PEPG

PepGen Inc.

Nasdaq · Pharmaceutical Preparations · Inc. DE · CIK 0001835597
$1.35 -4.26% $93.4M
Insider Selling Cluster (3 insiders)High Impact Filing (7/10)5 New Institutional Positions
Vol
Market Cap$93.4M
Cap SizeMicro Cap
Analyst ConsensusStrong Buy (85%)
Inst. Holders6 funds
Inst. Value$26.5M
Inst. Activity5 buys / 1 sells
Insider Activity0B / 4S
Insider Net $-$57.9K
Reddit Sentiment50° Neutral
SEC Reports5
Exchange Nasdaq·Sector Pharmaceutical Preparations·Inc. DE·CIK 0001835597·Prev Close $1.41

Recent Activity

May 22, 2026 SEC
PepGen's S-3 shelf registration (File No. 333-296016) became effective on May 21, 2026, enabling the company to sell up
EFFECT — Impact 7/10
May 21, 2026 Insider
Kasraian Kasra sold 1,233 shares
Chief Technical Officer @ $1.41 ($1.7K)
May 19, 2026 SEC
PepGen filed a new universal shelf registration statement (S-3) for up to $400M in securities, including a $100M ATM fac
S-3 — Impact 7/10
May 12, 2026 SEC
PepGen reported Q1 2026 net loss of $17.8M ($-0.26/share), narrower than the $30.2M loss in Q1 2025, with cash of $132.3
8-K — Impact 5/10
May 6, 2026 earnings_calendar
PEPG Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-05-06
Mar 4, 2026 Insider
STRECK PAUL sold 1,832 shares
EVP, Head of R&D @ $6.23 ($11.4K)
Mar 4, 2026 Insider
Donnelly Noel sold 2,032 shares
Chief Financial Officer @ $6.23 ($12.7K)
Inst.
VANGUARD GROUP INC — ADD
2,212,834 shares ($14.4M)

Price Targets

$10.14 +635.0% upside Strong Buy
Current $1.38 Low $3.00 Median $10.00 High $20.00 7 analysts
$3.00 $20.00

Analyst Ratings

Strong Buy85% buy · 13 analysts
7Strong Buy
4Buy
1Hold
1Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
May 13, 2026 Wedbush MAINTAIN Outperform → Outperform
Apr 1, 2026 Wedbush MAINTAIN Outperform → Outperform
Mar 31, 2026 Wedbush MAINTAIN Outperform → Outperform
Feb 25, 2026 Oppenheimer INITIATE Outperform
Feb 18, 2026 Guggenheim MAINTAIN Buy → Buy

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $-0.29 ▲ +1.1% $-0.37 — $-0.26 58% YoY 6
Next Q $-0.29 ▼ -2.3% $-0.39 — $-0.21 44% YoY 6
Current FY $-1.16 ▲ +0.6% $-1.49 — $-1.02 45% YoY 6
Next FY $-1.30 ▼ -11.4% $-2.14 — $-0.73 -12% YoY 6

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
VANGUARD GROUP INC$14.4MADD
MORGAN STANLEY$7.1MADD
BANK OF AMERICA CORP$2.3MDOUBLED
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP$1.7MDOUBLED
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC$962.8KADD

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
May 21, 2026Kasraian KasraSELL$1.7K
Mar 4, 2026STRECK PAULSELL$11.4K
Mar 4, 2026Donnelly NoelSELL$12.7K
Mar 4, 2026McArthur JamesSELL$32.0K
Mar 1, 2026Vittiglio JosephA$0.00

Reddit Sentiment

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2 mentions 0 bullish 0 bearish
6 institutional holders with $26.5M total value (4,065,364 shares) as of 2025-Q4. Top holders: VANGUARD, MORGAN, BANK. Net buying activity: 5 institutions added/increased vs 1 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2025-Q4

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1VANGUARD GROUP INC2,212,834$14.4M54.4%ADD +25.1%
2MORGAN STANLEY1,084,400$7.1M26.7%ADD +88.5%
3BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/351,141$2.3M8.6%DOUBLED +12977.9%
4TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP267,425$1.7M6.6%DOUBLED +189.1%
5RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC147,900$962.8K3.6%ADD +95.4%
6FMR LLC1,664$10.8K0.0%TRIM -31.5%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
VANGUARD GROUP INCADD1,768,3562,212,834+25.1%$14.4M2025-Q4
MORGAN STANLEYADD575,1561,084,400+88.5%$7.1M2025-Q4
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/DOUBLED2,685351,141+12977.9%$2.3M2025-Q4
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPDOUBLED92,493267,425+189.1%$1.7M2025-Q4
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCADD75,700147,900+95.4%$962.8K2025-Q4
FMR LLCTRIM2,4301,664-31.5%$10.8K2025-Q4
VANGUARD GROUP INCADD937,0231,768,356+88.7%$8.2M2025-Q3
MORGAN STANLEYDOUBLED64,838575,156+787.1%$2.7M2025-Q3
UBS Group AGDOUBLED13,362242,451+1714.5%$1.1M2025-Q3
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPADD63,74092,493+45.1%$427.3K2025-Q3
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCADD51,30075,700+47.6%$349.7K2025-Q3
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/TRIM10,3362,685-74.0%$12.4K2025-Q3
FMR LLCTRIM5,6032,430-56.6%$11.2K2025-Q3
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPADD46,19463,740+38.0%$70.8K2025-Q2
UBS Group AGTRIM34,26913,362-61.0%$14.8K2025-Q2
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/TRIM18,72210,336-44.8%$11.5K2025-Q2
FMR LLCTRIM19,9895,603-72.0%$6.2K2025-Q2
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNNEAR_EXIT7,639327-95.7%$363.002025-Q2
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCEXIT40,0700-100.0%$0.002025-Q2
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCDOUBLED15,117100,491+564.8%$141.2K2025-Q1
MORGAN STANLEYNEAR_EXIT553,47864,806-88.3%$91.1K2025-Q1
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPNEW46,194$64.9K2025-Q1
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCNEW45,300$63.6K2025-Q1
UBS Group AGDOUBLED12,01634,269+185.2%$48.1K2025-Q1
FMR LLCDOUBLED58219,989+3334.5%$28.1K2025-Q1
5 unique insiders with 4 transactions. Net insider value: -$57.9K ($0.00 bought, $57.9K sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
May 21, 2026Kasraian KasraChief Technical OfficerSELL1,233$1.41$1.7K
Mar 4, 2026STRECK PAULEVP, Head of R&DSELL1,832$6.23$11.4K
Mar 4, 2026Donnelly NoelChief Financial OfficerSELL2,032$6.23$12.7K
Mar 4, 2026McArthur James GPresident and CEOSELL5,144$6.23$32.0K
Mar 1, 2026Vittiglio JosephChief Business & Legal OfficerA30,717$0.00$0.00
Mar 1, 2026Kasraian KasraChief Technical OfficerA34,557$0.00$0.00
Mar 1, 2026Kasraian KasraChief Technical OfficerA135,000$0.00$0.00
Mar 1, 2026Donnelly NoelChief Financial OfficerA76,793$0.00$0.00
Mar 1, 2026McArthur James GPresident and CEOA187,688$0.00$0.00
Mar 1, 2026McArthur James GPresident and CEOA731,250$0.00$0.00
Mar 1, 2026Vittiglio JosephChief Business & Legal OfficerA120,000$0.00$0.00
Mar 1, 2026STRECK PAULEVP, Head of R&DA196,500$0.00$0.00
Mar 1, 2026STRECK PAULEVP, Head of R&DA50,300$0.00$0.00
Mar 1, 2026Donnelly NoelChief Financial OfficerA300,000$0.00$0.00

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Strong Buy (85% buy). Based on 13 analysts: 7 strong buy, 4 buy, 1 hold, 1 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$10.14 mean target +635.0% upside Strong Buy (1.43)
$3.00 Low $20.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$1.38
Target Low$3.00
Target Mean$10.14
Target Median$10.00
Target High$20.00
# Analysts7
RecommendationStrong Buy (1.43)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$-0.29 $-0.37 $-0.26 58.3% +1.1% 3↑ 1↓ $0.0B 0.0% 6
Next Q
2026-09-30
$-0.29 $-0.39 $-0.21 43.9% -2.3% 3↑ 1↓ $0.0B 0.0% 6
Current FY
2026-12-31
$-1.16 $-1.49 $-1.02 45.4% +0.6% 3↑ 1↓ $0.0B 0.0% 6
Next FY
2027-12-31
$-1.30 $-2.14 $-0.73 -11.9% -11.4% 3↑ 2↓ $0.0B 0.0% 6

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$-0.292
7d ago$-0.292
30d ago$-0.295+0.003
60d ago$-0.295+0.003
90d ago$-0.300+0.008
3 analyst firms have rated this stock: 0 upgrades, 0 downgrades, 1 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
May 13, 2026 Wedbush MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Apr 1, 2026 Wedbush MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Mar 31, 2026 Wedbush MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Feb 25, 2026 Oppenheimer INITIATE Outperform
Feb 18, 2026 Guggenheim MAINTAIN Buy Buy

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 20267411085%
May 1, 20267411085%
Apr 1, 20267411085%
Mar 1, 20267411085%
Feb 1, 20266411083%
Jan 1, 20266411083%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

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

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2 mentions 0 bullish 0 bearish 2 time periods

Reddit Sentiment History

DateMentionsSentimentBullishBearishThreads
May 25, 2026150° Neutral001
May 25, 2026150° Neutral001

Recent Reddit Threads

r/pennystocks Neutral 15d 18h ago
Why is nobody talking about $PEPG right now?
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May 6, 2026
earnings_calendar
PEPG Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-05-06
Apr 23, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: PEPG — 60.0% short (0.3M / 0.6M)
Short: 331,545 | Exempt: 19,300 | TRF Vol: 552,671 | Short Ratio: 60.0% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 16, 2026
short_interest
FTD: PEPG — 1,000,000 shares ($1.7M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260416, Price: $1.72, FTD Value: $1,720,000, PEPGEN INC COM(DE)
Mar 31, 2026
short_interest
FTD: PEPG — 250,000 shares ($1.1M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260331, Price: $4.23, FTD Value: $1,057,500, PEPGEN INC COM(DE)
Mar 2, 2026
earnings_calendar
PEPG Q4 2025 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-03-02
Feb 23, 2026
earnings_calendar
PEPG Q4 2025 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-02-23
Feb 10, 2026
short_interest
FTD: PEPG — 434,235 shares ($2.0M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260210, Price: $4.67, FTD Value: $2,027,877.45, PEPGEN INC COM(DE)