Pliant Therapeutics Inc (PLRX)
NASDAQHealth CareBiotechnologySnapshot 2026-09-14
$1.15-1.71%
Close 2026-09-14 · 1-day change
NASDAQHealth CareBiotechnologySnapshot 2026-09-14
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Biotechnology is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar broken — Cash from operations improves to about -$19M per quarter: metric not reported.
View ThesisMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementModerate volatility — typically moves about 2% a day.
View RiskPLRX's growth depends on improving cash flow to justify its high valuation. Recent financial performance has weakened, dropping from the 63rd to the 49th percentile of its sector. Revenue growth is steady, but the last quarter missed expectations by 9%. PLRX trades at 282× price-to-sales versus a peer median of 12×. This suggests the market has not fully priced in the risks of its fragile earnings quality. The primary risk is that cash from operations remains negative at about -$19M per quarter. Peer multiples imply a price about 159% below where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-14. PLRX is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 5 analysts currently covering PLRX (as of Sep 2026).
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A consensus fair price across 1 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-14. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Biotechnology — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-14. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Below average on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.