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CORT

Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated

CORT

NASDAQ·Healthcare·Biotechnology·Mkt cap $9.5B

$89.06

+0.65%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$28.66 - $91.00

P/E

197.91

Fwd P/E

34.07

Beta

0.50

Div Yield

0.00%

Avg Vol

1.1M

Shares Out

107.4M

Mkt Cap

$9.5B

Price action

Price chart

Up 24.0% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Proprietary cortisol-modulating technology platform
  • First-mover advantage in selective cortisol modulation for multiple rare diseases
  • Strong intellectual property portfolio protecting key pipeline candidates
  • Clinical expertise in managing severe endocrine and metabolic disorders

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Low volatility (beta 0.5).
  • Premium valuation to Biotech & Therapeutics peers

Growth

Strong growth ahead

Expanding Korlym market penetration and label expansion

Value

Premium valuation to Biotech & Therapeutics peers

Momentum

Hot

+108.2% over 3m

Quality

Excellent

Excellent business quality

Dividend

None

No dividend

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Jul 30, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

APR 30, 2026

Reported EPS of -$0.30 vs -$0.11 consensus (-176.5% surprise). Revenue of $164.9M vs $185.8M expected (-11.3%).

EPS miss
Revenue miss

EPS surprise · last 4Q

0 of 1 beats

Q2 26

-176.5%

Next: Jul 30, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+19%

+14%

+11%

+5%

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Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

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Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$163.8M

$182.5M

$181.9M

$157.2M

$194.4M

$207.6M

$202.1M

$164.9M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

98.3%

Operating

-30.1%

Profit

-18.9%

Wall Street consensus

5 analysts · 80% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

4

80%

Hold

1

20%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$88.00

-1.2% vs $89.06

Low $72.00
Median $88.00
High $135.00

Latest: HC Wainwright · $95.00 · Jun 2, 2026

3 analysts covering

vs Industry

How CORT stacks vs Biotechnology

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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