Moderna, Inc.(MRNA) - Stock detail

Moderna, Inc.

US
MRNA
Moderna, Inc.(Listing date: 12/07/2018)

Moderna, Inc. was incorporated under Delaware law on July 22, 2016. The company is a leader in the field of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) medicine. Through more than a decade of work at the intersection of science, technology, and health, the company has developed drugs with unprecedented speed and efficiency, including one of the earliest and most effective COVID-19 vaccines. The company's mRNA platform has enabled the development of therapies and vaccines for infectious diseases, immuno-oncology, rare diseases, and autoimmune diseases. With a unique culture and a global team driven by Moderna's values and mindset, the company strives to transform the future of human health in a responsible manner and to deliver the greatest possible impact to people through mRNA medicines.

AI Rating

Rating methodology
Latest close (chg%)49.64+7.94%
Buy price
40.00
Target price45.00
Sell price44.20
P/E TTM-7.55
P/E-5.14
Confidence70%
Risk score80/100
AI Summary
Committee decision based on catastrophic financials (-345% net margin), exhausted short-term catalyst (oncology data priced in), weak technicals (low MFI), and unfavorable risk/reward asymmetry. Full exit recommended to preserve capital.

Alpha Score

0-10
  • TrendScore 3/10

    MRNA is in a consolidation phase with a slight bullish bias in the very short term, but it remains within a larger corrective structure.

  • ValuationScore 3/10

    Valuation is challenging due to negative earnings. The stock trades at a premium to book value (P/B 2.46) and an elevated P/S multiple (8.85), reflecting market expectations for future pipeline sales rather than current earnings. Based purely on current financials, the stock appears overvalued, but its price could be justified as a fair entry point for a high-risk investment if one assigns high probability to pipeline success.

  • Financial strengthScore 5/10
    Financial health shows a mixed picture with strong liquidity and moderate leverage, but a critical concern over significant cash burn as the company funds operations and R&D from pandemic-era reserves.
  • ProfitabilityScore 2/10
    Profitability metrics are deeply negative, indicating the company is in a significant investment phase with consistent losses, volatile and declining revenue, a severe gross margin collapse, and negative return metrics that show destruction of shareholder value.
  • SentimentScore 4/10
    Moderna's stock presents a cautiously positive outlook driven by strong Phase 2b oncology vaccine data, but this is tempered by significant financial sustainability concerns and neutral-to-bearish analyst sentiment.
Latest price
$49.64+7.94%
Market cap19.7B
P/E TTM-7.55
P/E-5.14
Volume6.19M
Turnover297.37M