ABUS
Arbutus Biopharma Corporation
Healthcare · Biotechnology · NMS
$4.24
Close 2026-05-15
✓ ETHICAL PASS
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100%
Full financial profile available
Market Cap
$837.6M
Trailing P/E
5.11
Forward P/E
-25.65
Rev Growth
+10054.5%
Profit Margin
84.0%
ROE
94.7%
Analyst Target
$5.17
Recommendation
STRONG BUY
About Arbutus Biopharma Corporation

Arbutus Biopharma Corporation, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, develops novel therapeutics for infectious disease in the United States. Its chronic Hepatitis B virus product pipeline comprises Imdusiran, conjugated GalNAc, subcutaneously-delivered RNAi therapeutic product candidate which is in phase 2a clinical trials that suppresses all HBV antigens, including HBsAg expression; and AB-101, an oral PD-L1 inhibitor, which is in phase 1a/1b clinical trial that has the potential to reawaken patients' HBV-specific immune response by inhibiting PD-L1. The company has licensing agreement with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to develop and commercialize products with LNP delivery technology. The company was formerly known as Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corporation and changed its name to Arbutus Biopharma Corporation in July 2015. Arbutus Biopharma Corporation was incorporated in 2005 is headquartered in Warminster, Pennsylvania.

Opportunity Summary
84% profit margins. Passes all ethical screens. Ranks better than 95% of screened stocks.
Ethical Screen
Business ActivityPASS
Debt Ratio (0.00%)PASS
Cash Ratio (0.11%)PASS
Receivables Ratio (0.00%)PASS
Revenue Ratio (0.00%)PASS
OverallPASS
Score Ethical: 95.7
Score Valuation: 33.0
Score Quality: 92.0
Score Combined: 60.9
· Tier: OPPORTUNITY

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Opportunity Scores
Valuation65.0
Quality100.0
Cash Flow50.0
Moat50.0
Balance Sheet100.0
Debt Purity98.5
Liquid Purity67.4
Rev Purity100.0
Compliance89.8
Tier: SILVER · Score: 63.4 · Rank: #406
Earnings History (Last 8 Quarters)
DateEPS Est.Reported EPSSurprise %
2026-08-05-0.05Pending--
2026-05-13-0.051.19+2270.6%
2026-03-23-0.05-0.01+75.0%
2025-11-13-0.05-0.06-21.8%
2025-08-06-0.090.01+115.2%
2025-05-14-0.15-0.18-18.1%
2025-03-27-0.12-0.10+14.5%
2024-11-06-0.13-0.14-6.9%
Quarterly Financials
PeriodRevenueNet IncomeEBITDAGross ProfitOp. IncomeEPS
2026-03-31$179.1M$169.7M$169.7M$169.1M0.88
2025-12-31$1.1M-$3.8M-$3.7M-$7.6M
2025-09-30$529.0K-$7.7M-$7.7M-$8.3M-0.04
2025-06-30$10.7M$2.5M$2.6M$1.9M0.01
2025-03-31$1.8M-$24.5M-$24.2M-$13.0M-0.13
2024-09-30-0.10
Insider Transactions
DateNameRoleSharesValue
2026-02-02Androski (Lindsay J.D.)Senior Officer of Issuer28,000--
2026-02-02Nguyen (Tuan)Senior Officer of Issuer73,500--
Top Institutional Holders
HolderSharesValue% Held
Morgan Stanley25.9M$112.6M0.1%
Two Seas Capital Lp18.6M$80.7M0.1%
Whitefort Capital Management, LP14.9M$64.9M0.1%
Blackrock Inc.13.0M$56.4M0.1%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC6.7M$29.1M0.0%
Rubric Capital Management LP6.6M$28.8M0.0%
State Street Corporation6.3M$27.6M0.0%
Barclays Plc4.3M$18.8M0.0%
Geode Capital Management, LLC3.8M$16.4M0.0%
Adar1 Capital Management, LLC 3.1M$13.6M0.0%
Analyst Recommendations
2 Months Ago
1
2
3 analysts
Last Month
1
2
3 analysts
Current
1
2
3 analysts
Strong Buy Buy Hold Sell Strong Sell
Additional Fundamentals
Enterprise Value
$768.0M
Price/Book
3.29
Beta
0.623
Analysts
3
Total Revenue (TTM)
$191.4M
Total Debt
$3.9M
Rec. Mean
1.33
Short Ratio
8.78
Short % Float
0.1%
Employees
19

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Trade Consideration
The Opportunity
Score 60.9 (P96 — top 3.8% of scored tickers). Ethical PASS. 3 analysts at Strong Buy.
Price: $4.24 | Target: $5.15 (+21%)
Score
61
Moat
Conviction
Standard
Upside
+21%
The Fundamentals
Revenue Growth+10054.5%
Profit Margin84.0%
ROE94.7%
Forward P/E-25.7
Market Cap$837.6M
Earnings Track Record
DateEstimateReportedSurprise
2026-08-05$-0.05Pending
2026-05-13$-0.05$1.19+2270.6%
2026-03-23$-0.05$-0.01+75.0%
2025-11-13$-0.05$-0.06-21.8%
2025-08-06$-0.09$0.01+115.2%
2025-05-14$-0.15$-0.18-18.1%
Position Sizing Scenarios
Stop: $3.60 (-15%) | Entry: $4.24
SharesCostProfit to TargetR:R
To Consensus ($5.15, 3 analysts)
10$42.40+$9.10 (21%)1.4R
50$212.00+$45.50 (21%)1.4R
100$424.00+$91.00 (21%)1.4R
Risk Factors
  • Elevated short interest (8.78 days to cover)
The Verdict
Arbutus Biopharma Corporation passes all ethical screens and is growing revenue at +10054.5%.
Quantitative Grade

A single score combining all analytical layers below. A is strongest, D is weakest.

B
Quant Score
69.3
Risk Grade
LOW_RISK
Layers
8
Quality: STRONG_EARNINGS_DRIFT
Risk Profile

How much could this ticker lose on a bad day? These metrics measure worst-case scenarios from historical data.

VaR 95%
-4.3%
worst expected daily loss, 19 in 20 days
CVaR 95%
-6.5%
avg loss on the worst 5% of days
Annual Volatility
Sortino Ratio
0.54
above 1.0 is good
Max Drawdown
-36.8%
Worst Day
Forward Outlook

Based on 10,000 simulated price paths, here is the probability of where this ticker could be in 30, 60, and 90 days.

30d Prob Up
90d Prob Up
Median Return 30d
Liquidity Score
60
Liquidity Grade
LIQUID
Trend & Momentum

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Kalman Trend
Trend Strength
Momentum Signal
HMM Regime
RSI Signal
Technical Signals

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MA Crossover
ABOVE_200
Bollinger Position
ABOVE_UPPER
Beta
Relative Volume
Short Interest
Financial Health

Is this company financially sound? The Z-Score measures bankruptcy risk. The F-Score measures fundamental strength.

Altman Z-Score
below 1.81 = distress zone
Piotroski F-Score
Earnings Beat Rate
50.0%
Earnings Consistency
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Seasonality

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Best Day
Wednesday
Worst Day
Friday
Best Month
Jul
Worst Month
Nov
Fri-Mon Effect
-0.859681059577484
Earnings Drift

After this company beats earnings, does the price keep going up? Drift tracks post-earnings momentum.

Avg Drift After Beat
+5.5%
Beat Drift Positive %
100.0%
Consistency
Momentum Rankings

How does this ticker's recent performance compare to the entire universe? Ranked across 1, 3, 6, and 12-month returns.

1M Return
+10.5%
3M Return
+4.0%
6M Return
+10.5%
12M Return
+44.1%
Momentum Rank
#1317
Momentum Signal
UP

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