ABUS

Arbutus Biopharma Corp

Nasdaq · Pharmaceutical Preparations · Inc. A1 · CIK 0001447028
$4.25 +0.24% $837.6M
High Impact Filing (7/10)3 New Institutional Positions
Vol
Market Cap$837.6M
Cap SizeSmall Cap
Inst. Holders6 funds
Inst. Value$190.7M
Inst. Activity3 buys / 0 sells
Reddit Sentiment55° Neutral
SEC Reports3
Press Releases1
Exchange Nasdaq·Sector Pharmaceutical Preparations·Inc. A1·CIK 0001447028·Prev Close $4.24

Recent Activity

May 13, 2026 SEC
Arbutus reported Q1 2026 GAAP net income of $169.7M ($0.87 diluted EPS), a massive swing from a $24.5M loss in Q1 2025,
8-K — Impact 7/10
May 13, 2026 SEC
Arbutus reported Q1 2026 GAAP EPS of $0.87 (diluted), a massive beat vs. consensus of -$0.06, driven by $178.7M in licen
PRESS-RELEASE — Impact 8/10
May 13, 2026 earnings
Arbutus Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update
<p align="center"><strong>Q1 total revenue of $179.1M includes estimated license revenue from Geneva
Apr 15, 2026 SEC
Arbutus Biopharma announced that the FDA has granted Fast Track designation for its investigational therapy imdusiran fo
8-K — Impact 7/10
Feb 2, 2026 Insider
Nguyen Tuan sold 73,500 shares
Chief Financial Officer @ $0.00 ($0.00)
Feb 2, 2026 Insider
Nguyen Tuan sold 188,400 shares
Chief Financial Officer @ $0.00 ($0.00)
Feb 2, 2026 Insider
Androski Lindsay sold 28,000 shares
President and CEO @ $0.00 ($0.00)
Inst.
BANK OF AMERICA CORP — ADD
1,832,704 shares ($8.8M)

Price Targets

Historical data — last covering-analyst action Nov 2025. No current recommendation available.
$5.09 (Nov 2025)
Current $4.25 Low $4.90 Median $4.97 High $5.41 3 analysts
$4.90 $5.41

Analyst Ratings

Historical distribution89% buy · 9 analysts · last covering-analyst action Nov 2025
3Strong Buy
5Buy
1Hold
0Sell
0Strong Sell
Historical Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
Nov 14, 2025 Chardan Capital MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
Aug 11, 2025 Chardan Capital MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
Mar 28, 2025 Chardan Capital MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
Jan 21, 2025 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy → Buy
Nov 20, 2024 Chardan Capital MAINTAIN Buy → Buy

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $-0.06 ▲ +1.8% $-0.06 — $-0.06 -499% YoY 1
Next Q $-0.06 ▲ +1.8% $-0.06 — $-0.06 2% YoY 1
Current FY $-0.23 ▲ +1.1% $-0.23 — $-0.22 3% YoY 2
Next FY $-0.12 $-0.12 — $-0.12 -112% YoY 1

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
MORGAN STANLEY$128.4M
VANGUARD GROUP INC$44.5M
BANK OF AMERICA CORP$8.8MADD
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$7.5MNEW
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN$803.4KADD

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
Feb 2, 2026Nguyen TuanA$0.00
Feb 2, 2026Nguyen TuanA$0.00
Feb 2, 2026Androski LindsayA$0.00
Feb 2, 2026Androski LindsayA$0.00

Reddit Sentiment

55°
Neutral
Bearish Neutral Bullish
7 mentions 1 bullish 0 bearish
6 institutional holders with $190.7M total value (39,643,759 shares) as of 2025-Q4. Top holders: MORGAN, VANGUARD, BANK. Net buying activity: 3 institutions added/increased vs 0 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2025-Q4

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1MORGAN STANLEY26,702,776$128.4M67.4%
2VANGUARD GROUP INC9,242,437$44.5M23.3%
3BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/1,832,704$8.8M4.6%ADD +26.3%
4CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC1,562,265$7.5M3.9%NEW
5WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN167,021$803.4K0.4%ADD +75.0%
6FMR LLC136,556$656.8K0.3%ADD +52.6%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ADD1,450,8221,832,704+26.3%$8.8M2025-Q4
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNADD95,451167,021+75.0%$803.4K2025-Q4
FMR LLCADD89,464136,556+52.6%$656.8K2025-Q4
UBS Group AGDOUBLED190,208774,594+307.2%$3.5M2025-Q3
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPEXIT11,2990-100.0%$0.002025-Q3
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/DOUBLED458,2261,197,655+161.4%$3.7M2025-Q2
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPTRIM18,28611,299-38.2%$34.9K2025-Q2
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCTRIM360,059214,914-40.3%$750.0K2025-Q1
UBS Group AGADD101,005192,292+90.4%$671.1K2025-Q1
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPTRIM29,48618,286-38.0%$63.8K2025-Q1
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCTRIM697,744360,059-48.4%$1.2M2024-Q4
UBS Group AGTRIM168,374101,005-40.0%$330.3K2024-Q4
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNADD48,83170,599+44.6%$230.9K2024-Q4
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCNEW1,212,246$4.7M2024-Q3
2 unique insiders with 0 transactions. Net insider value: $0.00 ($0.00 bought, $0.00 sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Feb 2, 2026Nguyen TuanChief Financial OfficerA73,500$0.00$0.00
Feb 2, 2026Nguyen TuanChief Financial OfficerA188,400$0.00$0.00
Feb 2, 2026Androski LindsayPresident and CEOA28,000$0.00$0.00
Feb 2, 2026Androski LindsayPresident and CEOA71,700$0.00$0.00
Historical analyst distribution (last covering-analyst action Nov 2025): 89% buy across 9 analysts — 3 strong buy, 5 buy, 1 hold, 0 sell, 0 strong sell. No current recommendation available.

Analyst Price Targets

Historical data — last covering-analyst action Nov 2025. No current recommendation available.
$5.09 mean target (Nov 2025)
$4.90 Low $5.41 High
MetricValue
Current Price$4.25
Target Low$4.90
Target Mean$5.09
Target Median$4.97
Target High$5.41
# Analysts3
Recommendation— (no recent coverage)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$-0.06 $-0.06 $-0.06 -499.1% +1.8% 0↑ 1↓ $0.0B -93.5% 1
Next Q
2026-09-30
$-0.06 $-0.06 $-0.06 1.8% +1.8% 0↑ 1↓ $0.0B 29.7% 1
Current FY
2026-12-31
$-0.23 $-0.23 $-0.22 2.7% +1.1% 1↑ 0↓ $0.2B 1188.1% 2
Next FY
2027-12-31
$-0.12 $-0.12 $-0.12 -112.0% 1↑ 0↓ $0.0B -98.5% 1

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$-0.055
7d ago$-0.056+0.001
30d ago$-0.056+0.001
60d ago$-0.056+0.001
90d ago$-0.056+0.001
7 analyst firms have rated this stock: 6 upgrades, 2 downgrades, 2 initiations.

Historical Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
Nov 14, 2025 Chardan Capital MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Aug 11, 2025 Chardan Capital MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Mar 28, 2025 Chardan Capital MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jan 21, 2025 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Nov 20, 2024 Chardan Capital MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Nov 18, 2024 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Nov 7, 2024 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Nov 7, 2024 Chardan Capital MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Sep 5, 2024 Jefferies MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Aug 2, 2024 JMP Securities MAINTAIN Market Outperform Market Outperform
Jun 7, 2024 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Jun 6, 2024 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Jun 5, 2024 Chardan Capital MAINTAIN Buy Buy
May 3, 2024 Chardan Capital REITERATE Buy Buy
Apr 4, 2024 JMP Securities REITERATE Market Outperform Market Outperform
Mar 1, 2024 Chardan Capital REITERATE Buy Buy
Mar 1, 2024 HC Wainwright & Co. MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Sep 12, 2023 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Aug 4, 2023 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Aug 4, 2023 Chardan Capital REITERATE Buy Buy
Jul 11, 2023 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Jul 6, 2023 JMP Securities REITERATE Market Outperform Market Outperform
Jun 22, 2023 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Jun 22, 2023 Chardan Capital REITERATE Buy Buy
May 5, 2023 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy
Apr 28, 2023 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy
Apr 5, 2023 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy
Mar 29, 2023 JMP Securities REITERATE Market Outperform
Mar 20, 2023 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy
Mar 3, 2023 Chardan Capital REITERATE Buy
Mar 3, 2023 HC Wainwright & Co. MAINTAIN Buy
Nov 10, 2022 HC Wainwright & Co. MAINTAIN Buy
Jun 28, 2022 JMP Securities MAINTAIN Market Outperform
Mar 14, 2022 HC Wainwright & Co. MAINTAIN Buy
Mar 4, 2022 Chardan Capital MAINTAIN Buy
Feb 2, 2022 Jefferies UPGRADE Hold Buy
Nov 8, 2021 JMP Securities MAINTAIN Market Outperform
Dec 17, 2020 HC Wainwright & Co. INITIATE Buy
Jul 24, 2020 Baird DOWNGRADE Outperform Neutral
May 19, 2020 Wedbush UPGRADE Neutral Outperform
Mar 27, 2020 Baird MAINTAIN Outperform
Mar 6, 2020 Chardan Capital UPGRADE Neutral Buy
Feb 20, 2020 Baird INITIATE Outperform
Feb 5, 2020 JMP Securities UPGRADE Market Perform Market Outperform
Jan 9, 2020 B. Riley Securities MAINTAIN Buy
Oct 4, 2019 Chardan Capital DOWNGRADE Buy Neutral
Oct 16, 2018 B. Riley Securities UPGRADE Neutral Buy
Oct 15, 2018 Wedbush UPGRADE Underperform Neutral
Aug 13, 2018 B. Riley Securities MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Aug 13, 2018 Wedbush MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 20263510089%
May 1, 20263510089%
Apr 1, 20263510089%
Mar 1, 20263510089%
Feb 1, 20263510089%
Jan 1, 20263510089%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

No congressional trading data available for this ticker. Data is sourced from Senate and House financial disclosure filings.

55°
Neutral
Bearish Neutral Bullish
7 mentions 1 bullish 0 bearish 6 time periods

Reddit Sentiment History

DateMentionsSentimentBullishBearishThreads
Mar 4, 2026250° Neutral002
Mar 4, 2026150° Neutral001
Mar 4, 2026144° Neutral001
Mar 4, 2026160° Warm101
Mar 4, 2026144° Neutral001
Mar 3, 2026144° Neutral001

Recent Reddit Threads

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May 13, 2026
earnings
Arbutus Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update
<p align="center"><strong>Q1 total revenue of $179.1M includes estimated license revenue from Genevant related to litigation settlement with Moderna</
Apr 30, 2026
earnings_calendar
ABUS Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-04-30
Apr 29, 2026
Clinical Trial
Open-Label Study of AB-729, Nucleos(t)Ide Analogue and Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2a in Subjects With Chronic Hepatitis B Infection
Phase Phase 2 — COMPLETED
Apr 27, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ABUS — 62.1% short (0.4M / 0.6M)
Short: 352,835 | Exempt: 50 | TRF Vol: 568,045 | Short Ratio: 62.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 15, 2026
other
Arbutus Receives U.S. FDA Fast Track Designation for Imdusiran for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B
<p align="center"><strong>Fast Track designation has the potential to facilitate development and accelerate FDA review of imdusiran</strong></p>
Apr 10, 2026
short_interest
FTD: ABUS — 159,245 shares ($0.7M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260410, Price: $4.30, FTD Value: $684,753.5, ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORP COM STK
Mar 25, 2026
earnings_calendar
ABUS Q4 2025 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-03-25
Mar 24, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ABUS — 72.0% short (0.5M / 0.6M)
Short: 464,421 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 644,685 | Short Ratio: 72.0% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Mar 23, 2026
earnings
Arbutus Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End 2025 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update
<p align="center"><strong>Strong financial position with cash, cash equivalents </strong><strong>and marketable securities of $91.5M as of December 20
Mar 23, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ABUS — 55.4% short (0.9M / 1.5M)
Short: 853,424 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 1,540,478 | Short Ratio: 55.4% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Mar 3, 2026
other
Genevant Sciences and Arbutus Biopharma Announce $2.25 Billion Global Settlement With Moderna
<p>BASEL, Switzerland and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Genevant Sciences, a leading nucleic acid delivery company
Feb 26, 2026
earnings_calendar
ABUS Q4 2025 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-02-26
Feb 18, 2026
short_interest
FTD: ABUS — 199,930 shares ($0.8M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260218, Price: $4.17, FTD Value: $833,708.1, ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORP COM STK