DRRX Stock Overview A biopharmaceutical company, develops medicines based on its epigenetic regulator program. More details
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Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for DURECT Historical stock prices Current Share Price US$0.79 52 Week High US$1.88 52 Week Low US$0.70 Beta 0.91 1 Month Change -9.31% 3 Month Change -40.68% 1 Year Change 4.37% 3 Year Change -89.16% 5 Year Change -96.24% Change since IPO -99.45%
Recent News & Updates
DURECT Corporation Announces Publication of Larsucosterol Phase 2B Results in NEJM Evidence Jan 29
DURECT Corporation Receives Non-Compliance Letter from Nasdaq Regarding Minimum Bid Price Requirement Jan 11
Forecast to breakeven in 2027 Dec 31
Consensus revenue estimates increase by 62% Nov 26
Consensus EPS estimates upgraded to US$0.64 loss Nov 20
Third quarter 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind Nov 15 See more updates
DURECT Corporation Announces Publication of Larsucosterol Phase 2B Results in NEJM Evidence Jan 29
DURECT Corporation Receives Non-Compliance Letter from Nasdaq Regarding Minimum Bid Price Requirement Jan 11
Forecast to breakeven in 2027 Dec 31
Consensus revenue estimates increase by 62% Nov 26
Consensus EPS estimates upgraded to US$0.64 loss Nov 20
Third quarter 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind Nov 15
New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth Nov 14
DURECT Corporation to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Nov 13, 2024 Nov 07
Consensus revenue estimates decrease by 21%, EPS upgraded Aug 20
Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind Aug 15
Insufficient new directors Aug 09
DURECT Corporation to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Aug 13, 2024 Aug 08
DURECT Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Sep 25, 2024 Aug 05
DURECT Corporation to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 13, 2024 May 09
DURECT Corporation to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Mar 27, 2024 Mar 21
DURECT Receives Non-Compliance Notice from Nasdaq Regarding Non-Compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement for Continued Listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market Dec 24
DURECT Corporation to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 13, 2023 Nov 10
DURECT Corporation Announces Topline Results from Phase 2b AHFIRM Trial of Larsucosterol in Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis with Promising Effect on Mortality Nov 08
Durect Corporation Announces Last Patient Last Visit in Phase 2B Ahfirm Trial of Larsucosterol in Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis Sep 09
DURECT Corporation to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 09, 2023 Aug 04
DURECT Corporation Completes Enrollment in Phase 2b AHFIRM Trial of Larsucosterol in Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis Jun 08
DURECT Corporation to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Nov 02, 2022 Oct 27
DURECT Corporation Announces Enrollment of More Than 200 of Planned 300 Patients in is Phase 2b AHFIRM Trial Oct 07
Innocoll Pharmaceuticals Limited and DURECT Corporation Announce U.S. Launch of POSIMIR Sep 27
DURECT Corporation Receives Approval from the Listing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq for an Additional 180-Day Grace Period, or Until February 6, 2023 Aug 10
Brokers Are Upgrading Their Views On DURECT Corporation (NASDAQ:DRRX) With These New Forecasts Aug 08
Price target decreased to US$5.33 Aug 05
Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations Aug 05
DURECT Corporation to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Aug 04, 2022 Jul 28
DURECT Corporation Appoints Timothy M. Papp as Chief Financial Officer Jul 06
Durect names ex-RBC Capital Markets executive as CFO Jul 05
High number of new directors May 31
Is DURECT (NASDAQ:DRRX) A Risky Investment? May 12
First quarter 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind May 06
High number of new directors Apr 27
DURECT Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Jun 15, 2022 Apr 17
Independent Director recently bought US$118k worth of stock Mar 18
Consensus revenue estimates fall by 16% Mar 15
DURECT Corporation (NASDAQ:DRRX) Analysts Are More Bearish Than They Used To Be Mar 14
No longer forecast to breakeven Mar 11
DURECT Corporation (NASDAQ:DRRX) Consensus Forecasts Have Become A Little Darker Since Its Latest Report Mar 10
Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind Mar 10
DURECT Corporation Announces Resignation of Michael Arenberg as Chief Financial Officer, Effective March 17, 2022 Mar 06
Durect Corporation Doses First European Patient in Phase 2B Ahfirm Study of Larsucosterol(Dur-928) in Severe Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis Mar 03
DURECT Corporation to Report Q4, 2021 Results on Mar 07, 2022 Mar 01
Does DURECT (NASDAQ:DRRX) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet? Jan 08
High number of new directors Jan 03
Forecast to breakeven in 2024 Jan 02
Third quarter 2021 earnings released: US$0.044 loss per share (vs US$0.046 loss in 3Q 2020) Nov 05
Price target decreased to US$6.50 Aug 06
Is DURECT (NASDAQ:DRRX) Using Debt Sensibly? Aug 05
Second quarter 2021 earnings released: US$0.04 loss per share (vs US$0.073 profit in 2Q 2020) Jul 31
Price target increased to US$7.25 Jun 25
Forecast to breakeven in 2024 Jun 25
DURECT Corporation Presents Additional Clinical Data from DUR-928 Phase 1b Trial in NASH and Phase 1 Trial in Hepatic Impairment at the International Liver Conference 2021 Jun 24
DURECT Corporation to Present Additional Clinical Data from DUR-928 Studies in NASH and in Hepatic Impairment At Upcoming International Liver Conference 2021 Jun 10
Durect (DRRX) Investor Presentation - Slideshow May 06
Durect EPS misses by $0.01, misses on revenue May 04
Durect Corporation Announces Publication of Dur-928'S Mechanism of Action Mar 10
DURECT Corporation to Report Q4, 2020 Results on Mar 04, 2021 Feb 26
DURECT prices ~$43M stock offering Feb 04
DURECT Corporation Announces U.S. FDA Approval of POSIMIR® for Post-Surgical Pain Reduction for up to 72 Hours Following Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression Feb 03
DURECT surges after FDA approval for Posimir Feb 02
DURECT Corporation Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 2b AHFIRM Study of DUR-928 in Severe Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis Jan 28 DURECT Corporation Announces Board Changes
DURECT Corporation Announces Closing of LACTEL® Absorbable Polymer Product Line Sale to Evonik and Receipt of $15 Million Jan 05
DURECT Corporation Announces Dur-928 Granted Fda Fast Track Designation for Treatment of Alcoholic Hepatitis Dec 18
Durect's DUR-928 fast track'd for alcoholic hepatitis in the U.S. Dec 16
DURECT Corporation Announces Additional Safety Data and Efficacy Signals from Phase 1b Clinical Trial of DUR-928 in NASH Patients at The Liver Meeting Digital Experience 2020 Nov 14
DURECT Corporation Appoints Norman Sussman as Chief Medical Officer Nov 11
DURECT Corporation Appoints Norman Sussman as Chief Medical Officer Nov 03
DURECT (DRRX) Investor Presentation - Slideshow Oct 31
DURECT Corporation to Report Q3, 2020 Results on Nov 02, 2020 Oct 28
DURECT Corporation to Present Additional Safety and Efficacy Signals from Phase 1B Clinical Trial of Dur-928 in Nash Patients At the Liver Meeting Digital Experience 2020 Oct 06
DURECT Corporation Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 2 Safety and Efficacy Study of DUR-928 in COVID-19 Patients with Acute Liver or Kidney Injury Sep 24
Durect Corporation Announces the Study Design for the Phase 2B Ahfirm Clinical Trial of DUR-928 in Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH) Patients Sep 23 Shareholder Returns DRRX US Pharmaceuticals US Market 7D -2.0% 1.3% 0.6% 1Y 4.4% 1.2% 22.4%
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Return vs Market: DRRX underperformed the US Market which returned 22.4% over the past year.
Price Volatility Is DRRX's price volatile compared to industry and market? DRRX volatility DRRX Average Weekly Movement 13.9% Pharmaceuticals Industry Average Movement 10.5% Market Average Movement 6.4% 10% most volatile stocks in US Market 18.8% 10% least volatile stocks in US Market 3.2%
Stable Share Price: DRRX's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: DRRX's weekly volatility (14%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of US stocks.
About the Company DURECT Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company, develops medicines based on its epigenetic regulator program. The company’s lead product larsucosterol (DUR-928), an endogenous, orally bioavailable small molecule that is in Phase IIb clinical trial to play a regulatory role in lipid metabolism, stress and inflammatory responses, and cell death and survival to treat alcohol-associated hepatitis, as well as completed Phase Ib clinical trial to treat patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. It also offers ALZET product line that consists of osmotic pumps and accessories used for research in mice, rats, and other laboratory animals.
Show more DURECT Corporation Fundamentals Summary How do DURECT's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap? DRRX fundamental statistics Market cap US$23.28m Earnings (TTM ) -US$17.07m Revenue (TTM ) US$8.59m
Earnings & Revenue Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM) DRRX income statement (TTM ) Revenue US$8.59m Cost of Revenue US$15.96m Gross Profit -US$7.36m Other Expenses US$9.70m Earnings -US$17.07m
Last Reported Earnings
Sep 30, 2024
Earnings per share (EPS) -0.55 Gross Margin -85.70% Net Profit Margin -198.62% Debt/Equity Ratio 860.0%
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status Data Last Updated (UTC time) Company Analysis 2025/02/06 03:39 End of Day Share Price 2025/02/06 00:00 Earnings 2024/09/30 Annual Earnings 2023/12/31
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Analyst Sources DURECT Corporation is covered by 15 analysts. 2 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 Mayank Mamtani B. Riley Securities, Inc. Irina Rivkind Koffler Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. James Molloy Caris & Company
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