AQST

Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc.

Nasdaq · Pharmaceutical Preparations · Inc. DE · CIK 0001398733
$3.99 +2.05% $490.5M
Insider Selling Cluster (7 insiders)High Impact Filing (7/10)4 New Institutional Positions
Vol
Market Cap$490.5M
Cap SizeSmall Cap
Inst. Holders8 funds
Inst. Value$72.1M
Inst. Activity4 buys / 0 sells
Insider Activity0B / 8S
Insider Net $-$1.7M
Reddit Sentiment50° Neutral
SEC Reports3
Press Releases1
Exchange Nasdaq·Sector Pharmaceutical Preparations·Inc. DE·CIK 0001398733·Prev Close $3.91

Recent Activity

Jun 8, 2026 Insider
Korczynski Sherry sold 2,714 shares
Chief Commercial Officer @ $0.00 ($0.00)
Jun 8, 2026 short_volume
Short Volume: AQST — 64.9% short (0.6M / 0.9M)
Short: 563,274 | Exempt: 340 | TRF Vol: 868,100 | Short Ratio: 64.9% | Off-exchange volume (dark poo
May 18, 2026 Insider
Zalewski Thomas A. sold 100,000 shares
Chief Legal Officer @ $0.00 ($0.00)
May 18, 2026 Insider
Zalewski Thomas A. sold 75,000 shares
Chief Legal Officer @ $0.00 ($0.00)
May 13, 2026 SEC
Aquestive reported Q1 2026 revenue of $14.4M (up 66% YoY) and a net loss of $0.07/share, well above the $-0.14 consensus
8-K — Impact 7/10
Mar 11, 2026 SEC
Multiple C-suite executives at Aquestive Therapeutics (AQST) sold shares in the open market, with the CFO, COO, and Chie
CLUSTER — Impact 6/10
Mar 4, 2026 SEC
Aquestive Therapeutics reported Q4 and full-year 2025 financial results, received a Complete Response Letter (CRL) from
8-K — Impact 7/10
Inst.
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN — DOUBLED
1,188,531 shares ($7.7M)

Price Targets

Historical data — last covering-analyst action Nov 2025. No current recommendation available.
$8.89 (Nov 2025)
Current $3.99 Low $6.00 Median $9.00 High $11.00 9 analysts
$6.00 $11.00

Analyst Ratings

Historical distribution93% buy · 15 analysts · last covering-analyst action Nov 2025
4Strong Buy
10Buy
1Hold
0Sell
0Strong Sell
Historical Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
Nov 7, 2025 Piper Sandler MAINTAIN Overweight → Overweight
Oct 9, 2025 JMP Securities MAINTAIN Market Outperform → Market Outperform
Sep 8, 2025 Oppenheimer MAINTAIN Outperform → Outperform
Jun 17, 2025 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy → Buy
May 15, 2025 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy → Buy

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $-0.12 ▼ -4.3% $-0.14 — $-0.10 -2% YoY 2
Next Q $-0.12 ▼ -9.1% $-0.14 — $-0.10 -5% YoY 2
Current FY $-0.42 ▲ +8.7% $-0.48 — $-0.36 29% YoY 2
Next FY $-0.45 ▲ +22.4% $-0.45 — $-0.45 -7% YoY 1

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
VANGUARD GROUP INC$38.1MADD
MORGAN STANLEY$11.4MDOUBLED
BANK OF AMERICA CORP$7.8M
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN$7.7MDOUBLED
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC$2.7MDOUBLED

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
Jun 8, 2026Korczynski SherryF$0.00
May 18, 2026Zalewski ThomasA$0.00
May 18, 2026Zalewski ThomasA$0.00
May 15, 2026Cioffi MelinaF$7.0K
May 15, 2026Barber DanielSELL$35.4K

Reddit Sentiment

50°
Neutral
Bearish Neutral Bullish
3 mentions 1 bullish 1 bearish
8 institutional holders with $72.1M total value (11,159,156 shares) as of 2025-Q4. Top holders: VANGUARD, MORGAN, BANK. Net buying activity: 4 institutions added/increased vs 0 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2025-Q4

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1VANGUARD GROUP INC5,892,334$38.1M52.8%ADD +30.8%
2MORGAN STANLEY1,758,750$11.4M15.8%DOUBLED +107.3%
3BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/1,207,591$7.8M10.8%
4WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN1,188,531$7.7M10.7%DOUBLED +804.6%
5RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC414,400$2.7M3.7%DOUBLED +376.3%
6TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP381,120$2.5M3.4%NEW
7CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC301,521$1.9M2.7%NEW
8FMR LLC14,909$96.3K0.1%DOUBLED +207.1%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNDOUBLED131,3861,188,531+804.6%$7.7M2025-Q4
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCDOUBLED87,000414,400+376.3%$2.7M2025-Q4
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPNEW381,120$2.5M2025-Q4
FMR LLCDOUBLED4,85414,909+207.1%$96.3K2025-Q4
VANGUARD GROUP INCADD4,328,5055,662,132+30.8%$31.7M2025-Q3
UBS Group AGADD361,264499,036+38.1%$2.8M2025-Q3
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNADD103,431131,386+27.0%$734.4K2025-Q3
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCNEW87,000$486.3K2025-Q3
FMR LLCDOUBLED2,3304,854+108.3%$27.1K2025-Q3
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPEXIT239,9140-100.0%$0.002025-Q3
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPTRIM372,063239,914-35.5%$794.1K2025-Q2
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNADD55,452103,431+86.5%$342.4K2025-Q2
MORGAN STANLEYDOUBLED736,8891,527,289+107.3%$4.4M2025-Q1
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCADD464,978596,550+28.3%$1.7M2025-Q1
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPDOUBLED175,952372,063+111.5%$1.1M2025-Q1
UBS Group AGTRIM420,563314,329-25.3%$911.6K2025-Q1
FMR LLCNEAR_EXIT75,6452,347-96.9%$6.8K2025-Q1
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCEXIT95,4000-100.0%$0.002025-Q1
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCTRIM1,007,033464,978-53.8%$1.7M2024-Q4
UBS Group AGDOUBLED90,689420,563+363.7%$1.5M2024-Q4
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCDOUBLED28,60095,400+233.6%$339.6K2024-Q4
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNADD33,39251,522+54.3%$183.4K2024-Q4
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCNEW203,540$1.0M2024-Q3
10 unique insiders with 8 transactions. Net insider value: -$1.7M ($0.00 bought, $1.7M sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Jun 8, 2026Korczynski SherryChief Commercial OfficerF2,714$0.00$0.00
May 18, 2026Zalewski Thomas A.Chief Legal OfficerA100,000$0.00$0.00
May 18, 2026Zalewski Thomas A.Chief Legal OfficerA75,000$0.00$0.00
May 15, 2026Cioffi MelinaSVP, Regulatory AffairsF1,667$4.17$7.0K
May 15, 2026Barber DanielPresident and CEOSELL8,257$4.29$35.4K
May 7, 2026BRAENDER LORI JCorporate SecretaryF135,690$4.23$574.0K
May 5, 2026BRAENDER LORI JCorporate SecretaryF76,147$4.18$318.3K
May 5, 2026Jung CassieChief Operating OfficerF72,734$4.18$304.0K
May 5, 2026TOTH A ERNEST JRChief Financial OfficerF92,652$4.18$387.3K
May 5, 2026Boyd Peter E.Chief People OfficerF56,778$4.18$237.3K
May 5, 2026Barber DanielPresident and CEOF335,922$4.18$1.4M
Mar 10, 2026Jung CassieChief Operating OfficerSELL45,791$4.17$191.1K
Mar 10, 2026TOTH A ERNEST JRChief Financial OfficerSELL58,254$4.17$243.1K
Mar 10, 2026BRAENDER LORI JChief Legal OfficerSELL40,102$4.17$167.3K
Mar 10, 2026Barber DanielPresident and CEOSELL180,677$4.17$754.0K
Mar 10, 2026Boyd Peter E.Chief People OfficerSELL29,814$4.17$124.4K
Mar 10, 2026Cioffi MelinaSVP, Regulatory AffairsSELL25,311$4.17$105.6K
Mar 10, 2026Korczynski SherryChief Commercial OfficerSELL15,741$4.17$65.7K
Mar 9, 2026Greenhawt Matthew J.Chief Medical OfficerA75,000$0.00$0.00
Mar 9, 2026Davis Matthew W.Chief Development OfficerA50,000$0.00$0.00
Mar 9, 2026Jung CassieChief Operating OfficerA80,000$0.00$0.00
Mar 9, 2026TOTH A ERNEST JRChief Financial OfficerA95,000$0.00$0.00
Mar 9, 2026Davis Matthew W.Chief Development OfficerA50,000$0.00$0.00
Mar 9, 2026Jung CassieChief Operating OfficerA42,500$0.00$0.00
Mar 9, 2026Korczynski SherryChief Commercial OfficerA42,500$4.29$182.3K
Mar 9, 2026TOTH A ERNEST JRChief Financial OfficerA70,000$0.00$0.00
Mar 9, 2026Cioffi MelinaSVP, Regulatory AffairsA75,000$4.29$321.8K
Mar 9, 2026BRAENDER LORI JChief Legal OfficerA80,000$0.00$0.00
Mar 9, 2026Barber DanielPresident and CEOA523,000$4.29$2.2M
Mar 9, 2026Boyd Peter E.Chief People OfficerA80,000$0.00$0.00
Mar 9, 2026Boyd Peter E.Chief People OfficerA42,500$4.29$182.3K
Mar 9, 2026Barber DanielPresident and CEOA262,000$0.00$0.00
Mar 9, 2026BRAENDER LORI JChief Legal OfficerA50,000$4.29$214.5K
Mar 9, 2026Cioffi MelinaSVP, Regulatory AffairsA100,000$0.00$0.00
Mar 9, 2026Korczynski SherryChief Commercial OfficerA75,000$0.00$0.00
Mar 9, 2026Greenhawt Matthew J.Chief Medical OfficerA50,000$4.29$214.5K
Mar 7, 2025TOTH A ERNEST JRSVP, Chief Financial OfficerA82,500$0.00$0.00
Mar 7, 2025BRAENDER LORI JCorporate SecretaryA82,500$0.00$0.00
Mar 7, 2025Jung CassieChief Operating OfficerA60,000$0.00$0.00
Mar 7, 2025Boyd Peter E.Chief People OfficerA60,000$0.00$0.00
Mar 7, 2025Korczynski SherryChief Commercial OfficerA67,500$0.00$0.00
Mar 7, 2025Barber DanielPresident and CEOA293,100$0.00$0.00
Historical analyst distribution (last covering-analyst action Nov 2025): 93% buy across 15 analysts — 4 strong buy, 10 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.
$8.89 mean target (Nov 2025)
$6.00 Low $11.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$3.99
Target Low$6.00
Target Mean$8.89
Target Median$9.00
Target High$11.00
# Analysts9
Recommendation— (no recent coverage)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$-0.12 $-0.14 $-0.10 -2.2% -4.3% 0↑ 1↓ $0.0B 15.6% 2
Next Q
2026-09-30
$-0.12 $-0.14 $-0.10 -4.7% -9.1% 0↑ 1↓ $0.0B -5.6% 2
Current FY
2026-12-31
$-0.42 $-0.48 $-0.36 28.7% +8.7% 1↑ 0↓ $0.1B 13.4% 2
Next FY
2027-12-31
$-0.45 $-0.45 $-0.45 -7.1% +22.4% 0↑ 1↓ $0.1B 42.4% 1

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$-0.120
7d ago$-0.115-0.005
30d ago$-0.115-0.005
60d ago$-0.115-0.005
90d ago$-0.130+0.010
10 analyst firms have rated this stock: 1 upgrades, 0 downgrades, 6 initiations.

Historical Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
Nov 7, 2025 Piper Sandler MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Oct 9, 2025 JMP Securities MAINTAIN Market Outperform Market Outperform
Sep 8, 2025 Oppenheimer MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Jun 17, 2025 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
May 15, 2025 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Apr 2, 2025 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Mar 10, 2025 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Mar 7, 2025 Lake Street MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Dec 20, 2024 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Dec 17, 2024 Cantor Fitzgerald INITIATE Overweight
Nov 11, 2024 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Nov 6, 2024 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Oct 25, 2024 Leerink Partners MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Oct 25, 2024 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Oct 8, 2024 JMP Securities REITERATE Market Outperform Market Outperform
Sep 30, 2024 JMP Securities REITERATE Market Outperform Market Outperform
Sep 30, 2024 Leerink Partners REITERATE Outperform Outperform
Sep 30, 2024 HC Wainwright & Co. MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Aug 14, 2024 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Aug 12, 2024 JMP Securities REITERATE Market Outperform Market Outperform
Jul 26, 2024 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Jun 26, 2024 JMP Securities REITERATE Market Outperform Market Outperform
Jun 5, 2024 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
May 10, 2024 Leerink Partners INITIATE Outperform
May 9, 2024 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Apr 30, 2024 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Apr 11, 2024 Piper Sandler INITIATE Overweight
Apr 5, 2024 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Mar 28, 2024 Raymond James INITIATE Outperform
Mar 18, 2024 HC Wainwright & Co. MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Mar 15, 2024 JMP Securities MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Mar 11, 2024 HC Wainwright & Co. MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Mar 7, 2024 Wedbush MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Mar 7, 2024 Lake Street MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Nov 8, 2023 HC Wainwright & Co. MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Oct 10, 2023 Wedbush REITERATE Outperform Outperform
Oct 10, 2023 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Sep 22, 2023 Wedbush REITERATE Outperform Outperform
Sep 22, 2023 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Sep 21, 2023 JMP Securities REITERATE Market Outperform Market Outperform
Jul 31, 2023 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Jun 30, 2023 JMP Securities REITERATE Market Outperform Market Outperform
Jun 21, 2023 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Jun 5, 2023 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Mar 9, 2023 Wedbush UPGRADE Neutral Outperform
Nov 4, 2022 Alliance Global Partners MAINTAIN Buy
Sep 7, 2022 Oppenheimer INITIATE Outperform
Sep 6, 2022 HC Wainwright & Co. MAINTAIN Buy
Aug 30, 2022 Alliance Global Partners INITIATE Buy
Aug 15, 2022 HC Wainwright & Co. MAINTAIN Buy

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 202641010093%
May 1, 202641010093%
Apr 1, 202641010093%
Mar 1, 202641010093%
Feb 1, 202641010093%
Jan 1, 202641010093%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

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

50°
Neutral
Bearish Neutral Bullish
3 mentions 1 bullish 1 bearish 3 time periods

Reddit Sentiment History

DateMentionsSentimentBullishBearishThreads
Mar 5, 2026150° Neutral001
Mar 5, 2026140° Cool011
Feb 2, 2026160° Warm101

Recent Reddit Threads

Jun 8, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: AQST — 64.9% short (0.6M / 0.9M)
Short: 563,274 | Exempt: 340 | TRF Vol: 868,100 | Short Ratio: 64.9% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 2, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: AQST — 72.3% short (0.8M / 1.1M)
Short: 769,660 | Exempt: 3,688 | TRF Vol: 1,063,930 | Short Ratio: 72.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 1, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: AQST — 60.1% short (0.5M / 0.8M)
Short: 464,365 | Exempt: 2,895 | TRF Vol: 772,727 | Short Ratio: 60.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 28, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: AQST — 64.9% short (0.5M / 0.8M)
Short: 510,716 | Exempt: 112 | TRF Vol: 786,465 | Short Ratio: 64.9% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 27, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: AQST — 60.6% short (0.4M / 0.6M)
Short: 359,228 | Exempt: 2,243 | TRF Vol: 592,878 | Short Ratio: 60.6% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 19, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: AQST — 57.2% short (0.3M / 0.6M)
Short: 320,860 | Exempt: 1 | TRF Vol: 561,373 | Short Ratio: 57.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 13, 2026
earnings_calendar
AQST Q1 2026 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-05-13
May 12, 2026
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Aquestive Therapeutics Completes $150 Million Debt Refinancing with Oaktree
<p align="justify">WARREN, N.J., May 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQST) (“Aquestive” or the “Company”), a phar
May 11, 2026
earnings_calendar
AQST Q1 2026 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-05-11
May 5, 2026
earnings_calendar
AQST Q1 2026 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-05-05
Apr 22, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: AQST — 65.8% short (0.7M / 1.1M)
Short: 721,926 | Exempt: 865 | TRF Vol: 1,097,240 | Short Ratio: 65.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Mar 24, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: AQST — 58.0% short (0.4M / 0.7M)
Short: 384,747 | Exempt: 1,016 | TRF Vol: 663,100 | Short Ratio: 58.0% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Mar 23, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: AQST — 60.5% short (0.3M / 0.6M)
Short: 339,585 | Exempt: 1,407 | TRF Vol: 561,532 | Short Ratio: 60.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Mar 20, 2026
other
Aquestive Therapeutics Announces New Role of Lori J. Braender and Appointment of Thomas A. Zalewski as Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer
<p align="justify">WARREN, N.J., March 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQST) ("Aquestive" or the "Company"), a ph
Mar 9, 2026
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Aquestive Therapeutics Announces Grant of Inducement Award Pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
<p align="justify">WARREN, N.J., March 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQST) (“Aquestive” or the “Company”), a ph