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AC Immune SA (ACIU)

Healthcare | Biotechnology | Lausanne, Switzerland | NasdaqGM
2.65 USD -0.06 (-2.214%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 2.65

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:04 a.m. EDT

The immediate catalyst here is the amended collaboration agreement with Eli Lilly, which has successfully halted the bleeding and sparked a sharp price rally, pushing the stock above its 50-day moving average. While the statistical forecasting model whispers a slight downside bias (-4%), its low confidence makes it irrelevant against the tangible momentum generated by the news flow and the aggressive call buying at the $5 strike. However, the long-term outlook remains precarious; despite the recent stabilization, the company has suffered five consecutive years of negative annual returns over the last eight-year window, with a cumulative loss of nearly 74%. The balance sheet is fragile, showing negative free cash flow and negative gross margins, meaning the stock is currently trading on hope and partnership potential rather than intrinsic business value. Until the pipeline delivers definitive clinical proof and cash flow turns positive, this remains a high-risk speculative play rather than a solid investment.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.040671
AutoARIMA0.049824
AutoETS0.049824
MSTL0.050669

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 43%
H-stat 0.24
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.980
Excess Kurtosis -0.14
Attribute Value
Sector Healthcare
Debt to Equity Ratio 11.664
Revenue per Share 0.173
Market Cap 263,481,376
Forward P/E 4.30
Beta 1.57
Profit Margins -246.48%
Website https://www.acimmune.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:04 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a moderate upside move, evidenced by significant open interest in out-of-the-money calls at the $5.00 strike across multiple expirations, which represents a 72% distance from current prices. This bullish skew contrasts with relatively light put volume, suggesting traders are betting on a recovery driven by the amended collaboration deal and pipeline data rather than a defensive hedge against further decline.


Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.19909501
Address1 Building B
Address2 EPFL Innovation Park
All Time High 19.97
All Time Low 1.43
Ask 2.9
Ask Size 1
Average Analyst Rating 1.0 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 231,060
Average Daily Volume3 Month 260,580
Average Volume 260,580
Average Volume10Days 231,060
Beta 1.571
Bid 1.6
Bid Size 2
Book Value 0.43966445
City Lausanne
Country Switzerland
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 2.65
Current Ratio 0.932
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 2.74
Day Low 2.65
Debt To Equity 11.664
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,933,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,795,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,795,400
Ebitda -42,479,000
Ebitda Margins -2.42612
Enterprise To Ebitda -4.525
Enterprise To Revenue 10.979
Enterprise Value 192,226,368
Eps Current Year -0.40967
Eps Forward 0.6165738
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.53
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 41 21 345 91 20
Fifty Day Average 2.458
Fifty Day Average Change 0.19200015
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.07811235
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 19.9095
Fifty Two Week High 4.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.3499999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.33749998
Fifty Two Week Low 2.04
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.61000013
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.29901966
Fifty Two Week Range 2.04 - 4.0
Financial Currency CHF
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,474,637,400,000
Float Shares 39,185,148
Forward Eps 0.6165738
Forward P E 4.2979445
Free Cashflow -33,138,624
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Full Time Employees 90
Fullday Change -0.0599999
Fullday Change Percent -2.21402
Fullday Price 2.65
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins -1.62231
Gross Profits -28,405,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.37903
Held Percent Institutions 0.24347
Implied Shares Outstanding 99,426,932
Industry Biotechnology
Industry Disp Biotechnology
Industry Key biotechnology
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary AC Immune SA, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, discovers, designs, and develops medicines, and therapeutic and diagnostic products for the prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases associated with protein misfolding. The company's SupraAntigen and Morphomer platforms are designed to generate biologics and small molecules, which selectively interact with misfolded proteins that are common in a range of neurodegenerative diseases. It develops Crenezumab, a humanized, conformation specific monoclonal antibody used to slow Alzheimer's disease (AD) progression; and Semorinemab, an investigational monoclonal anti-Tau antibody that targets the N-terminal portion of the Tau protein and is designed to bind to Tau and slow its spread between neurons for the treatment of AD. The company is also developing ACI-24.060 for the treatment of down syndrome related AD; ACI-7104.056 to treat Parkinson's disease; and ACI-35.030, designs to stimulate a patient's immune system to produce antibodies against pathological phosphorylated Tau. In addition, it develops diagnostic programs consisting of PI-2620, a Tau diagnostic for AD, as well as non-AD Tauopathies; and ACI-12589 and ACI-15916, a-sync PET tracer that supports the differential diagnosis of multiple system atrophy from other neurodegenerative diseases. Further, the company is researching and developing Morphomer Tau aggregation inhibitors to evaluate candidates in AD; Morphomer a-syn to compete with small molecule inhibitors of a-syn aggregation; and NeuroOrphan Tauopathies. Additionally, it generates discovery and preclinical stage molecules targeting range of neurodegenerative diseases, which include diagnostics targeting TDP-43, alpha-synuclein, and NLRP3. The company has license agreements and collaborations with Genentech, Inc.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Life Molecular Imaging SA; and Eli Lilly and Company. AC Immune SA was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Long Name AC Immune SA
Market us_market
Market Cap 263,481,376
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_22309440
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common -43,156,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 269,446,985
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 2.73
Operating Cashflow -50,494,000
Operating Margins 0.078940004
Payout Ratio 0.0
Phone 41 21 345 91 21
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 2.65
Post Market Time 1,787,959,806
Previous Close 2.71
Price Eps Current Year -6.4686213
Price Hint 4
Price To Book 6.027324
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 15.04834
Profit Margins -2.46479
Quick Ratio 0.888
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.0
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0599999
Regular Market Change Percent -2.21402
Regular Market Day High 2.74
Regular Market Day Low 2.65
Regular Market Day Range 2.65 - 2.74
Regular Market Open 2.73
Regular Market Previous Close 2.71
Regular Market Price 2.65
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 105,642
Return On Assets -0.16036
Return On Equity -0.78528
Revenue Growth 10.572
Revenue Per Share 0.173
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Healthcare
Sector Disp Healthcare
Sector Key healthcare
Shares Outstanding 99,426,932
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0343
Shares Short 3,405,907
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 3,395,949
Short Name AC Immune SA
Short Percent Of Float 0.0733
Short Ratio 16.29
Source Interval 15
Symbol ACIU
Target High Price 11.844805
Target Low Price 5.3441243
Target Mean Price 8.521253
Target Median Price 8.448042
Total Cash 75,357,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.758
Total Debt 4,102,000
Total Revenue 17,509,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -0.53
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 2.847775
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.19777489
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.06944892
Type Disp Equity
Volume 105,642
Website https://www.acimmune.com
Zip 1,015