Apellis PharmaceuticalsAPLS
About: Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel therapeutic compounds to treat diseases with high unmet needs through the inhibition of the complement system, which is an integral component of the immune system, at the level of C3, the central protein in the complement cascade.
Employees: 702
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
209% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $128M | Put options by funds: $41.5M
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 [Q2] → 6 (+1) [Q3]
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 94 | Existing positions reduced: 92
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 261 [Q2] → 260 (-1) [Q3]
0.93% less ownership
Funds ownership: 97.16% [Q2] → 96.23% (-0.93%) [Q3]
2% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 44
25% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.52B [Q2] → $3.38B (-$1.14B) [Q3]
Research analyst outlook
13 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
13 analyst ratings
Goldman Sachs Salveen Richter 24% 1-year accuracy 4 / 17 met price target | 8%upside $36 | Neutral Downgraded | 17 Dec 2024 |
Morgan Stanley Judah Frommer 38% 1-year accuracy 3 / 8 met price target | 7%downside $31 | Equal-Weight Initiated | 21 Nov 2024 |
Baird Colleen Kusy 33% 1-year accuracy 7 / 21 met price target | 65%upside $55 | Outperform Maintained | 7 Nov 2024 |
Citigroup Yigal Nochomovitz 22% 1-year accuracy 10 / 46 met price target | 53%upside $51 | Buy Maintained | 6 Nov 2024 |
RBC Capital Luca Issi 23% 1-year accuracy 13 / 56 met price target | 28%downside $24 | Sector Perform Maintained | 6 Nov 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 4 articles about APLS published over the past 30 days