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The Screen · Healthcare · Biotechnology

Cue Biopharma, Inc.

CUE · Nasdaq · USD · Market cap $239M · 29 employees

Cue Biopharma, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, develops a novel class of injectable therapeutics to selectively engage and modulate targeted, disease relevant T cells in the United States.

PASS · Titan Ethical · score 87.2
32.85 USD

Screen close, 2026-09-24 · not a live quote
Last reviewed 11 days ago

Screened 2026-09-24 · the tape above runs as of 09:01 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed

PRICE · FAIR-VALUE RANGE1M3M6MYTD1Y3Y5Y
65.7065.7065.70

What this means: price 32.85 against the desk's fair-value range, base estimate 65.70, over the last year.

Current read
Markup ?
FAIR VALUE · screened 2026-09-24
  • Trend Markup
  • Insiders insiders sold, $1,606,562, latest filing 2026-08-12
  • Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
  • Options no verdict drawn today, left as found
  • Ethical passes the values gate
Price32.85 USD
Fair value65.70
Ethical score87.2/100
RatingFAIR VALUE
Our investment reviews on this name
2026-10-02Read Markup32.85+0.0% to today ✓
2026-08-26Read Distribution26.28+25.0% to today
2026-07-02Read Markup29.46+11.5% to today ✓

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.

The full research record, in depth, below
The Label · The Season, Not the Day

This name holds its markup label.

Cue Biopharma, Inc. holds its Markup at $32.85. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 42 days.

As held on the ledger · 2026-09-24
PhaseMarkup
Quantitative stateConsolidating, no directional conviction, held for 42 days
Price at the screen$32.85
ValuationN/A trailing · -68.44 forward price to earnings
Values screenPASS · score 87.2
Beta2.46
The Workings

Five Screens, Shown in Full

Full pass across all five screens. This security clears the Titan Ethical Standard: its business and its balance sheet both stay inside the lines.

TestFigureLimitWhat it meansStatus
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 4.38% Below 33% Interest-bearing debt is just 4.4% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money. Pass
Interest-bearing cash 29.45% Below 33% Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 29.5% of assets, under the one-third limit. Pass
Receivables 0.00% Below 49% Money owed to the company is 0.0% of assets, under the 49% limit. Pass
Revenue purity 0.00% Below 5% Only 0.0% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line. Pass

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 Read

Why It Clears, in Plain English

Cue Biopharma, clears all five screens. Its business is in a permissible area, its interest-bearing debt is about 4%, inside the ~33% line, and almost none of its income is interest, so it passes.

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 Worth

The Fair Value Range

Our framework reads FAIR VALUE: it trades at roughly a 100% discount to our $65.70 fair value, 166.70% revenue growth.

65.70Conservative65.70Base case65.70Growth case 32.85Price

Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-24 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 100.0% margin of safety to the base estimate.

The Street's Range
66.00Street low 83.00Street average 115.00Street high 32.85Price

Third-party analyst targets: 3 covering, consensus Strong Buy. The average target sits +153% from the screen price.

Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.

Price History & Projections
$431$204$-22TODAY5y agoPROJECTIONStreet high$115.00 +299%Street avg$83.00 +188%Conservative$65.70 +128%Our fair value$65.70 +128%

Where 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 2026-09-24 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 Words

Why it is worth knowing

A quality business. It trades close to our $65.70 fair value, so the easy discount is gone; you would be paying up for the quality.

The fundamentals · plain-English read
Forward P/E-68.4x
EPS, trailing-29.46
EPS, forward-0.48
Revenue growth+166.7%growing very fast
Profit margin0.0%currently unprofitable
Return on equity-1,603.5%not currently earning a positive return on equity
FCF yield-14.01%
Debt to equity1.33a meaningful debt load worth watching
Current ratio1.26adequate liquidity, worth monitoring
Beta2.46much more volatile than the market
Short interest, float0.05%
52-week range4.98 - 45.50
Market cap$239M
Employees29

The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market; it already moves more than the market on an average day; 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.

Where & How to Trade

CUE trades on Nasdaq. As a listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering its home market. New to this, or investing from abroad? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.

The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited

Every Entry, As Written

2026-10-02 Markup · changed $32.85 +25.0% Entry 6

The framework has shifted from distribution to markup since the last review. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 25.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 51%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 29%. The street (1 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $115. Since the last review it entered the Titan Ethical 500.

2026-08-26 Distribution · changed $26.28 -15.7% Entry 5

The framework has shifted from markup to distribution since the last review. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 15.7% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 51%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 29%. The street (1 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $115.

2026-07-25 Markup $31.16 +5.8% Entry 4

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 5.8% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 51%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 29%. The street (1 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $115.

2026-07-18 Markup $29.46 +0.0% Entry 3

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 51%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 29%. The street (1 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $115.

2026-07-03 Markup $29.46 +0.0% Entry 2

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Markup $29.46 Entry 1

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.

Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.

Latest News · What the Market Is Reading on CUE

Headlines from third-party outlets, linked for reference: not our reporting, not advice.

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The Insider Ledger · Form 4 Filings, As Filed
Most recent filings · CUE
DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesValue
2026-08-12 Lin Shao-Lee CEO S - Sale+OE 58,258 $1,606,562
2025-12-30 SARRAF PASHA Director 323,857 $99,747
2024-12-16 PASSERI DANIEL R Chief Executive Officer 30,000 $30,900

Public filings, recorded as found. The full tape lives at Insider Intelligence.

What Holding Actually Paid · Price Plus Dividends
If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
PeriodPrice thenPrice returnDivs per share$1,000 becameTotal return
1 month $31.32 -8.1% · $920 -8.1%
2 months $15.06 +91.2% · $1,912 +91.2%
3 months $9.12 +215.8% · $3,158 +215.8%
6 months $14.79 +94.7% · $1,947 +94.7%
1 year $19.02 +51.4% · $1,514 +51.4%
2 years $43.20 -33.3% · $667 -33.3%
3 years $111.30 -74.1% · $259 -74.1%
5 years $399.60 -92.8% · $72 -92.8%

Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

The Ledger's Promise

This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever CUE does next, these words stay.

Cue Biopharma, Inc. · CUE · Markup · $32.85
Recorded 2026-09-24 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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