AC ImmuneACIU
ACIU
About: AC Immune SA is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that focuses on neurodegenerative diseases. The company uses its proprietary technology platforms to discover, design, and develop novel proprietary small molecules, antibodies, and vaccines for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases associated with protein misfolding. The Company has one segment. The Company currently focuses most of its resources on discovering and developing therapeutic and diagnostic products targeting misfolded proteins. The company's pipeline consists of ACI-24.060, Crenezumab, ACI-35.030, Semorinemab, ACI-7104.056, and others.
Employees: 161
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of 6,812 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
230% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $783K | Put options by funds: $237K
0.59% less ownership
Funds ownership: 28.89% [Q2] → 28.3% (-0.59%) [Q3]
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 45 [Q2] → 43 (-2) [Q3]
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $114M [Q2] → $107M (-$7.74M) [Q3]
25% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 8
58% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 19
Research analyst outlook
1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$16
450%
upside
Avg. target
$16
450%
upside
High target
$16
450%
upside
1 analyst rating
1 positive
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HC Wainwright & Co. Andrew Fein 31% 1-year accuracy 101 / 329 met price target | 450%upside $16 | Buy Reiterated | 15 Nov 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Positive
Benzinga
1 month ago
AC Immune's Active Immunotherapy Shows Antibody Responses In Early Parkinson's Patients
AC Immune SA ACIU revealed data from a Phase 2 clinical trial of its wholly owned anti-alpha-synuclein (a-syn) active immunotherapy candidate for early Parkinson's disease.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
4 months ago
AC Immune (ACIU) Reports Q2 Loss, Lags Revenue Estimates
AC Immune (ACIU) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.25 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.42. This compares to loss of $0.22 per share a year ago.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
5 months ago
AC Immune Unveils Novel Therapeutic Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) Technology for Improved Efficacy in Neurodegenerative Diseases at AAIC 2024
AC Immune Unveils Novel Therapeutic Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) Technology for Improved Efficacy in Neurodegenerative Diseases at AAIC 2024
Positive
Seeking Alpha
5 months ago
AC Immune: Takeda Partnership Brings Funds To Drive Pipeline Forward
AC Immune SA's Takeda Pharmaceutical Company partnership brought in an upfront payment of $100 million, with the potential to earn up to $2.1 billion in milestone payments. Interim safety and immunogenicity data from the phase 2 ABATE trial using ACI-24.060 for the treatment of Down Syndrome patients with AD, expected 2nd half of 2024. The global Alzheimer's therapeutics market size is expected to surpass $8.18 billion by 2032.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
5 months ago
AC Immune's ACI-35.030 (now “JNJ-2056”) Granted FDA Fast Track Designation for Alzheimer's Disease
AC Immune's ACI-35.030 (now “JNJ-2056”) Granted FDA Fast Track Designation for Alzheimer's Disease Treatment of first randomized person with preclinical AD expected this quarter Phase 2b ReTain trial is fully funded and conducted by development partner Lausanne, Switzerland, July 25, 2024 – AC Immune SA (NASDAQ: ACIU), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering precision medicine for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced that its active-immunotherapy candidate, ACI-35.030 (now called JNJ-2056), targeting the pathologic form of the Tau protein, phosphorylated Tau (pTau), has received Fast Track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The recently initiated Phase 2b clinical trial ReTain is currently recruiting participants with preclinical Alzheimer's disease, where individuals have yet to show clinical symptoms.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
7 months ago
AC Immune to Present at the Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference in June 2024
AC Immune to Present at the Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference in June 2024 Lausanne, Switzerland, May 28, 2023 – AC Immune SA (NASDAQ: ACIU), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering the development of precision medicine approaches for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of neurodegenerative diseases, today announced that Company Management will participate in a fireside chat and one-on-one investor meetings during the Jefferies 2024 Global Healthcare Conference, taking place in-person in New York on June 5-6, 2024. The fireside chat will take place on Wednesday, June 5 at 3:30 PM (ET).
Positive
Market Watch
7 months ago
Alzheimer's vaccine licensing deal boosts AC Immune
AC Immune S.A. shares ACIU, -1.70% jumped more than 50% premarket on Monday after the Swiss biopharma company announced a licensing deal with Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. TAK, -0.90% for an experimental Alzheimer's disease vaccine.
Positive
InvestorPlace
7 months ago
Why Is AC Immune (ACIU) Stock Up 45% Today?
AC Immune (NASDAQ: ACIU ) stock is heading higher on Monday alongside the clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company's earnings report for the first quarter of 2024. Included in that earnings report is an operational update that covers a new collaboration agreement with Takeda Pharmaceutical (NYSE: TAK ).
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
7 months ago
AC Immune Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Provides a Corporate Update
AC Immune Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Provides a Corporate Update Landmark deal announced with Takeda for ACI-24.060 with $100 million upfront and total potential payments for option exercise and milestones of up to approximately $2.1 billion ACI-24.060 ABATE Phase 2 trial on track to report Abeta-PET imaging results in Q2 2024, evaluating amyloid plaque reduction after 6 months of anti-Abeta active immunotherapy ACI-7104.056 VacSYn Phase 2 trial of anti-a-syn active immunotherapy in Parkinson's disease (PD) on track for safety and immunogenicity interim data in H2 2024 Three-year cash runway with CHF 104.8 million at quarter end, plus $100 million upfront from Takeda and the anticipated ACI-35.030-related CHF 25 million milestone Lausanne, Switzerland, May 13, 2024 – AC Immune SA (NASDAQ: ACIU), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering the development of precision medicine approaches for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of neurodegenerative diseases, today reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, and provided a corporate update. Dr. Andrea Pfeifer, CEO of AC Immune SA, commented: “We are thrilled to have announced today our agreement with Takeda to advance ACI-24.060 anti-Abeta active immunotherapy in Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
7 months ago
AC Immune and Takeda Sign Exclusive Option and License Agreement for Active Immunotherapy Targeting Amyloid Beta for Alzheimer's Disease
AC Immune and Takeda Sign Exclusive Option and License Agreement for Active Immunotherapy Targeting Amyloid Beta for Alzheimer's Disease
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