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PLRX Stock Forecast: Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 5 Oct 2026
$1.03
−0.48% on the day

The 4 Wall Street analysts covering Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $2 — +94.2% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 67 of 100 as at 3 Oct 2026 — in the upper half.

Market cap
$64.1M
Ticker Nerd rank
67 / 100
Median analyst target
$2.00
Analysts covering
4
Revenue$0.0
Operating income−$23.9M
Net income−$22.4M
Free cash flow−$12.8M
Quarterly, 8 quarters to 30 June 2026 · latest quarter's figure shown
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
−4.6%
1M
−11.2%
YTD
−15.6%
1Y
−32.2%
From 52W high
−44.9%
From 52W low
0.0%
$1.03
$1.87
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

PLRX stock analysis: one number for the whole business

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

Where the model ranks itAs at 3 Oct 2026
67 / 100

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

Issuance
88
Growth
86
Size
80
Accruals
79
Volatility
77
Quality
60
Momentum
30
Revisions
27
Value
21

Issuance (88): The share count has been shrinking and the company is not leaning on new borrowing.

Value (21): 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

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

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on PLRX, 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
$1.00$1.20$1.40$1.60$1.80$2.00Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26PLRXHigh $2.00Median $2.00Low $2.00

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

Data provided by Twelve Data

What Wall Street says4 analysts
0 Buy3 Hold1 Sell
Low $2.00Median $2.00High $2.00

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +94.2% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first
DateFirmActionRatingTarget
13 Mar 2026Canaccord GenuityMaintainsHold$4.00 → $3.00
12 Mar 2026Piper SandlerMaintainsOverweight$4.00 → $3.00
7 Nov 2025RBC CapitalMaintainsSector Perform—
10 Oct 2025JP MorganDowngradeUnderweight—
8 Aug 2025Piper SandlerMaintainsOverweight—
18 Mar 2025HC Wainwright & Co.ReiteratesNeutral—
4 Mar 2025Cantor FitzgeraldReinstatesNeutral—
4 Mar 2025CitigroupMaintainsNeutral—
4 Mar 2025HC Wainwright & Co.ReiteratesNeutral—
4 Mar 2025NeedhamDowngradeHold—
4 Mar 2025RBC CapitalMaintainsSector Perform—
4 Mar 2025Wells FargoMaintainsEqual-Weight—
3 Mar 2025Leerink PartnersDowngradeMarket Perform—
14 Feb 2025HC Wainwright & Co.ReiteratesNeutral—
14 Feb 2025NeedhamReiteratesBuy—
10 Feb 2025Canaccord GenuityDowngradeHold—
10 Feb 2025CitigroupDowngradeNeutral—
10 Feb 2025HC Wainwright & Co.DowngradeNeutral—
10 Feb 2025JP MorganDowngradeNeutral—
10 Feb 2025NeedhamMaintainsBuy—

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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Performance

PLRX vs the S&P 500

Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.

Over the twelve months to 5 Oct 2026, Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. returned −32.2% against +17.0% for the S&P 500, dividends included.

PLRX vs S&P 500, last 12 monthsTotal return, rebased to 100
708090100110120Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26PLRXS&P 500

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Data provided by Twelve Data

Estimates

PLRX 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
2
Analysts cutting
2
Fundamentals

Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. (PLRX) 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
−0.4×

Cheaper than 80% of US stocks

Price / sales
—
Price / book
0.4×

Cheaper than 85% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
0.7×

Cheaper than 58% 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
−50.3%

Higher than 21% of US stocks

Return on assets
−23.3%

Higher than 17% of US stocks

Dividend yield
0.0%

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

Key statistics

Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. (PLRX) statistics: revenue, profit & scale

The headline figures, each with its date. Every row carries its own link — cite it straight from here.

  • Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. has a market value of $64.1M and an enterprise value of −$65.3M.

  • Revenue in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $0.0.

  • Net income over the same four quarters: −$92.3M.

  • Diluted earnings per share, trailing twelve months: $−1.49.

  • Free cash flow in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: −$70.9M.

  • Shares outstanding: 61.9M.

  • Trailing P/E: −0.4×; forward P/E: −0.8× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.

  • Forward dividend yield: 0.00%, paying out 0% of earnings.

  • Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. employs 49 people.

Statement figures: company filings via Twelve Data, four quarters to 30 June 2026 · market figures as at 5 Oct 2026

Data provided by Twelve Data

Peers

PLRX 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
PLRXPliant Therapeutics, Inc.$64.1M
67
GUTSFractyl Health, Inc.$64.5M
30
GOSSGossamer Bio, Inc.$65.4M
50
ELOXEloxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$62.6M
12
HYFTMindWalk Holdings Corp.$62.6M
51
ACETAdicet Bio, Inc.$62.3M
40
HRTXHeron Therapeutics, Inc.$66.0M
45

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News

Latest PLRX news & analysis

Pliant Therapeutics Appoints David Raben, M.D., as Chief Medical Officer

GlobeNewsWire · 30 Sept 2026positive

Pliant Therapeutics has appointed David Raben, M.D., as its Chief Medical Officer. Raben brings three decades of academic and biopharmaceutical oncology expertise as a leader in targeted immuno-oncology drug development.

Why it matters — A PLRX watcher would care because a new chief medical officer with deep oncology and drug-development experience may strengthen the company's clinical leadership and medical strategy.

Pliant Therapeutics Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for PLN-101095 in Combination with Pembrolizumab for the Treatment of ICI-Refractory Solid Tumors

GlobeNewsWire · 18 Aug 2026positive

Pliant Therapeutics announced that the FDA granted Fast Track designation to PLN-101095, an oral dual inhibitor of αvβ8 and αvβ1 integrins, when used in combination with pembrolizumab for the potential treatment of solid tumors resistant to immune checkpoint inhibitors.

Why it matters — The Fast Track designation may expedite development and review of PLN-101095 in combination with pembrolizumab, a key pipeline candidate for Pliant Therapeutics.

Pliant Therapeutics Provides Corporate Update and Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results

GlobeNewsWire · 11 Aug 2026positive

Pliant Therapeutics issued a corporate update and reported its second quarter 2026 financial results. The company noted strong enrollment in FORTIFY, a Phase 1b indication expansion trial of PLN-101095, and announced the appointment of oncology drug development leaders Flavia Borellini, Ph.D. and Robert Iannone, M.D.

Why it matters — A PLRX watcher would care because strong enrollment in the FORTIFY trial and the addition of experienced oncology leaders signal continued progress on PLN-101095 and the company's broader pipeline.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about PLRX stock

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

The 4 Wall Street analysts covering Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $2, with estimates ranging from $2 to $2. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is PLRX stock a buy right now?

Of the 4 analysts covering Pliant Therapeutics, Inc., 0 rate it a Buy, 3 a Hold and 1 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. 67 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 3 Oct 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank PLRX?

As at 3 Oct 2026, Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. ranks 67 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 Issuance (88 of 100).

Will PLRX stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 4 analysts implies +94.2% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. 67 out of 100 as at 3 Oct 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the PLRX stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for PLRX are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $2 to $2 over the next 12 months.

How has PLRX stock performed over the past year?

Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. returned -32.2% over the 12 months to 5 Oct 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. do?

Pliant Therapeutics Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing integrin-based therapies for fibrotic diseases and related conditions.

What is the latest news on PLRX?

The most recent item we track (GlobeNewsWire, 30 Sept 2026): "Pliant Therapeutics Appoints David Raben, M.D., as Chief Medical Officer". Pliant Therapeutics has appointed David Raben, M.D., as its Chief Medical Officer. Raben brings three decades of academic and biopharmaceutical oncology expertise as a leader in targeted immuno-oncology drug development.

Company

About Pliant Therapeutics, Inc.

Pliant Therapeutics Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing integrin-based therapies for fibrotic diseases and related conditions. The company’s current pipeline centers on oral and other targeted drug candidates designed to modulate key pathways involved in fibrosis, with programs being studied in areas such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, liver fibrosis, solid tumors, and muscular dystrophies. Its research platform is built around integrin biology, which plays an important role in cell signaling, tissue remodeling, and disease progression. Pliant Therapeutics Inc. operates as a specialist developer within the biotechnology sector, contributing to the broader market for treatments aimed at serious, chronic, and often underserved diseases.

CEO Dr. Bernard Jozef Coulie M.B.A., M.D., Ph.D. · 49 employees · United States · https://pliantrx.com