An entry written while the outcome is still unknown. It will be scored by what the market does next, and it will never be edited to look cleverer than it was.
In plain words · MapLight Therapeutics, Inc.
VERDICT
The label
Markup
read at $37.87
MapLight Therapeutics, Inc. holds its Markup at $37.87.
PHPhase · the trend structure carries the Markup label
INInsiders · no filings inside 60 days, left as found
POPositioning · no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
OPOptions · no verdict drawn today, left as found
SCScreen · screen not yet scored
edge confirmed
edge broken
edge forming
Each arm is one independent read. Conviction is not a single call, it is how many edges converge.
INVESTOR
The investor read · the season, not the day
As held on the ledger · 2026-07-19
Phase
Markup
Quantitative state
Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 1 days
Price
$37.87
Valuation
N/A trailing · -10.13 forward price to earnings
Values screen
Not scored· score 70.0
Beta
N/A
OPPORTUNITY
The opportunity · what the numbers say it is worth
Read at
$37.87
N/A P/E · -10.13 fwd
Our fair value
$42.50
12% discount
Analyst target (avg)
$42.50
+12% to current
Target low $30.00Analyst target rangeTarget high $60.00
▲ current $37.87 · | average target
Price history & projections · where it has been, where the models see it going
The valuation journey · where the price sits against fair value and the Street
Current
$37.87
you are here
Conservative
$30.00
-21%
Analyst avg
$42.50
+12%
Our fair value
$42.50
+12%
Analyst high
$60.00
+58%
Green marks levels above today's price, red below; the shaded band is the gap between the price and our fair value.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
Profit margin
0.00%
Debt to equity
1.40
Analyst consensus
Strong Buy · 12 covering
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; target range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
SCREEN
The values screen, explained · five checks, plain English
This security has not been fully scored against the values screen yet.
Business activityIts core business isn't built on prohibited lines — no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending.Pass
Debt loadInterest-bearing debt is of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows.Fail
Interest-bearing cashInterest-bearing cash and securities are of assets, above the one-third limit.Fail
ReceivablesMoney owed to the company is of assets, above the 49% limit.Fail
Revenue purity of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, over the 5% line.Fail
Every security is read against two recognised standards: our stricter asset-based screen (ratios measured against total assets) and the more widely used market-value standard (measured against market capitalisation). Where they agree we say so plainly; where they part ways — almost always on the debt check — we show both readings and mark it, because that disagreement is the finding, not a fault. We report the score; you and your scholar make the call.
PLAIN
The business, in plain words · what the numbers mean
Clinical Biotech With No Profit Track Record
Picture a lab racing to fix serious brain disorders while burning cash every quarter with nothing yet on the market. MapLight sits in that exact spot, a clinical stage name with zero profit margin, an ROE of minus 81 percent and a forward multiple that simply reflects ongoing losses. We pass because the ethical screen has no financial ratio data at all, leaving us unable to judge the business on any normal standard.
Analysts still see upside to around 42 dollars from the current 37.87, yet the opportunity rating sits at none. A pre revenue biotech with an unknown moat offers little to anchor on beyond hope in one pipeline asset. The margin of safety looks thin once you strip away the consensus noise.
Risks run from trial failure and dilution to the simple fact that we cannot clear the basic ethical hurdles here. Currency and sector swings would only add to the uncertainty. Analysis, not advice.
The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market; 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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TRADE
Where & how to trade · wherever in the world you are
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TRADER
The trader read · the latest dated commentary
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: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 44%. The street (10 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $38. Entered 2026-07-18 · Markdown
JOURNAL
The dated journal · newest first, never edited
2026-07-18Markdown$27.75+0.0%Entry 3
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: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 44%. The street (10 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $38.
2026-07-03Markdown$27.75+0.0%Entry 2
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: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.
2026-07-02Markdown$27.75Entry 1
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
RETURNS
What holding actually paid · price plus dividends
If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
Period
Price then
Price return
Divs per share
$1,000 became
Total return
1 month
$30.09
-6.7%
·
$933
-6.7%
2 months
$26.73
+5.1%
·
$1,051
+5.1%
3 months
$19.14
+46.7%
·
$1,467
+46.7%
6 months
$20.09
+39.7%
·
$1,397
+39.7%
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
SEALED
This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever MPLT does next, these words stay.
MapLight Therapeutics, Inc. · MPLT · Markup · $37.87
Recorded 2026-07-19 · before the outcome · scored mechanically