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CYTK

Cytokinetics, Incorporated

CYTK

NASDAQ·Healthcare·Biotechnology·Mkt cap $10.6B

$86.54

+1.50%

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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

$32.89 - $88.31

P/E

-12.65

Fwd P/E

-14.39

Beta

0.43

Div Yield

0.00%

Avg Vol

2.6M

Shares Out

123.2M

Mkt Cap

$10.6B

Price action

Price chart

Up 148.1% 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 muscle biology platform and deep cardiac/skeletal muscle physiology expertise
  • Multiple late-stage clinical programs with first-in-class and best-in-class potential
  • Strategic partnership with Astellas Pharma providing development and commercialization support
  • Novel mechanism of action targeting muscle contractility with limited competitive landscape

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Low volatility (beta 0.4).
  • Growth premium of 0.0x vs Biotech & Therapeutics peers. Reasonable for this growth rate.

Growth

Moderate growth ahead

Strong revenue growth (377% YoY)

Value

Growth premium of 0.0x vs Biotech & Therapeutics peers. Reasonable for this growth rate.

Momentum

Hot

+27.8% over 3m

Quality

Excellent

High-growth business (451% revenue growth, 90% gross margin). Pre-profit but investing in growth.

Dividend

None

No dividend

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

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

Next: Apr 30, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 5, 2026

Reported EPS of -$1.67 vs -$1.67 consensus (0.0% surprise). Revenue of $19.4M vs $8.5M expected (+127.2%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat 0.0%
Rev beat +127.2%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

0.0%

Next: Apr 30, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+912%

+89%

+26715%

+318%

+5%

+1126%

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Q3 24

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Q1 25

Q2 25

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Q4 25

Q1 26

$249.0K

$463.0K

$16.9M

$1.6M

$66.8M

$1.9M

$17.8M

$19.4M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

Operating

Profit

-1064.5%

Wall Street consensus

14 analysts · 100% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

14

100%

Hold

0%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$108.00

+24.8% vs $86.54

Low $95.00
Median $108.00
High $140.00

Latest: UBS · $115.00 · Jun 29, 2026

6 analysts covering

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How CYTK stacks vs Biotechnology

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

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