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Moleculin Biotech, Inc. (MBRX)

Healthcare | Biotechnology | Houston, United States | NasdaqCM
2.21 USD -0.07 (-3.070%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★☆☆☆☆Long-term:⯪☆☆☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 4:31 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is severely clouded by a massive 99.9% cumulative decline over the last nine years, driven by seven consecutive years of negative annual returns ending in a sharp drop. While the company recently announced promising interim trial data for its leukemia drug and analysts have issued a 'strong buy' recommendation with a mean target price significantly higher than the current level, these positive catalysts are currently overwhelmed by the structural deterioration evident in the price history. The stock has lost nearly all its value since 2016, and the recent volatility—plunging after warrant exercises and trading well below key moving averages—suggests the market remains deeply skeptical despite the clinical progress. With no cash dividends paid in the last five years and negative free cash flow, there is no income component to offset the capital loss risk. The statistical forecast model offers virtually no directional guidance, reflecting the high noise-to-signal ratio typical of distressed biotech plays. Until the multi-year downtrend shows a definitive reversal in both price and earnings trajectory, the investment case remains precarious.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.079636
AutoETS0.079636
AutoARIMA0.079636
MSTL0.080681

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 35%
H-stat 2.44
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.074
Excess Kurtosis 1.05
Attribute Value
Sector Healthcare
Debt to Equity Ratio 2.147
Market Cap 15,613,650
Forward P/E -0.02
Beta 1.75
Website https://moleculin.com

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.8552381
Address1 5,300 Memorial Drive
Address2 Suite 950
All Time High 21,555.0
All Time Low 1.79
Ask 2.81
Ask Size 2
Average Analyst Rating 1.3 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 821,660
Average Daily Volume3 Month 520,416
Average Volume 520,416
Average Volume10Days 821,660
Beta 1.751
Bid 1.62
Bid Size 2
Book Value 2.845
City Houston
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 2.21
Current Ratio 1.377
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 2.29
Day Low 2.18
Debt To Equity 2.147
Display Name Moleculin Biotech
Dividend Date 1,612,137,600
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,747,225,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,747,225,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,754,656,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,754,310,600
Ebitda -26,967,000
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Ebitda -0.067
Enterprise Value 1,802,333
Eps Current Year -121.25
Eps Forward -110.5
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -15.66
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NCM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 2.5666
Fifty Day Average Change -0.35660005
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.13893868
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -85.52381
Fifty Two Week High 24.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -21.79
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.9079167
Fifty Two Week Low 1.79
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.42000008
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.23463692
Fifty Two Week Range 1.79 - 24.0
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,464,874,200,000
Float Shares 5,291,311
Forward Eps -110.5
Forward P E -0.02
Free Cashflow -13,153,250
Full Exchange Name NasdaqCM
Full Time Employees 17
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.0
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00629
Held Percent Institutions 0.03326
Implied Shares Outstanding 7,065,000
Industry Biotechnology
Industry Disp Biotechnology
Industry Key biotechnology
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,764,547,200
Last Split Factor 1:25
Long Business Summary Moleculin Biotech, Inc., a late-stage pharmaceutical development company, engages in the development of therapeutic candidates for the treatment of tumors and viruses. Its lead drug candidate is Annamycin, an anthracycline, which is in clinical stage for the treatment of relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia and soft tissue sarcoma lung metastases. The company is also developing WP1066 portfolio, including WP1066, WP1193, and WP1220, which are immune/transcription modulators designed to inhibit phosphorylated signal transducer and activator of transcription for brain tumors and pancreatic and other cancers. In addition, it is developing WP1122 portfolio, such as WP1122, WP1096, and WP1097 designed to exploit the uses of inhibitors of glycolysis comprising 2-deoxy-D-glucose that cut off the energy supply of tumors. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Long Name Moleculin Biotech, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 15,613,650
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_320105606
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common -42,370,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 15,613,650
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 2.25
Operating Cashflow -24,282,000
Operating Margins 0.0
Payout Ratio 0.0
Phone 713 300 5160
Pre Market Change 0.0
Pre Market Change Percent 0.0
Pre Market Price 2.21
Pre Market Time 1,784,016,023
Previous Close 2.28
Price Eps Current Year -0.018226804
Price Hint 4
Price To Book 0.7768014
Profit Margins 0.0
Quick Ratio 1.297
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.33333
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0699999
Regular Market Change Percent -3.07017
Regular Market Day High 2.29
Regular Market Day Low 2.18
Regular Market Day Range 2.18 - 2.29
Regular Market Open 2.25
Regular Market Previous Close 2.28
Regular Market Price 2.21
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,801
Regular Market Volume 117,135
Return On Assets -0.7615
Return On Equity -5.32033
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Healthcare
Sector Disp Healthcare
Sector Key healthcare
Shares Outstanding 7,065,000
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.2001
Shares Short 1,413,550
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 828,958
Short Name Moleculin Biotech, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.2014
Short Ratio 1.31
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol MBRX
Target High Price 31.0
Target Low Price 10.0
Target Mean Price 21.0
Target Median Price 22.0
Total Cash 10,317,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.933
Total Debt 326,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -15.66
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 5.218655
Two Hundred Day Average Change -3.008655
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.57651925
Type Disp Equity
Volume 117,135
Website https://moleculin.com
Zip 77,007