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Vaxart
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Rating:68Neutral
Price Target:
$0.52
▲(3.60% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:10/20/26
The score is primarily driven by improved financial performance (profitability and free cash flow turning positive, with conservative leverage). This is tempered by weak technicals (price below key longer-term moving averages and negative MACD) and earnings-call risks centered on declining revenue and a limited cash runway ahead of the H1 2027 topline readout, despite meaningful BARDA support and encouraging safety data.
Positive Factors
Profitability and Cash-Flow Turnaround
The shift from years of losses and cash burn to positive operating profitability and free cash flow strengthens Vaxart’s ability to fund development internally. Cash-backed earnings also improve resilience and provide a more durable financial base for advancing its vaccine pipeline.
Negative Factors
Declining and Volatile Revenue
The sharp year-over-year revenue decline and historically volatile results weaken confidence that current profitability can persist. A less consistent top line could reduce internal funding capacity and make future earnings more dependent on contract timing or other non-recurring sources.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Profitability and Cash-Flow Turnaround
The shift from years of losses and cash burn to positive operating profitability and free cash flow strengthens Vaxart’s ability to fund development internally. Cash-backed earnings also improve resilience and provide a more durable financial base for advancing its vaccine pipeline.
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Vaxart (VXRT) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$118.99M
Dividend Yield26.89%
Average Volume (3M)279.18K
Price to Earnings (P/E)3.1
Beta (1Y)1.52
Revenue Growth201.10%
EPS GrowthN/A
CountryUS
Employees65
SectorHealthcare
Sector Strength45
IndustryBiotechnology
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.15
Shares Outstanding242,835,360
10 Day Avg. Volume301,718
30 Day Avg. Volume279,176
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.03
Price to Book (P/B)0.92
Price to Sales (P/S)0.34
P/FCF Ratio10.65
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.80
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.39
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit0.39
Enterprise Value/Ebitda2.01
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)-0.18
Revenue Forecast (FY)$118.60M
Vaxart Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Vaxart, Inc. operates as a biotechnology firm currently in the clinical development phase, concentrating its efforts on identifying and advancing novel oral recombinant protein vaccines. The company leverages its unique proprietary platform for de...
Vaxart Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Aug 06, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Oct 29, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Neutral
The call presents a balanced mix of encouraging clinical and operational developments alongside material financial and timing risks. Key positives include a clean 12‑month safety signal in the sentinel cohort, BARDA’s $29 million contract modification enabling deeper analyses, a fully enrolled ~5,000‑participant main cohort with topline expected H1 2027, governance improvements, and a defined cash runway with flexible financing options. Offsetting these are a ~31.5% year‑over‑year revenue decline, a limited cash runway into Q2 2027 that creates timing pressure for funding or partner opt‑ins, reliance on BARDA for data release timing, uncertainty around the norovirus partnership and development timelines, and that the sentinel cohort was not powered to demonstrate efficacy (symptomatic case counts were similar between arms). On balance, positives (safety readout, BARDA support, large main cohort enrollment, governance actions) are meaningful but are matched by significant near‑term financing and commercialization uncertainties; the overall tone is constructive but cautious.Positive Updates
Positive 12-Month Safety Readout from Phase IIb Sentinel Cohort
In July Vaxart reported positive 12-month safety data from the ~400‑participant sentinel cohort in the Phase IIb COVID-19 trial: 0 vaccine‑related serious health complications and 0 severe or long‑lasting adverse events in either the oral pill or mRNA comparator arms.
Negative Updates
Significant Revenue Decline Year‑over‑Year
Revenue for Q2 2026 was $27.2 million vs $39.7 million in Q2 2025, a decline of $12.5 million (approximately a 31.5% decrease), with revenue primarily from BARDA and $2.9 million from a Dynavax license and collaboration.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Positive 12-Month Safety Readout from Phase IIb Sentinel Cohort
In July Vaxart reported positive 12-month safety data from the ~400‑participant sentinel cohort in the Phase IIb COVID-19 trial: 0 vaccine‑related serious health complications and 0 severe or long‑lasting adverse events in either the oral pill or mRNA comparator arms.
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Company Guidance
Management reiterated that top-line efficacy and safety from the Phase IIb main cohort of ~5,000 participants is expected in H1 2027, following positive 12‑month safety data from the 400‑participant sentinel cohort (201 oral pill, 199 mRNA) that showed 0 vaccine‑related serious adverse events, symptomatic COVID in 33 pill vs 30 mRNA recipients and 12 asymptomatic cases in each arm; reported side‑effect rates for the pill were ~20.9% fatigue, 18.9% headache and ~10% loss of appetite versus >60% injection‑site pain, 40.2% tenderness, 35.2% fatigue, 33.2% muscle pain and 28.6% headache for the mRNA comparator. Financially, Vaxart ended Q2 2026 with $64.0M cash and a cash runway into Q2 2027, Q2 revenue was $27.2M (vs $39.7M YoY), R&D expense $33.7M (vs $49.7M), G&A $6.6M, and net loss $13.5M or $0.06/share (vs $15.0M or $0.07/share prior year); management also cited a $29M BARDA contract modification to fund expanded mucosal, genomic and cellular analyses across the 5,000+ cohort, an available $25M Lincoln Park equity facility, and that BARDA controls timing/content of data releases.Vaxart Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
78
Positive
Balance Sheet
71
Positive
Cash Flow
76
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 243.06M | 237.26M | 28.70M | 7.38M | 107.00K | 892.00K |
| Gross Profit | 243.06M | 237.26M | 28.70M | 2.88M | 107.00K | -47.86M |
| EBITDA | 47.21M | 28.20M | -54.87M | -72.13M | -100.58M | -64.67M |
| Net Income | 38.59M | 16.33M | -66.95M | -82.47M | -107.76M | -70.47M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 165.19M | 186.08M | 166.39M | 91.83M | 153.85M | 221.17M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 63.98M | 63.81M | 51.72M | 39.71M | 93.72M | 166.49M |
| Total Debt | 7.81M | 8.98M | 23.28M | 26.51M | 27.42M | 24.53M |
| Total Liabilities | 82.81M | 98.28M | 107.46M | 34.02M | 43.25M | 33.64M |
| Stockholders Equity | 82.37M | 87.80M | 58.92M | 57.80M | 110.60M | 187.53M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 33.38M | 7.57M | -45.32M | -72.32M | -104.38M | -64.99M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 33.98M | 7.71M | -44.76M | -70.45M | -94.78M | -59.83M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -7.22M | 16.63M | -21.32M | 43.95M | -20.41M | -49.10M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 4.06M | 4.24M | 56.56M | 15.24M | 17.46M | 125.80M |
Vaxart Technical Analysis
Positive
0.50
Price Trends
0.48
Positive
0.52
Negative
0.59
Negative
Market Momentum
>-0.01
Negative
60.02
Neutral
61.61
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For VXRT, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 0.5 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 0.45, above the 50-day MA of 0.48, and below the 200-day MA of 0.59, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of >-0.01 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 60.02 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 61.61 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for VXRT.
Vaxart Risk Analysis
Vaxart disclosed 93 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Vaxart reported the most risks in the "Tech & Innovation" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Vaxart Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (51)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
68 Neutral | $118.99M | 3.13 | 53.04% | 26.89% | 201.10% | ― | |
51 Neutral | $7.86B | -0.30 | -43.30% | 2.27% | 22.53% | -2.21% | |
49 Neutral | $25.35M | -0.58 | -102.99% | ― | ― | -28.83% | |
45 Neutral | $44.12M | -1.00 | -71.71% | ― | ― | 73.44% | |
44 Neutral | $56.50M | -0.59 | -53.22% | ― | ― | 55.84% | |
42 Neutral | $8.13M | -0.02 | 77.63% | ― | 6.81% | 11.95% |
* Healthcare Sector Average
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Vaxart Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Vaxart Adds Admiral Bono to Board, Boosting Governance
Positive
Oct 19, 2026
On October 16, 2026, Vaxart appointed retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Raquel C. Bono, M.D., M.B.A., a nationally recognized trauma surgeon and healthcare executive, to its Board of Directors as an independent member. Bono, who has led major health ...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Vaxart Adopts New Director Resignation and Ownership Policies
Positive
Sep 14, 2026
On September 3, 2026, Vaxart’s Board of Directors adopted a Director Resignation Policy requiring any director in an uncontested election who receives more “withhold” than “for” votes to promptly offer their resignati...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Vaxart Forms New Committees for Oversight and Engagement
Positive
Aug 25, 2026
On August 21, 2026, Vaxart’s Board of Directors created a Clinical and Regulatory Affairs Committee to oversee and advise on the company’s research, clinical, and regulatory programs, appointing James B. Breitmeyer, M.D., Ph.D., as cha...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Vaxart Revamps Board Committees and Governance Structure
Neutral
Jul 28, 2026
On July 27, 2026, Vaxart’s Board of Directors approved a reorganization of its Nominating and Governance Committee and its Compensation Committee, with the changes effective August 1, 2026, underscoring a refreshed governance framework. As p...
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