The framework has shifted from accumulation to markdown since the last review. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 8.7% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is holding around 23% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 100%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 35%. The street (14 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $90. Insiders have been net buyers over the past quarter.
CG Oncology, Inc.
CGON · Nasdaq · USD · Market cap $6.1B · 142 employees
CG Oncology, Inc., a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company, develops and commercializes cretostimogene grenadenorepvec for patients with bladder cancer in the United States.
FAIL · Does not pass the screenScreen close, 2026-10-01 · not a live quote
Last reviewed 6 days ago
Screened 2026-10-01 · the tape above runs as of 23:45 UTC · 6 Oct · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
What this means: price 68.35 against the desk's fair-value range, base estimate 90.00, over the last year.
- Trend Markdown
- Insiders no filings inside 60 days, left as found
- Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
- Options no verdict drawn today, left as found
- Ethical does not pass the values gate
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
This name holds its markdown label.
CG Oncology, Inc. holds its Markdown at $68.35. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 24 days.
| Phase | Markdown · caution |
| Quantitative state | Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 24 days |
| Price at the screen | $68.35 |
| Valuation | N/A trailing · -22.63 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 70.0 |
| Beta | 0.24 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Interest-bearing securities
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Permissible | Core business clean | Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. | Pass |
| Debt load | 0.89% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is just 0.9% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money. | Pass |
| Interest-bearing cash | 89.65% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing cash and securities are 89.7% of assets, above the one-third limit. | Fail |
| Receivables | 4.19% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 4.2% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 100.00% | Below 5% | 100.0% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, over the 5% line. | Fail |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Ethical ReadWhy It Falls Short, in Plain English
CG Oncology,'s business is fine, but its cash and interest-bearing securities are about 90% of its assets, well over the ~33% line, so it does not pass on the financial screens.
Read as at 2026-10-04. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
What the Numbers Say It Is WorthThe Fair Value Range
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-10-01 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 31.7% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 13 covering, consensus Strong Buy. The average target sits +32% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
Price History & ProjectionsWhere it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-10-01 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain WordsOne Drug Bet On Bladder Cancer Therapy
A patient facing recurring bladder cancer waits for a therapy that might finally work, yet this company is still years from selling anything at all. Revenue is exploding from a tiny base but the business posts no profit and a deeply negative return on equity, so the valuation sits on hope rather than cash flow.
We pass because the opportunity rating is none despite the analyst target near fair value. An unknown moat, zero profit margin and a forward price to earnings ratio that is deeply negative leave too little substance for a durable investment case in a field where most candidates fail.
The real risk is binary clinical or regulatory disappointment that could erase most of the value overnight, with currency and dilution pressures adding to the volatility typical of pre-commercial biotech. Analysis, not advice.
| Forward P/E | -22.6x |
| EPS, trailing | -2.69 |
| EPS, forward | -3.02 |
| Profit margin | 0.0%currently unprofitable |
| Return on equity | -26.4%not currently earning a positive return on equity |
| FCF yield | -1.88% |
| Debt to equity | 0.86moderate, manageable leverage |
| Current ratio | 22.22comfortably covers its short-term bills |
| Beta | 0.24barely tracks the market's swings |
| Short interest, float | 0.13% |
| 52-week range | 35.80 - 80.97 |
| Market cap | $6.1B |
| Employees | 142 |
The risks · The things to watch: as a biotechnology name, trial and regulatory outcomes can move it sharply either way.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
The framework has shifted from markdown to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 4.2% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is holding around 23% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 100%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 35%. The street (14 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $90. Insiders have been net buyers over the past quarter.
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved up 20.6% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is holding around 23% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 100%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 35%. The street (14 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $90. Insiders have been net buyers over the past quarter.
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is holding around 23% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 100%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 35%. The street (14 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $90.
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
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Headlines from third-party outlets, linked for reference: not our reporting, not advice.
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| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | Liu Brian Guan-Chyun | Dir | Purchase | 371,085 | $24 |
Public filings, recorded as found. The full tape lives at Insider Intelligence.
| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $69.32 | -20.8% | · | $793 | -20.8% |
| 2 months | $67.70 | -18.9% | · | $811 | -18.9% |
| 3 months | $62.97 | -12.8% | · | $872 | -12.8% |
| 6 months | $41.61 | +32.0% | · | $1,320 | +32.0% |
| 1 year | $27.48 | +99.9% | · | $1,999 | +99.9% |
| 2 years | $35.22 | +56.0% | · | $1,560 | +56.0% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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