(PCVX) Vaxcyte - Overview

Exchange: NASDAQ • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US92243G1085

Stock: Vaccines, Pneumococcal, Bacterial, Protein

Total Rating 26
Risk 70
Buy Signal -0.28
Risk 5d forecast
Volatility 47.8%
Relative Tail Risk -8.33%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio 0.17
Alpha -43.86
Character TTM
Beta 1.582
Beta Downside 3.360
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD 76.22%
CAGR/Max DD 0.18

Description: PCVX Vaxcyte March 05, 2026

Vaxcyte, Inc. (PCVX) is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing vaccines for bacterial infectious diseases. The companys business model centers on advancing a pipeline of conjugate and novel protein vaccines.

Its primary vaccine candidate, VAX-24, is a 24-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) targeting invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in infants. Vaxcyte also has VAX-31, a 31-valent PCV for adults and children, and several other vaccine candidates in development, including for Group A Streptococcus and periodontitis. The biotechnology sector is characterized by high research and development costs and a long development timeline for new products.

The company, incorporated in 2013 and headquartered in San Carlos, California, changed its name from SutroVax, Inc. in 2020. Understanding a companys pipeline and clinical trial stages is crucial; further research on platforms like ValueRay can provide detailed insights into these aspects.

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 0.0

Net Income: error (cannot be calculated; needs Net Income TTM and Revenue TTM)
FCF/TA: -0.22 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -5.51 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: error (cannot be calculated; needs Current Assets/Liabilities and Revenue current+prev)
CFO/TA -0.22 > 3% & CFO -655.6m > Net Income -766.6m
Net Debt/EBITDA: error (EBITDA <= 0)
Current Ratio: 7.91 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (136.1m) vs 12m ago 10.78% < -2%
Gross Margin: error (current vs previous; cannot be calculated due to missing/invalid data or negative margin)
Asset Turnover: 0.0% > 50% (prev 0.0%; Δ 0.0% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: -20.13 > 6 (EBITDA TTM -781.8m / Interest Expense TTM -40.1m)

Altman Z'' -7.17

A: 0.47 (Total Current Assets 1.63b - Total Current Liabilities 205.8m) / Total Assets 3.05b
B: -0.71 (Retained Earnings -2.15b / Total Assets 3.05b)
C: -0.25 (EBIT TTM -806.7m / Avg Total Assets 3.28b)
D: -5.97 (Book Value of Equity -2.15b / Total Liabilities 360.5m)
Altman-Z'' Score: -7.17 = D

Beneish M

DSRI: none (Receivables 46.6m/20.7m, Revenue 0.0/0.0)
GMI: 1.00 (fallback, negative margins)
AQI: 0.77 (AQ_t 0.30 / AQ_t-1 0.40)
SGI: none (Revenue 0.0 / 0.0)
TATA: -0.04 (NI -766.6m - CFO -655.6m) / TA 3.05b)
Beneish M-Score: cannot calculate (missing components)

What is the price of PCVX shares?

As of March 05, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 60.13 with a total of 1,359,702 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -4.62%, over one month by +8.77%, over three months by +30.52% and over the past year by -14.39%.

Is PCVX a buy, sell or hold?

Vaxcyte has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.90. Therefore, it is recommended to buy PCVX.
  • StrongBuy: 9
  • Buy: 1
  • Hold: 0
  • Sell: 0
  • StrongSell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the PCVX price?

Issuer Target Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price 109 81.3%
Analysts Target Price 109 81.3%

PCVX Fundamental Data Overview March 01, 2026

P/B = 2.9774
Revenue TTM = 0.0 USD
EBIT TTM = -806.7m USD
EBITDA TTM = -781.8m USD
Long Term Debt = 222.7m USD (estimated: total debt 228.8m - short term 6.12m)
Short Term Debt = 6.12m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 228.8m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 54.9m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 7.63b USD (8.97b + Debt 228.8m - CCE 1.56b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = -20.13 (Ebit TTM -806.7m / Interest Expense TTM -40.1m)
EV/FCF = -11.40x (Enterprise Value 7.63b / FCF TTM -669.3m)
FCF Yield = -8.77% (FCF TTM -669.3m / Enterprise Value 7.63b)
FCF Margin = unknown (Revenue TTM is 0 or missing)
Net Margin = unknown
Gross Margin = unknown ((Revenue TTM 0.0 - Cost of Revenue TTM 0.0) / Revenue TTM)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 2.51 (Enterprise Value 7.63b / Total Assets 3.05b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.69% (Interest Expense 10.7m / Debt 228.8m)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = -637.3m (EBIT -806.7m * (1 - 21.00%)) [loss with tax shield]
Current Ratio = 7.91 (Total Current Assets 1.63b / Total Current Liabilities 205.8m)
Debt / Equity = 0.09 (Debt 228.8m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 2.69b)
Debt / EBITDA = -0.07 (negative EBITDA) (Net Debt 54.9m / EBITDA -781.8m)
Debt / FCF = -0.08 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 54.9m / FCF TTM -669.3m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 2.96b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -23.38% (Net Income -766.6m / Total Assets 3.05b)
RoE = -25.88% (Net Income TTM -766.6m / Total Stockholder Equity 2.96b)
RoCE = -25.33% (EBIT -806.7m / Capital Employed (Equity 2.96b + L.T.Debt 222.7m))
RoIC = -20.86% (negative operating profit) (NOPAT -637.3m / Invested Capital 3.05b)
WACC = 11.54% (E(8.97b)/V(9.19b) * Re(11.74%) + D(228.8m)/V(9.19b) * Rd(4.69%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 11.74% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 100.0 | Cagr: 14.16%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -669.3m)
EPS Correlation: -64.67 | EPS CAGR: -46.64% | SUE: -0.97 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -0.00 | Revenue CAGR: 0.0% | SUE: 0.0 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=-1.85 | Chg7d=-0.253 | Chg30d=-0.253 | Revisions Net=+0 | Analysts=5
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=-7.39 | Chg7d=-1.210 | Chg30d=-1.172 | Revisions Net=-2 | Growth EPS=-31.3% | Growth Revenue=+0.0%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=-7.29 | Chg7d=-0.140 | Chg30d=-0.146 | Revisions Net=-2 | Growth EPS=+1.4% | Growth Revenue=+0.0%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -1.00 (0 Up / 2 Down within 30d for Current Year)

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