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HCW Biologics Inc. (HCWB)

Healthcare | Biotechnology | Miramar, United States | NasdaqCM
1.37 USD -0.11 (-7.392%) ⇩ (Oct. 13, 2026, 12:07 p.m. EDT)

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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 5:10 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is severely bearish as the stock trades at a historic low relative to its recent history, having lost nearly 96% of its value over the last four years. While recent headlines mention a licensing deal and a reverse split, these are desperate liquidity events rather than signs of recovery; the company is burning through cash at an alarming rate with negative operating cash flow and massive debt obligations that far exceed its cash reserves. The balance sheet is critically impaired, with a current ratio of just 0.06, indicating an imminent risk of insolvency or forced liquidation. There is no dividend to provide any cushion, and the statistical models suggest further downside in the coming weeks. This is a high-risk speculative vehicle with deteriorating fundamentals, making it unsuitable for investment.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.854868
AutoARIMA0.953904
MSTL1.007210
AutoETS1.039588

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 33%
H-stat 4.63
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.226
Excess Kurtosis -0.94
Attribute Value
Sector Healthcare
Debt to Equity Ratio 88.337
Revenue per Share 8.534
Market Cap 3,065,105
Forward P/E -2.49
Beta 2.42
Profit Margins -83.05%
Website https://www.hcwbiologics.com

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.9451852
Address1 2,929 North Commerce Parkway
All Time High 1,866.0
All Time Low 1.47
Ask 1.99
Ask Size 2
Average Analyst Rating 2.0 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 53,890
Average Daily Volume3 Month 377,095
Average Volume 377,095
Average Volume10Days 53,890
Beta 2.419
Bid 1.19
Bid Size 2
Book Value 4.592
City Miramar
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 1.3706
Current Ratio 0.061
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 1.45
Day Low 1.3
Debt To Equity 88.337
Display Name HCW Biologics
Dividend Yield 0.0
Ebitda -5,584,538
Ebitda Margins -0.83088994
Enterprise To Ebitda -1.529
Enterprise To Revenue 1.27
Enterprise Value 8,537,797
Eps Forward -0.55
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -19.84
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NCM
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 954 842 2037
Fifty Day Average 2.4219
Fifty Day Average Change -1.0513
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.4340807
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -94.51852
Fifty Two Week High 27.3
Fifty Two Week High Change -25.9294
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.9497949
Fifty Two Week Low 1.3
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.07060003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.054307718
Fifty Two Week Range 1.3 - 27.3
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,626,787,800,000
Float Shares 1,683,156
Forward Eps -0.55
Forward P E -2.4919999
Free Cashflow -11,661,168
Full Exchange Name NasdaqCM
Full Time Employees 35
Fullday Change -0.109400034
Fullday Change Percent -7.391894
Fullday Price 1.3706
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.95914
Gross Profits 6,446,566
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.07983
Held Percent Institutions 0.07412
Implied Shares Outstanding 2,236,324
Industry Biotechnology
Industry Disp Biotechnology
Industry Key biotechnology
Ipo Expected Date 2,021-07-20
Language en-US
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,782,777,600
Last Split Factor 1:6
Long Business Summary HCW Biologics Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on discovering and developing novel immunotherapies for chronic, low-grade inflammation, and diseases in the United States. Its lead products include HCW11-018b, a novel, tetra-valent T-Cell engager; HCW11-040, a multifunctional fusion molecule that is a combination of cytokines and pembrolizumab; and HCW9302, injectable and interleukin 2 (IL-2) fusion protein complex, which is in clinical trial in patients with alopecia areata diseases. The company also develops HCW9201, a fusion protein designed as a reagent to use in the production of natural killer (NK) cell-based therapies; HCW9206, a fusion protein designed as a reagent to use in the production of CAR-therapies for the treatment of infectious diseases; and HCW11-006, a multi-functional immune cell stimulator. It has a license agreement with Wugen Inc. to develop cell therapy-based treatments; and a license, research and co-development agreement with WY Biotech Co., Ltd. for its preclinical molecule. HCW Biologics Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Miramar, Florida.
Long Name HCW Biologics Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 3,065,105
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_628452149
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common -21,410,162
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 3,048,297
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 1.3
Operating Cashflow -12,136,822
Operating Margins -23.35573
Phone 954 842 2024
Previous Close 1.48
Price Hint 4
Price To Book 0.2984756
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.45603633
Profit Margins -0.83049005
Quick Ratio 0.041
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.0
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.109400034
Regular Market Change Percent -7.391894
Regular Market Day High 1.45
Regular Market Day Low 1.3
Regular Market Day Range 1.3 - 1.45
Regular Market Open 1.3
Regular Market Previous Close 1.48
Regular Market Price 1.3706
Regular Market Time 1,791,907,663
Regular Market Volume 1,991,275
Return On Assets -0.13885
Return On Equity -1.51359
Revenue Growth 19.697
Revenue Per Share 8.534
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17502642
Sector Healthcare
Sector Disp Healthcare
Sector Key healthcare
Shares Outstanding 2,236,324
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0273
Shares Short 60,941
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 34,136
Short Name HCW Biologics Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.028499998
Short Ratio 0.07
Source Interval 15
State FL
Symbol HCWB
Target High Price 8.0
Target Low Price 8.0
Target Mean Price 8.0
Target Median Price 8.0
Total Cash 741,324
Total Cash Per Share 0.404
Total Debt 6,561,361
Total Revenue 6,721,186
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -19.84
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 4.54204
Two Hundred Day Average Change -3.17144
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.6982413
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,991,275
Website https://www.hcwbiologics.com
Zip 33,025