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IONS · Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc

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$60.80 +1.18 (+1.98%) At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$10.10B
Shares
166.18M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$60.80 Open$60.11 Day$59.61–61.36 52W close$41.82–86.50 Avg vol 30d3.9M Short int21.5M · 12.9% float · 6.4d Short vol49% Last earningsJul 29, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 29

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 28, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 10 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 29, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Neutral Momentum Weak Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Neutral
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −18%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −6%
      below
      RSI (14) 56
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 42%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Weak
      1-month return +13%
      trailing
      6-month return −25%
      trailing
      YTD return −23%
      this year
      Relative strength −36%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $65 › 200d $74 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +4% holders QoQ · +67 funds added
      Insider flow Accumulating
      Net +$1.1M over 90 days · 0% sells
      Short interest Rising
      12.92% of float · ▲ +7.1% MoM · 6.4 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      517 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 62
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +46%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth +22%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $-320.0M
      Buyback $125.0M
      authorized
      Balance sheet $1.4B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 53%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −40%
      past year
      ATR 3.6%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 3 of last 3
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Apr 29, 2026
      Full Year 2026
      Total Revenue $875M – $900M
      Operating loss on a non-GAAP basis Non-GAAP $-475M – $-425M
      Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments at least $1.6B
      peak
      Annual olezarsen peak net sales at least $3B
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Oct 29, 2025
      Total Revenue · Full Year 2025 $875M – $900M
      Guided vs delivered · last 3 settled
      Total Revenue Full Year 2025
      guided $875M – $900M
      $943.71M Beat +6.3%
      Revenue 2024 full year
      guided at least $575M
      $705.14M In line
      Revenues 2023
      guided at least $575M
      $787.65M In line

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      2 · 4 · 1
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −18% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −6% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      56 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      42% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $65 › 200d $74 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +4% holders QoQ · +67 funds added
      Insider flow Accumulating
      Net +$1.1M over 90 days · 0% sells
      Short interest Rising
      12.92% of float · ▲ +7.1% MoM · 6.4 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      517 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $42 Now $61 · 42% Range high $87
      vs 200-day avg -18% vs 50-day avg -6%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Income (loss) from operations on a non-GAAP basis non-GAAP -131M First half 2026
      Cash and short-term investments 1.9B As of March 31, 2026
      Loss from operations on a non-GAAP basis non-GAAP -248M Year ended December 31, 2025
      WAINUA sales 212M Year ended December 31, 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Biotechnology — same industry group
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      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      IONS
      Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc
      this stock
      $10.10B -23.1% +46.5% 12.9%
      ONC
      BeOne Medicines Ltd.
      $535.83B +24.0% +22179.2% 823.9 0.1%
      VRTX
      Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc / Ma
      $133.88B +21.8% +46.2% 30.8 1.6%
      REGN
      Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
      $84.27B +8.9% +20.8% 20.3 3.3%
      ARGX
      Argenx SE
      $61.75B +22.8% 2.1%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      517
      % held
      112.5%
      Net QoQ
      +11.0M sh
      Top holder
      FMR LLC
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      477
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      21.5M
      Days to cover
      6.4d
      Change
      +1.4M sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      49%
      As of
      Aug 19, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      4.3K
      Value
      $231.7K
      As of
      Jul 30, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      49.0%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net buying
      Net (90d)
      +$1.1M
      Buyers / Sellers
      1 / 0
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Daniel Goldman
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Mar 6, 2023
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $943.7M
      Net income (FY)
      $-381.4M
      EPS diluted
      $-2.38
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $125.0M
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jul 29, 2026
      This year
      18
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $863.6K
      Shares
      10.1K
      Filed
      Jul 7, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 29, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      IONS +7.6% +12.6% -24.6% +17.4% -23.1%
      SPY -0.4% +2.9% +11.6% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY +8.0% +9.7% -36.1% +14.5% -35.9%

      Capital returns

      Buyback program · as of Sep 30, 2019
      Authorized
      $125.00M
      Spent (derived)
      Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

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