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ABUS Stock Forecast: Arbutus Biopharma Corp. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 14 Aug 2026
$4.67
+1.97% on the day

The 1 Wall Street analysts covering Arbutus Biopharma Corp. hold a median 12-month price target of $5.53 — +18.4% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 96 of 100 as at 15 Aug 2026 — among the strongest tenth. Here, the model and the Street point the same way.

Market cap
$923.9M
Ticker Nerd rank
96 / 100
Median analyst target
$5.53
Analysts covering
1
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
+0.9%
1M
+1.3%
YTD
−2.9%
1Y
+38.6%
From 52W high
−10.5%
From 52W low
+38.6%
$3.37
$5.22
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

ABUS stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores Arbutus Biopharma Corp. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 15 Aug 2026
96 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Growth
99
Quality
97
Value
96
Volatility
89
Momentum
78
Revisions
75
Issuance
58
Size
46
Accruals
18

Growth (99): Sales and profits are climbing, and climbing faster than before.

Accruals (18): A large share of reported profit has not shown up as cash, or the balance sheet is expanding quickly — both tend to unwind.

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Wall Street

ABUS stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on ABUS, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars
$3.50$4.00$4.50$5.00$5.50Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26ABUSHigh $5.53Median $5.53Low $5.53

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

What Wall Street says1 analysts
1 Buy0 Hold0 Sell
Low $5.53Median $5.53High $5.53

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +18.4% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first
DateFirmActionRatingTarget
14 Nov 2025Chardan CapitalMaintainsBuy$5.00
11 Aug 2025Chardan CapitalMaintainsBuy—
28 Mar 2025Chardan CapitalMaintainsBuy—
21 Jan 2025HC Wainwright & Co.ReiteratesBuy—
20 Nov 2024Chardan CapitalMaintainsBuy—
18 Nov 2024HC Wainwright & Co.ReiteratesBuy—
7 Nov 2024Chardan CapitalMaintainsBuy—
7 Nov 2024HC Wainwright & Co.ReiteratesBuy—
6 Nov 2024Chardan CapitalMaintainsBuy$4.00 → $4.50
5 Sept 2024JefferiesMaintainsBuy—
2 Aug 2024JMP SecuritiesMaintainsMarket Outperform—
7 June 2024HC Wainwright & Co.ReiteratesBuy—
6 June 2024HC Wainwright & Co.ReiteratesBuy—
5 June 2024Chardan CapitalMaintainsBuy—
3 May 2024Chardan CapitalReiteratesBuy—
4 Apr 2024JMP SecuritiesReiteratesMarket Outperform—
1 Mar 2024Chardan CapitalReiteratesBuy—
1 Mar 2024HC Wainwright & Co.MaintainsBuy—
12 Sept 2023HC Wainwright & Co.ReiteratesBuy—
4 Aug 2023Chardan CapitalReiteratesBuy—

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

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Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.

Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. ABUS appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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Estimates

ABUS analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
Analysts raising
0
Analysts cutting
0
Fundamentals

Arbutus Biopharma Corp. (ABUS) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
5.9×

Cheaper than 65% of US stocks

Price / sales
5.1×

Cheaper than 25% of US stocks

Price / book
3.6×

Cheaper than 30% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
5.7×

Cheaper than 52% of US stocks

Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
−90.6%

Higher than 2% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
10054.5%

Higher than 99% of US stocks

Gross margin
—
Operating margin
−567.2%

Higher than 7% of US stocks

Net margin
84.2%

Higher than 99% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
89.6%

Higher than 96% of US stocks

Return on assets
48.8%

Higher than 99% of US stocks

Dividend yield
—

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Peers

ABUS vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelBiotechnology
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
ABUSArbutus Biopharma Corp.$923.9M
96
DSGNDesign Therapeutics, Inc.$914.6M
65
OLMAOlema Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$926.5M
29
CLYMClimb Bio, Inc.$935.1M
61
GERNGeron Corp.$941.6M
52
KURAKura Oncology, Inc.$964.0M
78
SLDBSolid Biosciences, Inc.$967.2M
46

Look up any of the roughly 4,600 stocks we score.

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News

Latest ABUS news & analysis

Arbutus Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update

GlobeNewsWire · 12 Aug 2026neutral

Arbutus Biopharma reported its second quarter 2026 financial results and provided a corporate update. The company disclosed it maintained cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $92.6 million as of June 30, 2026.

Why it matters — ABUS watchers would note the company's cash position as an indicator of its financial runway for ongoing operations and pipeline development.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about ABUS stock

What is the ABUS stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 1 Wall Street analysts covering Arbutus Biopharma Corp. have a median 12-month price target of $5.53, with estimates ranging from $5.53 to $5.53. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is ABUS stock a buy right now?

Of the 1 analysts covering Arbutus Biopharma Corp., 1 rate it a Buy, 0 a Hold and 0 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Arbutus Biopharma Corp. 96 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 15 Aug 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank ABUS?

As at 15 Aug 2026, Arbutus Biopharma Corp. ranks 96 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Growth (99 of 100).

Will ABUS stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 1 analysts implies +18.4% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Arbutus Biopharma Corp. 96 out of 100 as at 15 Aug 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the ABUS stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering Arbutus Biopharma Corp. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for ABUS are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $5.53 to $5.53 over the next 12 months.

How has ABUS stock performed over the past year?

Arbutus Biopharma Corp. returned +38.6% over the 12 months to 14 Aug 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does Arbutus Biopharma Corp. do?

Arbutus Biopharma Corporation is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in virology with a focus on developing novel therapeutics for infectious diseases, particularly chronic hepatitis B virus (cHBV). The company leverages its deep expertise in virology to create innovative treatments that target HBV through multiple mechanisms of action, aiming to provide functional cures for patients with unmet medical needs.

What is the latest news on ABUS?

The most recent item we track (GlobeNewsWire, 12 Aug 2026): "Arbutus Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update". Arbutus Biopharma reported its second quarter 2026 financial results and provided a corporate update. The company disclosed it maintained cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $92.6 million as of June 30, 2026.

Company

About Arbutus Biopharma Corp.

Arbutus Biopharma Corporation is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in virology with a focus on developing novel therapeutics for infectious diseases, particularly chronic hepatitis B virus (cHBV). The company leverages its deep expertise in virology to create innovative treatments that target HBV through multiple mechanisms of action, aiming to provide functional cures for patients with unmet medical needs. Its proprietary pipeline features imdusiran (AB-729), a subcutaneously delivered RNAi therapeutic that suppresses all HBV antigens including HBsAg, currently in phase 2a clinical trials, and AB-101, an oral PD-L1 inhibitor in phase 1a/1b trials designed to reawaken HBV-specific immune responses. Arbutus Biopharma Corporation also advances its in-house Lipid Nanoparticle (LNP) delivery technology to enhance therapeutic delivery. These efforts position the company as a key player in the biotechnology sector, contributing to improved treatment options in hepatology and viral disease management. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Warminster, Pennsylvania, Arbutus Biopharma Corporation maintains a portfolio of clinical and pre-clinical assets dedicated to addressing critical virology challenges.

CEO Ms. Lindsay Androski J.D., M.B.A. · 19 employees · United States · https://www.arbutusbio.com