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ACXP Stock Forecast: Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 21 Aug 2026
$1.48
+2.07% on the day

The 3 Wall Street analysts covering Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $10 — +575.7% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 24 of 100 as at 22 Aug 2026 — in the weakest quartile. The Street sees upside; the factor read is a caution. That gap is the story on this page.

Market cap
$6.3M
Ticker Nerd rank
24 / 100
Median analyst target
$10
Analysts covering
3
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
+6.1%
1M
−2.6%
YTD
−40.6%
1Y
−67.5%
From 52W high
−81.7%
From 52W low
+9.6%
$1.35
$8.10
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

ACXP stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 22 Aug 2026
24 / 100

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

Size
94
Volatility
54
Quality
48
Growth
44
Accruals
38
Revisions
33
Momentum
31
Issuance
25
Value
7

Size (94): Smaller than most of the companies we track.

Value (7): The shares cost a lot relative to the profits and assets behind them.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

Wall Street

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

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on ACXP, 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
$0.00$10.00$20.00$30.00Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26ACXPHigh $31Median $10Low $10

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 says3 analysts
3 Buy0 Hold0 Sell
Low $10Median $10High $31

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +575.7% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first
DateFirmActionRatingTarget
30 Sept 2025HC Wainwright & Co.ReiteratesBuy$31
12 Aug 2025HC Wainwright & Co.MaintainsBuy
15 May 2025HC Wainwright & Co.AssumesBuy$8.00
19 Mar 2025HC Wainwright & Co.ReiteratesBuy
13 Jan 2025HC Wainwright & Co.ReiteratesBuy
10 Jan 2025HC Wainwright & Co.ReiteratesBuy
10 Dec 2024HC Wainwright & Co.ReiteratesBuy
14 Nov 2024HC Wainwright & Co.ReiteratesBuy
12 Aug 2024HC Wainwright & Co.ReiteratesBuy
16 May 2024HC Wainwright & Co.ReiteratesBuy
19 Mar 2024HC Wainwright & Co.MaintainsBuy
28 Feb 2024HC Wainwright & Co.ReiteratesBuy
15 Dec 2023HC Wainwright & Co.MaintainsBuy
15 Nov 2023HC Wainwright & Co.ReiteratesBuy
13 Sept 2023HC Wainwright & Co.ReiteratesBuy
15 Aug 2023HC Wainwright & Co.MaintainsBuy
15 May 2023HC Wainwright & Co.ReiteratesBuy
11 Apr 2023HC Wainwright & Co.ReiteratesBuy
17 Mar 2023HC Wainwright & Co.ReiteratesBuy
10 Jan 2023Alliance Global PartnersInitiatesBuy

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. ACXP appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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Estimates

ACXP 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
1
Analysts cutting
0
Fundamentals

Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ACXP) 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
−0.3×

Cheaper than 79% of US stocks

Price / sales
Price / book
0.8×

Cheaper than 78% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
0.4×

Cheaper than 59% of US stocks

Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
Earnings growth (YoY)
Gross margin
Operating margin
0.0%

Higher than 32% of US stocks

Net margin
0.0%

Higher than 30% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
−128.1%

Higher than 11% of US stocks

Return on assets
−55.9%

Higher than 7% of US stocks

Dividend yield

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

Peers

ACXP 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
ACXPAcurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$6.3M
24
AIMAIM ImmunoTech, Inc.$7.9M
20
APREAprea Therapeutics, Inc.$7.9M
44
ERNAErnexa Therapeutics, Inc.$7.9M
34
ALZNAlzamend Neuro, Inc.$7.5M
34
TRAWTraws Pharma, Inc.$8.0M
48
AZTRAzitra, Inc.$8.0M
28

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News

Latest ACXP news & analysis

Acurx Pharmaceuticals Receives FDA Conditional Acceptance and USPTO Trademark Allowance for the Company's Brand Name for Ibezapolstat

PRNewsWire · 17 Aug 2026positive

Acurx Pharmaceuticals announced that its proposed brand name, CIFBEZY, for its lead product candidate ibezapolstat received conditional acceptance from the FDA and federal trademark allowance from the USPTO. These initial milestones are intended to form the basis for the product's commercial identity as the company advances ibezapolstat toward its international Phase 3 registration program for both acute treatment and reduction of recurrence in C. difficile infection, with final FDA review of the name to be submitted at the time of the NDA marketing application.

Why it matters — The FDA conditional acceptance and USPTO trademark allowance represent early regulatory progress on the commercial identity of Acurx's lead candidate, ibezapolstat, as it moves toward its Phase 3 program for C. difficile infection.

Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ACXP) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha · 14 Aug 2026neutral

Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ACXP) held its Q2 2026 earnings call, and a transcript of the call was published by Seeking Alpha. The item announces the availability of the company's second-quarter earnings call transcript.

Why it matters — ACXP watchers would care because the earnings call transcript offers management's official discussion of the company's quarterly results and operations.

Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2026 results and provides business update

PRNewsWire · 14 Aug 2026neutral

Acurx Pharmaceuticals reported its financial and operational results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, and provided a business update. The announcement covers the late-stage biopharmaceutical company's development of a new class of antibiotics for difficult-to-treat bacterial infections.

Why it matters — ACXP watchers would care as the quarterly results and business update give an official view of the company's financial position and progress on its antibiotic pipeline.

Japan and Mexico Patent Offices Both Grant Acurx Pharmaceuticals New Patents for DNA Polymerase IIIC Inhibitor Antibiotics

PRNewsWire · 12 Aug 2026positive

Acurx Pharmaceuticals announced that the Japan Patent Office and the Mexico Patent Office each granted a new patent covering its DNA Polymerase IIIC inhibitor antibiotics, including compositions-of-matter, methods of use, and pharmaceutical compositions. These grants add to Acurx's expanding portfolio of issued patents in the U.S. and abroad.

Why it matters — The new patent grants in Japan and Mexico broaden Acurx's international intellectual property protection for its antibiotic platform, strengthening its proprietary position.

Acurx Announces Scientific Partnership with Leiden University Medical Center to Advance Development of Acurx's DNA Polymerase IIIC Inhibitor Antibiotics

PRNewsWire · 10 Aug 2026positive

Acurx Pharmaceuticals announced a new scientific partnership with Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) in the Netherlands. The collaboration aims to generate the first-ever 3D structure of DNA polymerase IIIC from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in complex with DNA and an Acurx inhibitor, building on prior research into the company's DNA polymerase IIIC inhibitor antibiotics, including ibezapolstat.

Why it matters — Acurx watchers would care because the partnership advances mechanistic research into its PolC inhibitor platform, potentially supporting the discovery of new antibiotics for resistant Gram-positive pathogens.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about ACXP stock

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

The 3 Wall Street analysts covering Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $10, with estimates ranging from $10 to $31. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is ACXP stock a buy right now?

Of the 3 analysts covering Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 3 rate it a Buy, 0 a Hold and 0 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 24 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 22 Aug 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank ACXP?

As at 22 Aug 2026, Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ranks 24 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 Size (94 of 100).

Will ACXP stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 3 analysts implies +575.7% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 24 out of 100 as at 22 Aug 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the ACXP stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for ACXP are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $10 to $31 over the next 12 months.

How has ACXP stock performed over the past year?

Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. returned -67.5% over the 12 months to 21 Aug 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. do?

Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing a new class of antibiotics targeting difficult-to-treat bacterial infections caused by Gram-positive priority pathogens identified by the World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Food and Drug Administration.

What is the latest news on ACXP?

The most recent item we track (PRNewsWire, 17 Aug 2026): "Acurx Pharmaceuticals Receives FDA Conditional Acceptance and USPTO Trademark Allowance for the Company's Brand Name for Ibezapolstat". Acurx Pharmaceuticals announced that its proposed brand name, CIFBEZY, for its lead product candidate ibezapolstat received conditional acceptance from the FDA and federal trademark allowance from the USPTO. These initial milestones are intended to form the basis for the product's commercial identity as the company advances ibezapolstat toward its international Phase 3 registration program for both acute treatment and reduction of recurrence in C. difficile infection, with final FDA review of the name to be submitted at the time of the NDA marketing application.

Company

About Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing a new class of antibiotics targeting difficult-to-treat bacterial infections caused by Gram-positive priority pathogens identified by the World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Food and Drug Administration. The company's innovative approach centers on inhibitors of the DNA polymerase IIIC enzyme, which is selective for Gram-positive bacteria. Its lead candidate, ibezapolstat, is an oral Gram-Positive Selective Spectrum antibiotic designed for Clostridioides difficile infections, demonstrating promising clinical results in Phase 2 trials with high cure rates and low recurrence. The research and development pipeline also includes early-stage candidates addressing infections from Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus, and Penicillin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. holds key regulatory designations including FDA Qualified Infectious Disease Product and Fast Track status, as well as European Medicines Agency scientific advice and a positive pediatric investigation plan opinion. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York, New York, the company plays a vital role in combating antibiotic resistance through its specialized pol IIIC inhibitor platform.

CEO Mr. David P. Luci CPA, Esq., J.D. · 4 employees · United States · https://www.acurxpharma.com