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Pliant Therapeutics NasdaqGS:PLRX Stock Report

Last Price

US$11.88

Market Cap

US$716.6m

7D

-2.5%

1Y

-57.6%

Updated

25 Apr, 2024

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Pliant Therapeutics, Inc.

NasdaqGS:PLRX Stock Report

Market Cap: US$716.6m

PLRX Stock Overview

Pliant Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, discovers, develops, and commercializes novel therapies for the treatment of fibrosis and related diseases in the United States.

PLRX fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation3/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health5/6
Dividends0/6

Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Pliant Therapeutics
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$11.88
52 Week HighUS$28.80
52 Week LowUS$11.21
Beta1.13
1 Month Change-15.98%
3 Month Change-30.69%
1 Year Change-57.57%
3 Year Change-64.38%
5 Year Changen/a
Change since IPO-44.23%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Is Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?

Feb 27
Is Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?

Is Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) Using Debt Sensibly?

Jul 21
Is Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) Using Debt Sensibly?

Health Check: How Prudently Does Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) Use Debt?

Mar 13
Health Check: How Prudently Does Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) Use Debt?

Is Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?

Sep 10
Is Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?

Pliant Therapeutics: Wait For A Better Price To Get In

Aug 20

Pliant Therapeutics GAAP EPS of -$0.82 misses by $0.01, revenue of $4.99M

Aug 08

Is Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans?

Jul 28
Is Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans?

Pliant's PLN-74809 gets FDA fast track status for liver disease

Jul 21

Pliant climbs 48% as mid-stage trial for lung disease therapy meets key goals

Jul 11

Pliant: Major Catalyst Expected Beginning Of 2023

Jun 03

We're Keeping An Eye On Pliant Therapeutics' (NASDAQ:PLRX) Cash Burn Rate

Apr 22
We're Keeping An Eye On Pliant Therapeutics' (NASDAQ:PLRX) Cash Burn Rate

Here's Why We're Not Too Worried About Pliant Therapeutics' (NASDAQ:PLRX) Cash Burn Situation

Dec 29
Here's Why We're Not Too Worried About Pliant Therapeutics' (NASDAQ:PLRX) Cash Burn Situation

We Think Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) Can Afford To Drive Business Growth

Sep 07
We Think Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) Can Afford To Drive Business Growth

Analysts Have Just Cut Their Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLRX) Revenue Estimates By 12%

May 17
Analysts Have Just Cut Their Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLRX) Revenue Estimates By 12%

Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLRX) Reported Earnings Last Week And Analysts Are Already Upgrading Their Estimates

May 13
Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLRX) Reported Earnings Last Week And Analysts Are Already Upgrading Their Estimates

Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

Mar 22
Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

We're Not So Sure You Should Rely on Pliant Therapeutics's (NASDAQ:PLRX) Statutory Earnings

Jan 21
We're Not So Sure You Should Rely on Pliant Therapeutics's (NASDAQ:PLRX) Statutory Earnings

Is Pliant Therapeutics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PLRX) 6.5% ROE Worse Than Average?

Dec 17
Is Pliant Therapeutics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PLRX) 6.5% ROE Worse Than Average?

Pliant Therapeutics (PLRX) Presents At Piper Sandler 32nd Annual Virtual Healthcare Conference - Slideshow

Dec 02

Pliant Therapeutics: An Early Stage Company With Important Collaborations

Nov 23

Shareholder Returns

PLRXUS PharmaceuticalsUS Market
7D-2.5%-0.6%1.0%
1Y-57.6%10.6%21.9%

Return vs Industry: PLRX underperformed the US Pharmaceuticals industry which returned 13.2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: PLRX underperformed the US Market which returned 24.9% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is PLRX's price volatile compared to industry and market?
PLRX volatility
PLRX Average Weekly Movement8.2%
Pharmaceuticals Industry Average Movement9.7%
Market Average Movement6.0%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.8%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.0%

Stable Share Price: PLRX's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: PLRX's weekly volatility (8%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
2015158Bernard Couliepliantrx.com

Pliant Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, discovers, develops, and commercializes novel therapies for the treatment of fibrosis and related diseases in the United States. The company’s lead candidate is bexotegrast, an oral, small-molecule, dual selective inhibitor of avß6 and avß1 integrins, which is in phase 2b trials for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and in phase 2a trial for primary sclerosing cholangitis. It also develops PLN-1474, an oral, small-molecule selective inhibitor of avß1 for the treatment of liver fibrosis associated with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; PLN-101095, a dual inhibitor of integrins avß8 and avß1 for the treatment of solid tumors; and PLN-101325 for treatment of muscular dystrophies.

Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Pliant Therapeutics's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
PLRX fundamental statistics
Market capUS$716.59m
Earnings (TTM)-US$161.34m
Revenue (TTM)US$1.58m

453.5x

P/S Ratio

-4.4x

P/E Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
PLRX income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$1.58m
Cost of RevenueUS$0
Gross ProfitUS$1.58m
Other ExpensesUS$162.92m
Earnings-US$161.34m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2023

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)-2.67
Gross Margin100.00%
Net Profit Margin-10,211.14%
Debt/Equity Ratio2.1%

How did PLRX perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison
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