Cosmo (COPN) Stock Overview
A life sciences company, develops and manufactures pharmaceuticals and contracts for gastroenterology, dermatology, and health tech in Ireland and internationally. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 3/6 |
| Future Growth | 5/6 |
| Past Performance | 0/6 |
| Financial Health | 4/6 |
| Dividends | 2/6 |
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CHF 87.47
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13.7% undervalued intrinsic discount11.00%
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
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| Current Share Price | CHF 75.50 |
| 52 Week High | CHF 129.40 |
| 52 Week Low | CHF 51.00 |
| Beta | 1.48 |
| 1 Month Change | -17.40% |
| 3 Month Change | -34.58% |
| 1 Year Change | 42.18% |
| 3 Year Change | 46.60% |
| 5 Year Change | -12.72% |
| Change since IPO | 238.57% |
Recent News & Updates
Narrative Update • May 11
COPN: CHF 160 Outlook Will Rely On Successful Alopecia Regulatory Filings
Analysts have raised their price target on Cosmo to CHF 160 from CHF 130, citing updated assumptions for revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E. These changes collectively support a slightly lower fair value estimate and a modestly higher discount rate in their models.Narrative Update • Apr 23
COPN: Higher CHF 160 Outlook Will Depend On Upcoming Alopecia Filing
Analysts have raised their price target on Cosmo to CHF 160 from CHF 130, citing updated assumptions on fair value, revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E that contribute to a higher overall valuation framework. Analyst Commentary While the higher CHF 160 target reflects updated valuation work, bearish analysts still flag several areas where expectations could prove demanding if underlying assumptions do not play out as planned.
Narrative Update • Apr 08
COPN: Recent Share Placement Will Support Improved Margins And Future Earnings Potential
Analysts have adjusted their price target on Cosmo Pharmaceuticals to CHF 140.45 from CHF 147.89, citing updated views on fair value, revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E assumptions. What's in the News Cosmo Pharmaceuticals completed a private placement with a single institutional investor, issuing 937,086 treasury shares on February 3, 2026 (Key Developments).
Narrative Update • Mar 25
COPN: Higher Revenue Assumptions And Single Investor Placement Will Support Upside
Analysts have lifted their price target on Cosmo Pharmaceuticals from CHF 104.55 to around CHF 123.72, reflecting updated assumptions for higher revenue growth, a different profit margin profile, and a higher future P/E multiple. What's in the News Cosmo Pharmaceuticals completed a private placement with a single institutional investor, issuing 937,086 treasury shares that represent 5.3% of the company's outstanding shares as of February 3, 2026 (Key Developments).Recent updates
Narrative Update • May 11
COPN: CHF 160 Outlook Will Rely On Successful Alopecia Regulatory Filings
Analysts have raised their price target on Cosmo to CHF 160 from CHF 130, citing updated assumptions for revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E. These changes collectively support a slightly lower fair value estimate and a modestly higher discount rate in their models.Narrative Update • Apr 23
COPN: Higher CHF 160 Outlook Will Depend On Upcoming Alopecia Filing
Analysts have raised their price target on Cosmo to CHF 160 from CHF 130, citing updated assumptions on fair value, revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E that contribute to a higher overall valuation framework. Analyst Commentary While the higher CHF 160 target reflects updated valuation work, bearish analysts still flag several areas where expectations could prove demanding if underlying assumptions do not play out as planned.Narrative Update • Apr 08
COPN: Recent Share Placement Will Support Improved Margins And Future Earnings Potential
Analysts have adjusted their price target on Cosmo Pharmaceuticals to CHF 140.45 from CHF 147.89, citing updated views on fair value, revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E assumptions. What's in the News Cosmo Pharmaceuticals completed a private placement with a single institutional investor, issuing 937,086 treasury shares on February 3, 2026 (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Mar 25
COPN: Higher Revenue Assumptions And Single Investor Placement Will Support Upside
Analysts have lifted their price target on Cosmo Pharmaceuticals from CHF 104.55 to around CHF 123.72, reflecting updated assumptions for higher revenue growth, a different profit margin profile, and a higher future P/E multiple. What's in the News Cosmo Pharmaceuticals completed a private placement with a single institutional investor, issuing 937,086 treasury shares that represent 5.3% of the company's outstanding shares as of February 3, 2026 (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Mar 10
COPN: Recent Share Placement Will Support Stronger Revenue And Margin Outlook
Analysts have nudged their price target on Cosmo Pharmaceuticals slightly lower to around CHF148 from approximately CHF150, reflecting updated assumptions on fair value, revenue growth and profit margins while keeping future P/E expectations broadly in line with prior views. What's in the News Cosmo Pharmaceuticals completed a private placement with a single institutional investor, issuing 937,086 treasury shares, which represent 5.3% of the company's outstanding shares, on February 3, 2026 (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Feb 24
COPN: Recent Share Placement Will Support Bullish Long Term Outlook
Analysts have trimmed their price target on Cosmo Pharmaceuticals by CHF 0.00 to reflect slightly updated assumptions on revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E, while keeping their overall fair value view effectively unchanged. What's in the News Cosmo Pharmaceuticals completed a private placement with a single institutional investor, issuing 937,086 treasury shares, equal to 5.3% of outstanding shares, on February 3, 2026 (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Feb 10
COPN: EU Acne Approval And Share Placement Will Support Bullish Outlook
Analysts now set their price target for Cosmo Pharmaceuticals closer to €150, up from about €102, citing updated assumptions for revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E, which feed into a higher fair value estimate. What's in the News Cosmo Pharmaceuticals completed a private placement of 937,086 treasury shares, representing 5.3% of its outstanding shares, with a single institutional investor on February 3, 2026.Narrative Update • Jan 26
COPN: EU Acne Launch And Margin Assumptions Will Likely Keep Shares Fairly Valued
Analysts have moderately raised their price target on Cosmo Pharmaceuticals, citing updates to their fair value estimate along with revised assumptions for revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E. What's in the News The European Commission granted Marketing Authorization for Winlevi (clascoterone 10 mg/g cream) following a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use issued on August 25, 2025 (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Jan 11
COPN: EU Acne Authorization And Rollout Will Likely Leave Shares Overextended
Analysts have trimmed their price target for Cosmo Pharmaceuticals by roughly €0.46, reflecting slightly lower assumptions for revenue growth and profit margins, along with a higher future P/E multiple in their updated models. What's in the News The European Commission granted Marketing Authorization for Winlevi (clascoterone 10 mg/g cream), following a prior positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use issued on August 25, 2025 (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Dec 24
COPN: EU Acne Approval And Rollout Are Expected To Support Balanced Outlook
Analysts have modestly trimmed their price target for Cosmo Pharmaceuticals by approximately $0.48, reflecting refined assumptions around fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E expectations. What's in the News European Commission grants Marketing Authorization for Winlevi clascoterone 10 mg/g cream for the treatment of acne vulgaris in adults and adolescents 12 to under 18 years, with adolescent use limited to facial application only Key Developments Cosmo Pharmaceuticals and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals secure EU wide approval enabling commercialization of Winlevi across 15 countries, including France, Spain, the Netherlands, and the Nordics Key Developments Glenmark prepares to launch Winlevi in a staged rollout across Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, and other approved EU markets Key Developments Valuation Changes The Fair Value Estimate has fallen slightly to CHF 98.24 from CHF 98.72, reflecting a modest downward adjustment in intrinsic valuation.Narrative Update • Dec 09
COPN: EU Authorization And Launch Partnership Are Expected To Support Balanced Outlook
Analysts have nudged their price target for Cosmo Pharmaceuticals slightly higher to approximately $98.72 per share from about $98.59, citing expectations for stronger revenue growth that more than offset a modestly lower projected profit margin and valuation multiple. What's in the News European Commission grants Marketing Authorization for Winlevi clascoterone 10 mg/g cream for treatment of acne vulgaris in adults and adolescents aged 12 to under 18 years, with adolescent use restricted to facial application EU Marketing Authorization Approval follows a positive CHMP opinion issued on August 25, 2025, confirming regulatory momentum for Cosmo Pharmaceuticals dermatology portfolio EU Marketing Authorization Commercial launch of Winlevi to be led by partner Glenmark Pharmaceuticals across 15 European countries, including France, Spain, the Netherlands, and the Nordics, expanding Cosmo Pharmaceuticals geographic reach EU Marketing Authorization Valuation Changes Fair Value Estimate has risen slightly to CHF 98.72 from CHF 98.59 per share, reflecting a marginal upward revision to intrinsic value.Analysis Article • Dec 05
Cosmo Pharmaceuticals N.V. (VTX:COPN) Stocks Shoot Up 35% But Its P/E Still Looks Reasonable
The Cosmo Pharmaceuticals N.V. ( VTX:COPN ) share price has done very well over the last month, posting an excellent...Narrative Update • Nov 25
COPN: EU Approval And Expanded Distribution Expected To Drive Share Performance
Analysts have raised their price target for Cosmo Pharmaceuticals from $87.81 to $98.59. They cite updated fair value assessments and recent model adjustments as the reasons for the change.Narrative Update • Sep 04
Expanding AI Diagnostics And Drug Platforms Will Navigate Regulatory Challenges
Cosmo Pharmaceuticals’ consensus revenue growth forecasts have strengthened and its future P/E valuation has decreased, but despite these more favourable fundamentals, the consensus analyst price target was only marginally reduced from CHF88.37 to CHF87.81. What's in the News Issued FY2025 guidance: total revenues expected between EUR 102 million and EUR 107 million, with recurring revenues of EUR 85 million to EUR 90 million and project-based revenues of EUR 17 million.
New Narrative • Mar 17
Clascoterone Trials Completion And AI Expansion Will Open Future Markets
Strong cash position and no debt provide flexibility for strategic investments, boosting future profitability and earnings.Analysis Article • Jan 23
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This weeks picks cover the promising product pipeline from a Cosmo Pharmaceutical, how NLBR bank could almost double its revenue and earnings, and why MINISO Group’s aggressive store expansion plans will pay off.New Narrative • Jan 20
Cosmo Pharmaceuticals Announces Strong Full Year 2024 Revenue and Cash and Provides Business and Pipeline Updates
Revenue: €265.7 million, representing a 186% year-over-year increase from €92.8 million in 2023. This includes €185 million in non-recurring revenues from Medtronic linked to the December 2023 expandeAnalysis Article • Nov 22
Cosmo Pharmaceuticals N.V.'s (VTX:COPN) P/S Still Appears To Be Reasonable
When you see that almost half of the companies in the Pharmaceuticals industry in Switzerland have price-to-sales...Analysis Article • May 02
Market Participants Recognise Cosmo Pharmaceuticals N.V.'s (VTX:COPN) Revenues
With a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 12.2x Cosmo Pharmaceuticals N.V. ( VTX:COPN ) may be sending very bearish...Analysis Article • Mar 28
Cosmo Pharmaceuticals' (VTX:COPN) Weak Earnings May Only Reveal A Part Of The Whole Picture
The subdued market reaction suggests that Cosmo Pharmaceuticals N.V.'s ( VTX:COPN ) recent earnings didn't contain any...Analysis Article • Mar 26
Broker Revenue Forecasts For Cosmo Pharmaceuticals N.V. (VTX:COPN) Are Surging Higher
Celebrations may be in order for Cosmo Pharmaceuticals N.V. ( VTX:COPN ) shareholders, with the analysts delivering a...Analysis Article • Dec 01
Cosmo Pharmaceuticals N.V.'s (VTX:COPN) Popularity With Investors Is Clear
Cosmo Pharmaceuticals N.V.'s ( VTX:COPN ) price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 67x might make it look like a strong...Analysis Article • Jul 29
Earnings Beat: Cosmo Pharmaceuticals N.V. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Models
Last week, you might have seen that Cosmo Pharmaceuticals N.V. ( VTX:COPN ) released its interim result to the market...Analysis Article • Nov 24
We Think Cosmo Pharmaceuticals (VTX:COPN) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt
Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...Analysis Article • Mar 31
Cosmo Pharmaceuticals' (VTX:COPN) Solid Profits Have Weak Fundamentals
Cosmo Pharmaceuticals N.V. ( VTX:COPN ) announced strong profits, but the stock was stagnant. We did some digging, and...Shareholder Returns
| COPN | CH Pharmaceuticals | CH Market | |
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| 7D | -1.2% | 1.3% | 0.3% |
| 1Y | 42.2% | 30.8% | 6.9% |
Return vs Industry: COPN exceeded the Swiss Pharmaceuticals industry which returned 27.6% over the past year.
Return vs Market: COPN exceeded the Swiss Market which returned 6.8% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| COPN volatility | |
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| COPN Average Weekly Movement | 7.1% |
| Pharmaceuticals Industry Average Movement | 5.0% |
| Market Average Movement | 4.6% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in CH Market | 8.4% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in CH Market | 2.5% |
Stable Share Price: COPN's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the Swiss market.
Volatility Over Time: COPN's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of Swiss stocks.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
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| 1997 | 325 | Giovanni Di Napoli | www.cosmohealthconfidence.com |
Cosmo N.V., a life sciences company, develops and manufactures pharmaceuticals and contracts for gastroenterology, dermatology, and health tech in Ireland and internationally. The company offers GI Genius, a computer-assisted system that uses artificial intelligence in real time to detect colorectal lesions; Winlevi, a prescription medicine used on the skin to treat acne vulgaris; Lialda/Mezavant/Mesavancol, a once-daily mesalamine tablet approved to help get active, mild to moderate ulcerative colitis into remission; Uceris/Cortiment, an oral tablet formulation that delivers budesonide directly to the lumen of the colon; Eleview, an injectable composition to allow endoscopists with excision of gastrointestinal lesions; Lumeblue, a diagnostic drug for the visualisation of colorectal lesions during colonoscopies; Aemcolo/Rifamycin, a pharmaceutical drug product in form of tablets that is approved for the treatment of travelers’ diarrhoea; and Clascoterone, which is in phase-3 clinical trial for the treatment of male pattern hair loss. It is also developing novel UC treatment, which is in phase-2 clinical trial for the treatment of distal inflammatory bowel disease/distal ulcerative colitis/proctitis; BAD Treatment (CB-01-33), which is in phase-2 clinical trial for the treatment of colesevelam formulation/bile acid diarrhea; and CB-03-10, which is in phase-1 clinical trial for the treatment of oncology solid tumors, as well as provides Cosmo’s AI technology, a GI Genius intelligent endoscopy system.
Cosmo N.V. Fundamentals Summary
| COPN fundamental statistics | |
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| Market cap | CHF 1.22b |
| Earnings (TTM) | -CHF 3.31m |
| Revenue (TTM) | CHF 95.50m |
12.8x
P/S Ratio-369.6x
P/E RatioIs COPN overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| COPN income statement (TTM) | |
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| Revenue | €104.17m |
| Cost of Revenue | €53.62m |
| Gross Profit | €50.56m |
| Other Expenses | €54.16m |
| Earnings | -€3.61m |
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2025
Next Earnings Date
Jul 20, 2026
| Earnings per share (EPS) | -0.22 |
| Gross Margin | 48.53% |
| Net Profit Margin | -3.46% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 0.06% |
How did COPN perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
2.5%
Current Dividend Yield-929%
Payout RatioCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/05/12 04:50 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/05/12 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
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.
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Cosmo N.V. is covered by 11 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Estelle Bétrisey | Berenberg |
| Laura Hindley | Berenberg |
| Kerry Holford | Berenberg |