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Summit Therapeutics

17.87 USD
-0.53
2.88%
At close Dec 20, 4:00 PM EST
After hours
17.99
+0.12
0.67%
1 day
-2.88%
5 days
-0.72%
1 month
-4.03%
3 months
-26.73%
6 months
129.10%
Year to date
576.89%
1 year
635.39%
5 years
1,123.97%
10 years
75.37%
 

About: Summit Therapeutics Inc is a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel antibiotics for serious infectious diseases. Its CDI (Clostridiodes difficile infection) product candidate is ridinilazole, an orally administered small molecule antibiotic. It has two geographical segments: the United States and the United Kingdom.

Employees: 105

0
Funds holding %
of 6,809 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 6 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

226% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $566M [Q2] → $1.85B (+$1.28B) [Q3]

178% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 23

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q2] → 2 (+1) [Q3]

43% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 35

34% more funds holding

Funds holding: 122 [Q2] → 163 (+41) [Q3]

1.33% more ownership

Funds ownership: 10.33% [Q2] → 11.66% (+1.33%) [Q3]

26% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $55.9M | Put options by funds: $75.5M

Research analyst outlook

6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$23
29%
upside
Avg. target
$33
87%
upside
High target
$44
146%
upside

6 analyst ratings

positive
83%
neutral
17%
negative
0%
Wells Fargo
Mohit Bansal
28% 1-year accuracy
7 / 25 met price target
68%upside
$30
Overweight
Initiated
11 Dec 2024
Jefferies
Brent Thill
75% 1-year accuracy
41 / 55 met price target
73%upside
$31
Buy
Initiated
6 Dec 2024
HC Wainwright & Co.
Mitchell Kapoor
25% 1-year accuracy
41 / 164 met price target
146%upside
$44
Buy
Reiterated
18 Nov 2024
JMP Securities
Reni Benjamin
17% 1-year accuracy
6 / 36 met price target
79%upside
$32
Market Outperform
Initiated
4 Nov 2024
Citigroup
Yigal Nochomovitz
28% 1-year accuracy
13 / 46 met price target
29%upside
$23
Neutral
Downgraded
27 Sept 2024

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 13 articles about SMMT published over the past 30 days

Positive
The Motley Fool
1 day ago
Where Will Summit Therapeutics Be in 5 Years?
Summit Therapeutics (SMMT 8.36%) has risen in prominence in the past two years thanks to a promising pipeline candidate, ivonescimab, a potential cancer treatment. The company's shares are up by 340% since January 2023.
Where Will Summit Therapeutics Be in 5 Years?
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 day ago
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Neutral
The Motley Fool
3 days ago
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3 No-Brainer Biotech Stocks to Buy With $200 Right Now
Positive
The Motley Fool
6 days ago
2 Soaring Stocks That Could Climb 68% to 166% Higher in 2025, According to Wall Street
It's been a good year for the stock market as a whole and a tremendous year for a couple of drugmaker start-ups. Shares of Viking Therapeutics (VKTX -1.75%) and Summit Therapeutics (SMMT -0.22%) more than doubled in 2024.
2 Soaring Stocks That Could Climb 68% to 166% Higher in 2025, According to Wall Street
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 week ago
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Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
Summit Therapeutics Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $SMMT--Summit Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: SMMT) ("Summit," "we," or the "Company") today announced the grant of inducement awards of options to purchase a collective total of up to 98,000 shares of common stock. Awards were made to six new employees of the Company. The awards were granted as an inducement material to the new employees becoming employees of the Company in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) and have been approved by the Company's Compensation Committee.
Summit Therapeutics Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Here's Why Summit Therapeutics Stock Price Rose 6% on Friday
SMMT stock rose after analysts at Jefferies initiated coverage on it, citing optimism about the company's lead pipeline drug.
Here's Why Summit Therapeutics Stock Price Rose 6% on Friday
Positive
The Motley Fool
2 weeks ago
Why Summit Therapeutics Stock Rocketed 6% Higher on Friday
Summit Therapeutics (SMMT 5.82%) stock got a real shot in the arm Friday with the initiation of coverage by a veteran financial services company. On news that Jefferies is now tracking the stock, investors snapped it up to push its price nearly 6% higher across the day's trading session.
Why Summit Therapeutics Stock Rocketed 6% Higher on Friday
Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
Summit Therapeutics Stock Set To Soar By Mid-2025 On HARMONi Phase 3 Trial
Summit Therapeutics reached a milestone in its Phase III trial for ivonescimab, aiming to treat second-line EGFR mutated advanced NSCLC.  The FDA has fast tracked the HARMONi trial. Positive Phase III results for ivonescimab versus KEYTRUDA in first-line NSCLC are promising, but registration in the US will require completion of HARMONI-7, which has just begun recruiting. Top-line data from the HARMONi trial is expected in mid-2025, potentially leading to FDA approval with complete enrollment as of Q3.
Summit Therapeutics Stock Set To Soar By Mid-2025 On HARMONi Phase 3 Trial
Neutral
The Motley Fool
2 weeks ago
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