The framework has shifted from markup to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 15.5% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 21%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 24%. The street (16 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $52.
IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc.
IDYA · Nasdaq · USD · Market cap $3.6B · 145 employees
IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc., a precision medicine oncology company, develops targeted therapeutics for patient populations selected using molecular diagnostics in the United States.
FAIL · Does not pass the screenAt the last full screen
2026-09-15
Screened 2026-09-15 · the tape above runs as of 23:00 UTC · 20 Sep · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
What this means: price 37.66 against the desk's fair-value range, base estimate 51.00, 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 today's price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
This name holds its markdown label.
IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc. holds its Markdown at $37.66. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 270 days.
| Phase | Markdown · caution |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 270 days |
| Price at the screen | $37.66 |
| Valuation | N/A trailing · -9.19 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 70.0 |
| Beta | -0.08 |
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 | 2.52% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is just 2.5% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money. | Pass |
| Interest-bearing cash | 36.99% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing cash and securities are 37.0% of assets, above the one-third limit. | Fail |
| Receivables | 10.71% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 10.7% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 20.86% | Below 5% | 20.9% 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.
What the Numbers Say It Is WorthThe Fair Value Range
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-15 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 35.4% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 13 covering, consensus Strong Buy. The average target sits +35% 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 2026-09-15 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 WordsPrecision cancer drugs meet heavy losses and thin data
A company racing to match the right tumour to the right pill sounds clever on paper, yet the balance sheet tells a different story. IDEAYA is still posting a 62 percent negative profit margin and negative 14 percent return on equity, with a forward price to earnings ratio that sits in negative territory because earnings have yet to appear. Our screen clears it on ethics, but the opportunity rating stays at none.
Fourteen analysts cluster around a 50 dollar target, yet that view rests on early stage assets whose commercial path remains unproven. Unknown competitive moat and ongoing cash burn leave little margin for the usual biotech setbacks such as trial delays or regulatory pushback.
The real risk sits in the classic early stage trap: a low multiple that simply reflects absent profits rather than any bargain. Currency, dilution and clinical failure could all widen the gap between today's price and any eventual payoff. Analysis, not advice.
| Forward P/E | -9.2x |
| EPS, trailing | -1.92 |
| EPS, forward | -4.10 |
| Profit margin | -74.8%currently unprofitable |
| Return on equity | -16.2%not currently earning a positive return on equity |
| FCF yield | -1.95% |
| Debt to equity | 2.44heavy leverage: higher risk if revenue softens |
| Current ratio | 10.45comfortably covers its short-term bills |
| Beta | -0.08barely tracks the market's swings |
| Short interest, float | 0.12% |
| 52-week range | 24.28 - 42.68 |
| Market cap | $3.6B |
| Employees | 145 |
The risks · The things to watch: as a biotechnology name, trial and regulatory outcomes can move it sharply either way; it carries a real debt load, which raises the stakes if revenue slips.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
Where & How to TradeIDYA 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.
Every Entry, As Written
The framework has shifted from accumulation 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 24.3% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 21%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 24%. The street (16 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $52.
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 21%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 24%. The street (16 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $52.
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $28.13 | -2.7% | · | $973 | -2.7% |
| 2 months | $30.50 | -10.3% | · | $897 | -10.3% |
| 3 months | $32.83 | -16.7% | · | $833 | -16.7% |
| 6 months | $33.56 | -18.5% | · | $815 | -18.5% |
| 1 year | $22.63 | +20.9% | · | $1,209 | +20.9% |
| 2 years | $38.33 | -28.6% | · | $714 | -28.6% |
| 3 years | $25.48 | +7.4% | · | $1,074 | +7.4% |
| 5 years | $20.89 | +31.0% | · | $1,310 | +31.0% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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