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Cassava Sciences NasdaqCM:SAVA Stock Report

Last Price

US$2.42

Market Cap

US$116.4m

7D

6.6%

1Y

-89.8%

Updated

16 Feb, 2025

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Company Financials +

Cassava Sciences, Inc.

NasdaqCM:SAVA Stock Report

Market Cap: US$116.4m

SAVA Stock Overview

A clinical stage biotechnology company, develops drugs for neurodegenerative diseases. More details

SAVA fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation2/6
Future Growth3/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends0/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Cassava Sciences
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$2.42
52 Week HighUS$42.20
52 Week LowUS$2.23
Beta-0.95
1 Month Change-12.00%
3 Month Change-91.34%
1 Year Change-89.81%
3 Year Change-94.66%
5 Year Change-68.24%
Change since IPO-98.42%

Recent News & Updates

Cassava Q3 Earnings Review: It Feels Like The End May Be Nigh

Nov 07

Recent updates

Cassava Q3 Earnings Review: It Feels Like The End May Be Nigh

Nov 07

Cassava Sciences: Turning The Corner Into A Brick Wall

Jul 24

Cassava Sciences (NASDAQ:SAVA) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

Oct 17
Cassava Sciences (NASDAQ:SAVA) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

We're Hopeful That Cassava Sciences (NASDAQ:SAVA) Will Use Its Cash Wisely

Jul 04
We're Hopeful That Cassava Sciences (NASDAQ:SAVA) Will Use Its Cash Wisely

We're Not Very Worried About Cassava Sciences' (NASDAQ:SAVA) Cash Burn Rate

Mar 05
We're Not Very Worried About Cassava Sciences' (NASDAQ:SAVA) Cash Burn Rate

Cassava Sciences (NASDAQ:SAVA) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

Nov 19
Cassava Sciences (NASDAQ:SAVA) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

Cassava Sciences begins extension study of Alzheimer's drug simufilam

Oct 13

Cassava Sciences Stock: Huge Returns Or Catastrophic Losses

Sep 29

Cassava Sciences: Trying To Manage Expectations

Sep 21

Cassava Sciences reaches over five-month high on rising volumes

Sep 09

Cassava Sciences Looks As Good Of A Purchase As Ever

Sep 03

Cassava Sciences stock jumps 10% after director buys $860K shares

Aug 26

Cassava Sciences rally continues as stock up 39%

Aug 17

Cassava's Simufilam And Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors: Similar Results

Aug 11

Cassava Sciences GAAP EPS of -$0.48 misses by $0.06

Aug 03

We're Hopeful That Cassava Sciences (NASDAQ:SAVA) Will Use Its Cash Wisely

Aug 03
We're Hopeful That Cassava Sciences (NASDAQ:SAVA) Will Use Its Cash Wisely

Cassava Sciences sheds 44% on report of criminal probe linked to Alzheimer’s drug

Jul 27

Cassava Sciences And Alzheimer's Disease: A Precipitious Path

Jun 10

Cassava Sciences: 3 Upcoming Catalysts That Could Decide Bull / Bear Debate

May 31

Cassava Sciences (NASDAQ:SAVA) has More Than Enough Funding to Function Until the Approval Process is Finished, but Investors may Need to be Ready for a Long Wait

Apr 19
Cassava Sciences (NASDAQ:SAVA) has More Than Enough Funding to Function Until the Approval Process is Finished, but Investors may Need to be Ready for a Long Wait

3 Key Points To Remember About Cassava Sciences

Apr 07

Retractions Of A Key Collaborator's Papers Set Up A Big April For Cassava Sciences

Mar 31

Cassava Sciences: Why The Stock Is Rangebound

Feb 28

The FDA Deals Another Blow To Cassava Sciences' Bears

Feb 11

Cassava Sciences, Inc.: Recent Trading Activity Presents An Opportunity

Feb 02

INmune Bio, The Biotech In My Stable For After Cassava Sciences

Jan 17

Shareholder Returns

SAVAUS PharmaceuticalsUS Market
7D6.6%-2.4%1.5%
1Y-89.8%-3.5%22.4%

Return vs Industry: SAVA underperformed the US Pharmaceuticals industry which returned -3.5% over the past year.

Return vs Market: SAVA underperformed the US Market which returned 22.4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is SAVA's price volatile compared to industry and market?
SAVA volatility
SAVA Average Weekly Movement27.6%
Pharmaceuticals Industry Average Movement9.9%
Market Average Movement5.9%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market18.0%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.0%

Stable Share Price: SAVA's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: SAVA's weekly volatility has increased from 20% to 28% over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
199829Rick Barrywww.cassavasciences.com

Cassava Sciences, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company, develops drugs for neurodegenerative diseases. Its lead therapeutic product candidate is simufilam, a small molecule drug, which is completed Phase 2 clinical trial; and investigational diagnostic product candidate is SavaDx, a blood-based biomarker/diagnostic to detect Alzheimer's disease. The company was formerly known as Pain Therapeutics, Inc. and changed its name to Cassava Sciences, Inc. in March 2019.

Cassava Sciences, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Cassava Sciences's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
SAVA fundamental statistics
Market capUS$116.43m
Earnings (TTM)-US$17.66m
Revenue (TTM)n/a

0.0x

P/S Ratio

-6.6x

P/E Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
SAVA income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$0
Cost of RevenueUS$67.84m
Gross Profit-US$67.84m
Other Expenses-US$50.17m
Earnings-US$17.66m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)-0.37
Gross Margin0.00%
Net Profit Margin0.00%
Debt/Equity Ratio0%

How did SAVA perform over the long term?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/16 04:14
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/14 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

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Cassava Sciences, Inc. is covered by 8 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.

AnalystInstitution
Gregory FraserBofA Global Research
Mayank MamtaniB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Charles DuncanCantor Fitzgerald & Co.