Apellis Pharmaceuticals
APLS
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: 710
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
346% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $56.2M | Put options by funds: $12.6M
57% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 108 | Existing positions reduced: 69
3.96% more ownership
Funds ownership: 100.75% [Q1] → 104.71% (+3.96%) [Q2]
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 254 [Q1] → 246 (-8) [Q2]
12% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 49
18% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.77B [Q1] → $2.28B (-$489M) [Q2]
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 [Q1] → 4 (-2) [Q2]
Research analyst outlook
9 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
9 analyst ratings
JP Morgan
Anupam Rama
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$37
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Overweight
Maintained
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4 Aug 2025 |
Mizuho
Graig Suvannavejh
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$22
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Neutral
Maintained
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4 Aug 2025 |
Citigroup
Yigal Nochomovitz
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$52
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Buy
Maintained
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1 Aug 2025 |
RBC Capital
Lisa Walter
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$19
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Sector Perform
Maintained
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1 Aug 2025 |
Cantor Fitzgerald
Steve Seedhouse
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$40
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Overweight
Maintained
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1 Aug 2025 |
Raymond James
Ryan Deschner
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$50
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Outperform
Maintained
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1 Aug 2025 |
Baird
Colleen Kusy
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$50
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Outperform
Maintained
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18 Jul 2025 |
B of A Securities
Tazeen Ahmad
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$24
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Neutral
Maintained
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16 Jul 2025 |
Morgan Stanley
Judah Frommer
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$26
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Equal-Weight
Maintained
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2 Jul 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 4 articles about APLS published over the past 30 days