Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc.

NasdaqGM:AUPH Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.2b

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Valuation

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

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

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

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
US$30.04
Fair Value
73.1% undervalued intrinsic discount
7
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: AUPH ($8.07) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($30.04)

Significantly Below Fair Value: AUPH is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for AUPH. This is calculated by dividing AUPH's market cap by their current revenue.
What is AUPH's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio5.2x
SalesUS$220.36m
Market CapUS$1.19b

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PS ratio for AUPH vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average14.5x
NRIX Nurix Therapeutics
22.9x38.5%US$1.4b
BCYC Bicycle Therapeutics
24.9x51.4%US$978.4m
BCRX BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
3.9x14.2%US$1.7b
PSTX Poseida Therapeutics
6.2x29.5%US$934.7m
AUPH Aurinia Pharmaceuticals
5.2x15.3%US$1.2b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: AUPH is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (5.2x) compared to the peer average (14.5x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does AUPH's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Biotechs Industry?

136 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
GILD Gilead Sciences
4x2.8%US$111.09b
BIIB Biogen
2.3x1.3%US$21.97b
MRNA Moderna
3.2x13.5%US$16.61b
INCY Incyte
3.3x5.6%US$14.09b
AUPH 5.2xIndustry Avg. 10.5xNo. of Companies136PS01632486480+
136 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Sales vs Industry: AUPH is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (5.2x) compared to the US Biotechs industry average (10.7x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is AUPH'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.

AUPH PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio5.2x
Fair PS Ratio4.7x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: AUPH is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (5.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (4.7x).


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 AUPH forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$8.07
US$10.84
+34.3%
15.1%US$13.00US$8.00n/a7
Jan ’26US$8.98
US$10.84
+20.7%
15.1%US$13.00US$8.00n/a7
Dec ’25US$8.86
US$10.84
+22.3%
15.1%US$13.00US$8.00n/a7
Nov ’25US$7.32
US$9.77
+33.5%
21.5%US$13.00US$6.00n/a7
Oct ’25US$7.26
US$9.77
+34.6%
21.5%US$13.00US$6.00n/a7
Sep ’25US$6.81
US$9.57
+40.5%
22.9%US$13.00US$6.00n/a7
Aug ’25US$5.61
US$9.57
+70.6%
22.9%US$13.00US$6.00n/a7
Jul ’25US$5.49
US$10.14
+84.8%
28.6%US$15.00US$6.00n/a7
Jun ’25US$5.42
US$10.14
+87.1%
28.6%US$15.00US$6.00n/a7
May ’25US$5.20
US$10.57
+103.3%
23.1%US$15.00US$8.00n/a7
Apr ’25US$5.40
US$10.57
+95.8%
23.1%US$15.00US$8.00n/a7
Mar ’25US$5.78
US$10.57
+82.9%
23.1%US$15.00US$8.00n/a7
Feb ’25US$7.73
US$13.21
+70.9%
14.3%US$15.00US$9.50n/a7
Jan ’25US$8.99
US$13.21
+47.0%
14.3%US$15.00US$9.50US$8.987
Dec ’24US$9.06
US$13.21
+45.9%
14.3%US$15.00US$9.50US$8.867
Nov ’24US$7.13
US$14.00
+96.4%
8.5%US$15.00US$12.00US$7.327
Oct ’24US$7.77
US$14.00
+80.2%
8.5%US$15.00US$12.00US$7.267
Sep ’24US$9.46
US$14.00
+48.0%
8.5%US$15.00US$12.00US$6.817
Aug ’24US$10.45
US$13.71
+31.2%
9.3%US$15.00US$12.00US$5.617
Jul ’24US$9.68
US$13.71
+41.7%
9.3%US$15.00US$12.00US$5.497
Jun ’24US$9.12
US$13.71
+50.4%
9.3%US$15.00US$12.00US$5.427
May ’24US$11.20
US$13.00
+16.1%
17.0%US$15.00US$9.00US$5.207
Apr ’24US$10.96
US$13.00
+18.6%
17.0%US$15.00US$9.00US$5.407
Mar ’24US$8.99
US$13.00
+44.6%
17.0%US$15.00US$9.00US$5.787
Feb ’24US$9.27
US$12.56
+35.5%
24.0%US$15.00US$5.50US$7.738
Jan ’24US$4.32
US$11.88
+174.9%
25.2%US$15.00US$5.50US$8.998
Analyst Price Target
Consensus Narrative from 7 Analysts
US$10.84
Fair Value
25.5% undervalued intrinsic discount
7
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/10 04:11
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/10 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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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Analyst Sources

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. is covered by 22 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David MartinBloom Burton & Co.
Dae Gon HaBTIG
Neil MaruokaCanaccord Genuity