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Heron Therapeutics, Inc. (HRTX)

Healthcare | Biotechnology | Cary, United States | NasdaqCM
1.00 USD +0.06 (6.383%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 1.03 +0.03 (3.000%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:32 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:57 p.m. EDT

HRTX is currently trading near its 52-week low, with a negative profit margin and a weak forward PE. The stock has shown limited momentum, and the recent price history indicates volatility. The options activity suggests potential for short-term downside, but there's also some speculation on upside. However, the lack of dividends and weak fundamentals make it a risky short-term play. Long-term investors should be cautious due to the company's financial challenges and lack of consistent earnings. Overall, this stock is not a strong candidate for either short-term or long-term investment at this time.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.308711
AutoETS0.309871
MSTL0.325127
AutoTheta0.379095

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 41%
H-stat 26.85
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.137
Excess Kurtosis -1.45
Attribute Value
Sector Healthcare
Debt to Equity Ratio 981.218
Revenue per Share 0.929
Market Cap 188,537,136
Forward P/E 1.96
Beta 1.42
Profit Margins -13.04%
Website https://www.herontx.com

As of April 11, 2026, 2:57 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. The calls and puts show a concentration around the $1.0 strike, which is ATM, indicating some near-term price stability or uncertainty. The high open interest in puts, especially for strikes below the current price, suggests potential bearish sentiment. However, the presence of calls with higher open interest at higher strikes implies some bullish speculation. The IV is relatively low, suggesting limited volatility expectations, but the high OI in puts indicates possible short-term downside risks.


Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.5129534
Address1 100 Regency Forest Drive
Address2 Suite 300
All Time High 1,290.0
All Time Low 0.5
Ask 1.04
Ask Size 3
Audit Risk 5
Average Analyst Rating 1.3 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,578,700
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,712,337
Average Volume 1,712,337
Average Volume10Days 1,578,700
Beta 1.424
Bid 0.9648
Bid Size 3
Board Risk 3
Book Value 0.071
City Cary
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,735,603,200
Compensation Risk 8
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 1.0
Current Ratio 2.477
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 1.03
Day Low 0.953
Debt To Equity 981.218
Display Name Heron Therapeutics
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,772,112,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,772,112,600
Earnings Timestamp 1,772,112,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,984,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,984,200
Ebitda -224,000
Ebitda Margins -0.00145
Enterprise To Ebitda -1,266.045
Enterprise To Revenue 1.831
Enterprise Value 283,594,144
Eps Current Year -0.03
Eps Forward 0.51
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.13
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NCM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 0.995
Fifty Day Average Change 0.004999995
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.005025121
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -51.29534
Fifty Two Week High 2.61
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.6099999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.61685824
Fifty Two Week Low 0.74
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.26
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.35135132
Fifty Two Week Range 0.74 - 2.61
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 556,983,000,000
Float Shares 133,744,474
Forward Eps 0.51
Forward P E 1.9607843
Free Cashflow -28,462,376
Full Exchange Name NasdaqCM
Full Time Employees 128
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.72641
Gross Profits 112,524,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00851
Held Percent Institutions 0.84069
Implied Shares Outstanding 188,537,136
Industry Biotechnology
Industry Disp Biotechnology
Industry Key biotechnology
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=115565&p=irol-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,389,571,200
Last Split Factor 1:20
Long Business Summary Heron Therapeutics, Inc., a commercial-stage biotechnology company, engages in developing and commercializing therapeutic that enhances medical care. The company's product candidates utilize its proprietary Biochronomer, a drug delivery technology, which delivers therapeutic levels of a range of short-acting pharmacological agents over a period from days to weeks with a single administration. It offers SUSTOL (granisetron), an extended-release injection for the prevention of acute and delayed nausea and vomiting associated with moderately emetogenic chemotherapy, or anthracycline and cyclophosphamide combination chemotherapy regimens; and CINVANTI, an intravenous formulation of aprepitant, a substance P/neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist for the prevention of acute and delayed nausea and vomiting associated with highly emetogenic cancer chemotherapy, as well as nausea and vomiting associated with moderately emetogenic cancer chemotherapy. The company is also developing ZYNRELEF, a dual-acting local anesthetic that delivers a fixed-dose combination of the local anesthetic bupivacaine and a low dose of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug meloxicam; and APONVIE, an intravenous formulation of a substance P/neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist indicated for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting in adults. Heron Therapeutics, Inc. was formerly known as A.P. Pharma, Inc. and changed its name to Heron Therapeutics, Inc. in January 2014. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina.
Long Name Heron Therapeutics, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 188,537,136
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_24366
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common -20,195,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 176,857,260
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 0.9649
Operating Cashflow -27,591,000
Operating Margins 0.00093999994
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.0
Phone 858 251 4400
Post Market Change 0.029999971
Post Market Change Percent 2.9999971
Post Market Price 1.03
Post Market Time 1,776,468,741
Previous Close 0.94
Price Eps Current Year -33.333336
Price Hint 4
Price To Book 14.084507
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.2171224
Profit Margins -0.13036999
Quick Ratio 1.417
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.33333
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.06
Regular Market Change Percent 6.38298
Regular Market Day High 1.03
Regular Market Day Low 0.953
Regular Market Day Range 0.953 - 1.03
Regular Market Open 0.9649
Regular Market Previous Close 0.94
Regular Market Price 1.0
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,001
Regular Market Volume 2,625,028
Return On Assets -0.00649
Revenue Growth -0.005
Revenue Per Share 0.929
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Healthcare
Sector Disp Healthcare
Sector Key healthcare
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 188,537,136
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.2091
Shares Short 39,421,430
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 37,133,779
Short Name Heron Therapeutics, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.2571
Short Ratio 19.88
Source Interval 15
State NC
Symbol HRTX
Target High Price 6.0
Target Low Price 3.0
Target Mean Price 4.33333
Target Median Price 4.0
Total Cash 46,631,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.247
Total Debt 140,638,000
Total Revenue 154,904,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -0.13
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 1.30325
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.30324996
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.23268749
Type Disp Equity
Volume 2,625,028
Website https://www.herontx.com
Zip 27,518