Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.

NasdaqGM:AXSM Stock Report

Market Cap: US$12.6b

Axsome Therapeutics Valuation

Is AXSM undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of AXSM when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: AXSM ($244.31) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value ($869.59)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: AXSM is trading below future cash flow value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for AXSM?

Key metric: As AXSM is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for AXSM. This is calculated by dividing AXSM's market cap by their current revenue.
What is AXSM's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio17.8x
SalesUS$708.24m
Market CapUS$12.57b

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does AXSM's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for AXSM vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average10.4x
CORT Corcept Therapeutics
12.6x24.40%US$9.7b
ELAN Elanco Animal Health
2.6x4.61%US$12.5b
JAZZ Jazz Pharmaceuticals
3.4x6.93%US$15.3b
LGND Ligand Pharmaceuticals
23.1x15.26%US$6.3b
AXSM Axsome Therapeutics
17.8x31.84%US$12.6b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: AXSM is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (17.8x) compared to the peer average (10.4x).

Historical Price to Sales Ratio

Historical Price to Sales Ratio compares a stock's price to its sales over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does AXSM's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Pharmaceuticals Industry?

73 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
VTRS Viatris
1.3x1.90%US$19.45b
HTSU.Y Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical
1.2xn/aUS$8.17b
AMRX Amneal Pharmaceuticals
1.8x6.12%US$5.47b
OGN Organon
0.6x1.12%US$3.56b
AXSM 17.8xIndustry Avg. 6.7xNo. of Companies73PS0816243240+
73 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: AXSM is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (17.8x) compared to the US Pharmaceuticals industry average (6.7x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is AXSM's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

AXSM PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio17.8x
Fair PS Ratio18.2x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: AXSM is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (17.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (18.2x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst AXSM forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$244.31
US$276.47
+13.16%
13.07%US$380.00US$200.00n/a21
Jun ’27US$230.25
US$270.28
+17.38%
10.00%US$328.81US$200.00n/a21
May ’27US$206.53
US$237.55
+15.02%
7.79%US$281.00US$200.00n/a21
Apr ’27US$171.78
US$223.66
+30.20%
7.71%US$260.00US$198.82n/a21
Mar ’27US$163.89
US$222.47
+35.74%
7.45%US$260.00US$198.82n/a21
Feb ’27US$184.25
US$213.19
+15.71%
10.58%US$260.00US$153.00n/a20
Jan ’27US$182.64
US$184.62
+1.09%
13.05%US$223.00US$148.00n/a19
Dec ’26US$149.03
US$179.74
+20.61%
10.99%US$205.00US$148.00n/a20
Nov ’26US$134.99
US$178.25
+32.05%
10.35%US$200.00US$148.00n/a20
Oct ’26US$118.57
US$176.95
+49.24%
11.19%US$200.00US$144.00n/a20
Sep ’26US$121.28
US$176.95
+45.90%
11.44%US$200.00US$144.00n/a19
Aug ’26US$103.02
US$177.10
+71.91%
11.31%US$210.00US$148.00n/a19
Jul ’26US$102.97
US$177.05
+71.94%
11.52%US$210.00US$146.00US$240.6619
Jun ’26US$105.16
US$176.53
+67.87%
11.73%US$210.00US$146.00US$230.2517
May ’26US$112.24
US$176.76
+57.49%
12.43%US$210.00US$143.00US$206.5317
Apr ’26US$111.67
US$172.47
+54.45%
14.85%US$216.00US$115.00US$171.7817
Mar ’26US$127.54
US$171.35
+34.35%
16.03%US$212.00US$115.00US$163.8917
Feb ’26US$106.46
US$135.13
+26.93%
17.83%US$190.00US$105.00US$184.2516
Jan ’26US$84.61
US$131.06
+54.90%
15.50%US$180.00US$105.00US$182.6417
Dec ’25US$98.22
US$129.41
+31.76%
16.25%US$180.00US$105.00US$149.0317
Nov ’25US$88.84
US$125.29
+41.03%
18.16%US$180.00US$100.00US$134.9917
Oct ’25US$90.51
US$125.24
+38.37%
18.16%US$180.00US$100.00US$118.5717
Sep ’25US$88.86
US$124.31
+39.90%
18.61%US$180.00US$100.00US$121.2816
Aug ’25US$86.01
US$124.06
+44.24%
19.95%US$190.00US$95.00US$103.0217
Jul ’25US$81.03
US$123.75
+52.72%
20.46%US$190.00US$97.00US$102.9716
US$276.47
Fair Value
11.6% undervalued intrinsic discount
21
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/07/06 07:40
End of Day Share Price 2026/07/02 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. is covered by 36 analysts. 21 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Joel BeattyBaird
Brian SkorneyBaird
null nullBaird