mediocre fundamentals and technicals. 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
100 / 175
Overall Ranking
328 / 4720
Industry
Pharmaceuticals

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 12 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
3.167
Target Price
+112.53%
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
Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company. The Company is focused on discovering and developing therapies for the treatment of fibrosis and related diseases. Its lead product candidate, bexotegrast (PLN-74809), is an oral, small molecule, dual selective inhibitor of αvß6 and αvß1 integrins that is in development in the lead indications for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). The Company has initiated BEACON-IPF, a Phase 2b trial of bexotegrast in IPF. It has also developed PLN-1474, a small molecule, selective inhibitor of αvß1 integrin for the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) with liver fibrosis. It has initiated a Phase 1 study for its third clinical program, PLN-101095, a small molecule, dual-selective inhibitor of αvß8 and αvß1 integrins, that is being developed for the treatment of solid tumors. The Company has a preclinical program, PLN-101325, targeting muscular dystrophies.
High Profit Growth
The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 70.53.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PE is -0.42, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 62.63M shares, decreasing 19.42% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by Steven Cohen
Star Investor Steven Cohen holds 3.76M shares of this stock.
Lower Market Activity
The company has less investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of 0.11.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company's current financial score is 5.80, which is lower than the Pharmaceuticals industry's average of 7.84. Its financial status is weak, and its operating efficiency is low.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.80
Change
0

Financials

5.17

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

7.33

Operational Efficiency

2.71

Growth Potential

6.75

Shareholder Returns

7.03

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company’s current valuation score is 1.20, which is lower than the Pharmaceuticals industry's average of 2.06. Its current P/E ratio is -0.44, which is 797.06% below the recent high of -3.94 and -1355.80% above the recent low of -6.40.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
1.20
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 100/175
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 6.33, which is lower than the Pharmaceuticals industry's average of 7.78. The average price target for Pliant Therapeutics Inc is 3.00, with a high of 4.00 and a low of 2.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.33
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 12 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
3.167
Target Price
+112.53%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

179
Total
5
Median
8
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Pliant Therapeutics Inc
PLRX
12
Biogen Inc
BIIB
35
Amgen Inc
AMGN
34
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc
VRTX
32
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc
ALNY
32
Eli Lilly and Co
LLY
31
1
2
3
...
36

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 3.64, which is lower than the Pharmaceuticals industry's average of 6.84. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 1.79 and the support level at 1.29, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
3.64
Change
-0.27

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(2)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.065
Neutral
RSI(14)
39.840
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
4.602
Oversold
ATR(14)
0.122
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-125.562
Sell
Williams %R
100.000
Oversold
TRIX(12,20)
-0.017
Sell
StochRSI(14)
0.000
Oversold
Moving Average
Sell(6)
Neutral(0)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
1.488
Sell
MA10
1.585
Sell
MA20
1.612
Sell
MA50
1.571
Sell
MA100
1.483
Sell
MA200
4.163
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Pharmaceuticals industry's average of 6.26. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 102.02%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 1.30%. The largest institutional shareholder is Steven Cohen, holding a total of 3.76M shares, representing 6.13% of shares outstanding, with 1.00% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Tang Capital Management, LLC
6.00M
--
Deep Track Capital LP
5.40M
-9.59%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
3.33M
+3.29%
Blue Owl Capital Holdings LP
2.97M
+7.22%
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
2.65M
+321.08%
Woodline Partners LP
2.51M
+1875.01%
Madison Avenue Partners LP
1.68M
--
Third Rock Ventures, LLC
2.13M
--
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
1.03M
+98.79%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company’s current risk assessment score is 2.95, which is lower than the Pharmaceuticals industry's average of 4.07. The company's beta value is 1.42. 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
2.95
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.42
VaR
+6.64%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+92.61%
240-Day Volatility
+137.93%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+14.29%
120 days
+14.29%
5 years
+159.01%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-8.18%
120 days
-10.06%
5 years
-60.59%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+1.32
120 days
+0.39
5 years
-0.09
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+92.61%
3 years
+96.80%
5 years
+97.12%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.93
3 years
-0.32
5 years
-0.19
Skewness
240 days
-4.19
3 years
-3.63
5 years
+9.38
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+137.93%
5 years
+95.59%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+28.90%
5 years
+72.38%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+79.15%
240 days
+79.15%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+62.42%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+42.00%
Liquidity
Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+1.99%
120 days
+2.03%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+10.59%
60 days
+34.63%
120 days
+37.22%

Peer Comparison

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8.01 /10
Score
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UTHR
7.91 /10
Score
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7.79 /10
Score
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7.77 /10
Score
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