Stifel raises Celcuity stock price target to $68 on gedatolisib potential

Published 15/08/2025, 17:36
Stifel raises Celcuity stock price target to $68 on gedatolisib potential

Investing.com - Stifel raised its price target on Celcuity Inc (NASDAQ:CELC) to $68.00 from $65.00 on Friday, while maintaining a Buy rating on the stock. The company’s shares, currently trading at $52.06, have surged 13.1% in the past week and an impressive 296% year-to-date, according to InvestingPro data.

The research firm cited Celcuity’s reiteration of the VIKTORIA-1 top-line results and the company’s plans to present primary analysis and full safety data at a medical congress by year-end, excluding exploratory and subgroup analyses. The market has responded positively to these developments, with analyst consensus being highly bullish and price targets ranging from $45 to $79.

Stifel noted management’s confidence in gedatolisib’s broad eligibility regardless of metabolic fitness and PIK3CA mutation status, with expectations that a statistical win in PIK3CA-mutated patients would be clinically meaningful by potentially adding three months to the approximately 7-8 months of median progression-free survival seen with alpelisib.

The firm highlighted gedatolisib plus fulvestrant doublet’s potential as a standard of care for PIK3CA wild-type patients, which Stifel called a "timely message" given Arvinas’s apparent reluctance to launch vepdegestrant monotherapy without a partner to replace Pfizer.

Celcuity’s first New Drug Application submission for the wild-type indication and the second top-line results for PIK3CA-mutated patients are expected in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the report. InvestingPro analysis shows the company maintains a FAIR financial health score, with 15+ additional insights available to subscribers through detailed Pro Research Reports.

In other recent news, Celcuity reported its second-quarter 2025 financial results, revealing a loss of $1.04 per share, which fell short of analysts’ expectations of a $0.88 loss. This earnings miss resulted in an 18.18% negative surprise. Despite this, Jefferies raised its price target for Celcuity to $79.00, citing "unprecedented" progression-free survival data from a Phase III study in second-line PIK3CA wild-type HR+/HER2- advanced breast cancer. Conversely, Needham adjusted its price target for Celcuity to $70.00 from $74.00 due to concerns about dilution following the earnings release. Both Jefferies and Needham maintained a Buy rating on the stock. These developments reflect a mixed sentiment among analysts, with positive trial data being a notable highlight. Investors are closely monitoring these updates as they assess Celcuity’s future prospects.

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