Apellis PharmaceuticalsAPLS
Market Cap: 4.82B
About: Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel therapeutic compounds to treat diseases with high unmet needs through the inhibition of the complement system, which is an integral component of the immune system, at the level of C3, the central protein in the complement cascade.
Employees: 702
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q1 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
32% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 50
17% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $111M | Put options by funds: $94.7M
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 102 | Existing positions reduced: 89
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 278 [Q4 2023] → 294 (+16) [Q1 2024]
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.81B [Q4 2023] → $6.58B (-$231M) [Q1 2024]
3.09% less ownership
Funds ownership: 95.99% [Q4 2023] → 92.9% (-3.09%) [Q1 2024]
11% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 [Q4 2023] → 8 (-1) [Q1 2024]
Research analyst outlook
26 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price forecasts over the past 6 months
26 analyst ratings
Baird Colleen Kusy | 116%upside $86 | Outperform Maintained | 26 Jul 2024 |
Baird Colleen Kusy | 152%upside $100 | Outperform Maintained | 23 Jul 2024 |
Goldman Sachs Salveen Richter | 94%upside $77 | Buy Maintained | 17 Jul 2024 |
Baird Colleen Kusy | 152%upside $100 | Outperform Maintained | 28 Jun 2024 |
Piper Sandler Biren Amin | 16%upside $46 | Neutral Initiated | 31 May 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 7 articles about APLS published over the past 30 days