Healthcare / BiotechnologyUpdated 2026-05-10 22:07 UTC

PLRX stock hub

Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. has a live ticker hub with the latest available market, valuation, profitability, growth, ownership, and risk indicators.

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Fair value midpoint

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Fair value pending

Upside to midpoint

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Based on latest report

Confidence

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Data quality and model convergence

Market cap

75.5M

NASDAQ

Market data

Live price

Current market quote for this ticker.

Current price

PLRX

In the news

Latest news · PLRX

Recent company headlines from major financial publishers.

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Calendar

Next earnings

Upcoming earnings date and setup when available.

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Sector context

Where the current metrics sit

Percentiles come from the backend screener cohort cache for the ticker's country and sector.

Forward P/En/a

P25 12.3P50 18.4P75 33.1

Trailing P/En/a

P25 14.9P50 23.2P75 38.5

ROE-61.5

P25 -105.6P50 -46.5P75 -3.1

ROIC-32.6

P25 -63.1P50 -27.3P75 0.5

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Indicator catalog

All PLRX market and fundamental indicators

A searchable catalog of the available market, valuation, profitability, growth, balance-sheet, ownership, and analyst metrics for this ticker.

Available fields

181

Groups with data

Currency

USD

Showing 181 of 181 available metrics for this ticker.

Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Cik	0001746473
Company name	Pliant Therapeutics, Inc.
Country	United States
Country code	US
Cusip	729139105
Employees	49
Employees Change	-122%
Employees Change Percent	-71.35
Enterprise value	$-86.3M
Exchange	NASDAQ
Financial currency	USD
First seen	2026-05-09
Industry	Biotechnology
IPO Date	2020-06-03
Isin	US7291391057
Last refreshed	2026-05-10
Market cap	$75.5M
Market cap category	Micro-Cap
Price	$1.22
Price currency	USD
Sector	Healthcare
Sic	2834
Symbol	PLRX
Website	https://pliantrx.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Earnings Yield	-197.71%
FCF yield	-170.4%
P/B ratio	0.41x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
Net Income	$-149.3M
Net Income Growth Quarters	3%
Net Income Growth Years	1%
Profit Per Employee	$-3M
ROA	-30.15
Roa5y	-27.93
ROCE	-71.85
ROE	-61.55
Roe5y	-49.02
ROIC	-32.65

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
Cagr1y	-14.69%
Cagr3y	-62.39%
Cagr5y	-48.26%
EPS Growth Quarters	3
EPS Growth Years	1
Revenue Growth Years	0x

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Assets	$225.2M
Cash	$190.9M
Current Assets	$196.4M
Current Liabilities	$16.4M
Debt	$29.1M
Debt Equity	$0.16
Equity	$181.2M
Interest Coverage	-58.65
Liabilities	$44M
Long Term Assets	$28.8M
Long Term Liabilities	$27.7M
Net Cash	$161.8M
Net Cash By Market Cap	$214
Net Cash Growth	-45.24%
Net Debt Equity	$-0.89
Tangible Book Value	$181.2M
Tangible Book Value Per Share	$2.95
WACC	9.8

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Current ratio	12
Net Working Capital	$-9.4M
Quick ratio	11.72
Working Capital	$180.1M

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback Yield	-1.37%
Dividend Yield	0%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
1Y total return	-14.69%
200-day SMA	1.42
3Y total return	-94.68%
50-day SMA	1.28
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50under200
5Y total return	-96.29%
All Time High	43.92
All Time High Change	-97.22%
All Time High Date	2021-02-25
All Time Low	1.09
All Time Low Change	11.93%
All Time Low Date	2026-02-05
ATR	0.06
Beta	1.21
Beta1y	1.16
Beta2y	1.22
High	1.25
High52	1.95
High52 Date	2025-10-27
High52ch	-37.44%
Low	1.22
Low52	1.09
Low52 Date	2026-02-05
Low52ch	11.93%
Ma50ch	-4.84%
Price vs 200-day SMA	-13.9%
RSI	44.17
RSI Monthly	32.14
RSI Weekly	40.88
Sharpe ratio	-0.02x
Sortino ratio	0.07
Total Return	-1.37%
Tr1m	-6.87%
Tr1w	1.67%
Tr3m	7.02%

Analyst estimates

Ratings, targets, revisions, and forward estimate fields.

Metric	Value
Analyst Count	4
Analyst Count Top	1
Analyst Price Target Top	$3
Analyst Ratings	Hold
Analyst Ratings Top	Buy
Earnings EPS Estimate	$-0.36
Operating Income	$-150.1M
Price target	$2.67
Price Target Change	$119
Price Target Change Top	$146

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	60,225,044%
Float Percent	97.27%
Net Borrowing	-32,267,000
Shares Insiders	2.73%
Shares Institutions	77.47%
Shares Out	61,914,664
Shares Qo Q	0.07%
Shares Yo Y	1.37%
Short Float	6.04%
Short Ratio	7.75
Short Shares	5.88

Other indicators

Additional ticker metrics that do not fit the primary research groupings yet.

Metric	Value
Adjusted FCF	$-154.9M
Average Volume	498,607.95x
Bv Per Share	2.95
CAPEX	$-374,000
Ch1m	-6.87
Ch1w	1.67
Ch1y	-14.69
Ch3m	7.02
Ch3y	-94.68
Ch5y	-96.29
Ch6m	-23.75
Change	-1.61%
Change From Open	-2.4
Close	1.24
Days Gap	0.81
Depreciation Amortization	1,696,000
Dollar Volume	253,983.3
Earnings Date	2026-05-22
Earnings Time	amc
EBIT	$-150.1M
EBITDA	$-148.4M
EPS	$-2.43
F Score	2
FCF	$-128.7M
FCF EV Yield	149.14x
FCF Per Share	$-2.08
Financing CF	-31,697,000
Fiscal Year End	December
Founded	2,015
Investing CF	134,290,000
Ipr	-92.38
Iprfo	-95.12
Is Primary Listing	1
Is Spac	No
Last Earnings Date	2026-03-11
Last Report Date	2025-12-31
Last Split Type	Never
Last10k Filing Date	2026-03-11
Ma150	1.36
Ma150ch	-10.49%
Ma20	1.25
Ma20ch	-2.63%
Net CF	-25,743,000
Next Earnings Date	2026-05-22
Open	1.25
Optionable	Yes
Position In Range	0
Post Close	1.22
Postmarket Change Percent	1.64
Postmarket Price	$1.24
Ppne	26,906,000
Price Date	2026-05-08
Ptbv Ratio	0.42
Relative Volume	0.42x
Share Based Comp	26,234,000
Tr6m	-23.75%
Us State	California
Volume	208,183

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Risk gate

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Named kill scenarios are reviewed before any bullish rating can stand.

Moat score

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Business quality stays separate from stock attractiveness.

Forward P/E

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Valuation uses the full report model stack, not a single multiple.

Next action

Research pending

Final action steps are kept in the recommendation tab.

Income

Does PLRX pay a dividend?

Capital-return profile for this ticker.

Performance

PLRX stock returns vs the market

Total return (incl. dividends) compared to S&P 500.

Ownership

Who owns PLRX?

Insider, institutional, and short-interest positioning.

Institutional ownership

+77.5%

Float: +97.3% of shares outstanding

Insider ownership

+2.7%

Stake held by company insiders. Higher generally signals alignment.

Negative means the company is buying back shares.

Technical

PLRX momentum and risk profile

RSI, moving-average stack, beta, and risk-adjusted return.

RSI (14)

44.2

Neutral momentum band

Price vs 200-day MA

-13.9%

50/200-day relationship not available

Beta (5Y)

1.21

More volatile than the market

Sharpe ratio

-0.02

Risk-adjusted return — higher is better; >1.0 is solid.

Questions

About PLRX

Hub-level FAQ points readers to the deeper analysis pages.

What is the current PLRX stock rating?

Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. is currently shown with the latest rating in the latest report. The hub links directly to the full analysis surface where the rating, fair-value bridge, risks, and scorecard are documented together.

Where can I read the full PLRX analysis?

The full report lives at /stocks/PLRX/analysis. The bare ticker page is a product hub that summarizes the latest read and sends readers into the relocated analysis tabs without making the analysis surface depend on the hub.

What fair-value range is used for PLRX?

The latest report frames PLRX around the latest fair-value range. Treat that range as the entry point, then check the valuation, sensitivity, and bear-case tabs before making an investment decision.

How often is the PLRX page updated?

The hub updates with the latest published stock report and live backend market data. The analysis pages remain reachable under /analysis, so a hub rollback does not remove the report reader.