Overview
* Arbutus Q3 revenue and net income missed analyst expectations
* Company reports 46% of Phase 2a patients discontinued treatment in imdusiran trials
* Arbutus continues litigation against Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech over LNP technology
Outlook
* Favorable claim construction ruling in Pfizer-BioNTech litigation, Moderna trial set for March 2026
* 46% of Phase 2a patients discontinued treatment, showing potential efficacy of imdusiran
Result Drivers
* COST REDUCTIONS - Decrease in R&D expenses due to restructuring and focus on imdusiran and AB-101
Key Details
Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu
s s
Estimate
Q3 Miss $500,000 $1.27
Revenue mln (3
Analysts
)
Q3 Net Miss -$7.70 -$6.94
Income mln mln (2
Analysts
)
Q3 Cash $93.70
& mln
Investme
nts
Analyst Coverage
* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 3 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
* The average consensus recommendation for the biotechnology & medical research peer group is "buy"
* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Arbutus Biopharma Corp ( ABUS ) is $5.00, about 3.2% above its November 12 closing price of $4.84
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