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Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ACXP)

Healthcare | Biotechnology | Staten Island, United States | NasdaqCM
2.38 USD -0.11 (-4.418%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 2.48 +0.10 (4.202%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:58 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Long-term: ☆☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:09 p.m. EDT

ACXP is currently experiencing significant volatility, with a sharp decline in price over the past few weeks, indicating a lack of momentum and potential short-term risks. The stock has a negative beta, suggesting it moves inversely to the market, which could be a factor for short-term traders looking to capitalize on dips. However, the recent price history shows a downward trend, and the low volume compared to the average indicates weak buying pressure. The stock has a poor financial outlook with negative earnings and return metrics, which makes it unsuitable for long-term investment. There are no dividend payouts, so it's not a good choice for income-focused investors. Overall, the stock appears to be a high-risk, low-reward opportunity, and investors should proceed with caution.

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MSTL ✓0.353788
AutoARIMA0.355909
AutoETS0.355909
AutoTheta0.517143

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.91
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.280
Excess Kurtosis -1.03
Attribute Value
Sector Healthcare
Market Cap 6,794,960
Forward P/E -1.08
Beta -1.92
Previous Name Acurx Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Website https://www.acurxpharma.com

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.6626016
Address1 259 Liberty Avenue
All Time High 176.4
All Time Low 1.326
Ask 2.44
Ask Size 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 190,570
Average Daily Volume3 Month 3,159,077
Average Volume 3,159,077
Average Volume10Days 190,570
Beta -1.919
Bid 2.31
Bid Size 1
Book Value 2.244
City Staten Island
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 2.38
Current Ratio 3.176
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 2.65
Day Low 2.34
Display Name Acurx Pharmaceuticals
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,773,403,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,773,403,200
Earnings Timestamp 1,773,405,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,675,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,675,400
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise Value -761,140
Eps Current Year -2.39
Eps Forward -2.2
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -5.32
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NCM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 2.955
Fifty Day Average Change -0.5749998
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.19458538
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -66.26016
Fifty Two Week High 21.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -18.619999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.8866666
Fifty Two Week Low 1.326
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.0540001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.7948719
Fifty Two Week Range 1.326 - 21.0
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,624,627,800,000
Float Shares 2,726,406
Forward Eps -2.2
Forward P E -1.0818182
Free Cashflow -4,291,853
Full Exchange Name NasdaqCM
Full Time Employees 4
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.0
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.04504
Held Percent Institutions 0.078150004
Implied Shares Outstanding 2,855,025
Industry Biotechnology
Industry Disp Biotechnology
Industry Key biotechnology
Ipo Expected Date 2,021-06-25
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,754,352,000
Last Split Factor 1:20
Long Business Summary Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, develops antibiotics to treat bacterial infections in the United States. The company's lead antibiotic candidate is ibezapolstat, a novel mechanism of action that targets the polymerase IIIC enzyme that is in Phase 2b clinical trial to treat patients with clostridium difficile infections. It also develops ACX-375C, a potential oral and parenteral treatment targeting gram-positive bacteria, including methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin resistant enterococcus (VRE), and drug-resistant streptococcus pneumoniae (DRSP), as well as B. anthracis. Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Staten Island, New York.
Long Name Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 6,794,960
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_558025934
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Name Change Date 2,026-04-16
Net Income To Common -7,966,538
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 7,109,012
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 2.59
Operating Cashflow -6,787,782
Operating Margins 0.0
Payout Ratio 0.0
Phone 917 533 1469
Post Market Change 0.099999905
Post Market Change Percent 4.2016764
Post Market Price 2.48
Post Market Time 1,776,470,330
Prev Name Acurx Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Previous Close 2.49
Price Eps Current Year -0.99581593
Price Hint 4
Price To Book 1.0606061
Profit Margins 0.0
Quick Ratio 3.141
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.11
Regular Market Change Percent -4.41767
Regular Market Day High 2.65
Regular Market Day Low 2.34
Regular Market Day Range 2.34 - 2.65
Regular Market Open 2.59
Regular Market Previous Close 2.49
Regular Market Price 2.38
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,001
Regular Market Volume 195,560
Return On Assets -0.87595004
Return On Equity -2.708
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Healthcare
Sector Disp Healthcare
Sector Key healthcare
Shares Outstanding 2,855,025
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0358
Shares Short 102,286
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 57,707
Short Name Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0376
Short Ratio 0.01
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol ACXP
Target High Price 31.0
Target Low Price 10.0
Target Mean Price 17.0
Target Median Price 10.0
Total Cash 7,556,100
Total Cash Per Share 2.647
Total Debt 0
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -5.32
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 4.49759
Two Hundred Day Average Change -2.11759
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.4708277
Type Disp Equity
Volume 195,560
Website https://www.acurxpharma.com
Zip 10,305