NASDAQ:CARA Cara Therapeutics (CARA) Stock Price, News & Analysis $0.36 -0.02 (-6.08%) (As of 05:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends About Cara Therapeutics Stock (NASDAQ:CARA) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Cara Therapeutics alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$0.33▼$0.3950-Day Range$0.25▼$0.4652-Week Range$0.23▼$1.15Volume2.24 million shsAverage Volume879,067 shsMarket Capitalization$19.47 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice Target$2.32Consensus RatingHold Company OverviewCara Therapeutics, Inc., a development-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing and commercializing therapeutics treatment of chronic pruritus in the United States. The company's lead product is KORSUVA (difelikefalin) injection for the treatment of moderate-to-severe pruritus associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adults undergoing hemodialysis. It also develops Oral difelikefalin, which is in Phase II/III clinical trial to treat chronic pruritus with notalgia paresthetica. The company has license agreements with Maruishi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd to develop, manufacture, and commercialize drug products containing difelikefalin for acute pain and uremic pruritus in Japan; Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma Ltd. development and commercialization of KORSUVA injection for the treatment of moderate-to-severe pruritus in adult patients undergoing hemodialysis; and Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corporation to develop, manufacture, and commercialize drug products containing difelikefalin in South Korea. Cara Therapeutics, Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.Read More… Cara Therapeutics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks86th Percentile Overall ScoreCARA MarketRank™: Cara Therapeutics scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 137th out of 949 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.0 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingCara Therapeutics has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageCara Therapeutics has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about Cara Therapeutics' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthGrowing Earnings GrowthEarnings for Cara Therapeutics are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($1.24) to ($0.74) per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Cara Therapeutics is -0.20, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Cara Therapeutics is -0.20, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCara Therapeutics has a P/B Ratio of 0.34. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted0.72% of the float of Cara Therapeutics has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCara Therapeutics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Cara Therapeutics has recently decreased by 42.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldCara Therapeutics does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthCara Therapeutics does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Sustainability and ESG4.2 / 5Environmental Score-1.39 Percentage of Shares Shorted0.72% of the float of Cara Therapeutics has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCara Therapeutics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Cara Therapeutics has recently decreased by 42.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media1.9 / 5News Sentiment0.37 News SentimentCara Therapeutics has a news sentiment score of 0.37. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Cara Therapeutics this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 1 people have searched for CARA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 2 people have added Cara Therapeutics to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.8 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Cara Therapeutics insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 3.10% of the stock of Cara Therapeutics is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions44.66% of the stock of Cara Therapeutics is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Cara Therapeutics' insider trading history. Receive CARA Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Cara Therapeutics and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address CARA Stock News HeadlinesCara Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CARA) Receives Average Rating of "Hold" from AnalystsDecember 30 at 2:13 AM | americanbankingnews.comCara Therapeutics, Inc.: Cara Therapeutics Announces Effective Date of 1-for-12 Reverse Stock SplitDecember 27 at 6:52 PM | finanznachrichten.deKamala’s final humiliation The investments connected to Trump's second term in ways that almost nobody outside his inner circle is aware of… yet have the potential to deliver colossal returns over the next four years. I’m not talking about Tesla, Palantir, or anything else you’ve heard parroted by the mainstream financial press. No. These are Trump’s Secret Stocks. December 30, 2024 | Porter & Company (Ad)Cara Therapeutics Announces Effective Date of 1-for-12 Reverse Stock SplitDecember 27 at 7:00 AM | globenewswire.comCara Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CARA) Earns Sell Rating from Analysts at StockNews.comDecember 23, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comKuehn Law Encourages Investors of Cara Therapeutics, Inc. to Contact Law FirmDecember 20, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comCARA Stock Alert: Halper Sadeh LLC Is Investigating Whether the Merger of Cara Therapeutics, Inc. Is Fair to ShareholdersDecember 19, 2024 | tmcnet.comCara Therapeutics Subsidiary to Merge with Tvardi Therapeutics in All-Stock DealDecember 19, 2024 | marketwatch.comSee More Headlines CARA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have CARA shares performed this year? Cara Therapeutics' stock was trading at $0.7430 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CARA shares have decreased by 52.2% and is now trading at $0.3550. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were Cara Therapeutics' earnings last quarter? Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CARA) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 14th. The biopharmaceutical company reported ($0.37) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.27) by $0.10. The biopharmaceutical company had revenue of $0.99 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.26 million. Cara Therapeutics had a negative net margin of 1,099.76% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 367.97%. When did Cara Therapeutics' stock split? Shares of Cara Therapeutics reverse split on Tuesday, December 31st 2024. The 1-12 reverse split was announced on Friday, December 27th 2024. The number of shares owned by shareholders will be adjusted after the market closes on Monday, December 30th 2024. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 8 shares after the split. How do I buy shares of Cara Therapeutics? Shares of CARA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What other stocks do shareholders of Cara Therapeutics own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Cara Therapeutics investors own include Lions Gate Entertainment (LGF.A), NVIDIA (NVDA), Canopy Growth (CGC), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META), First Solar (FSLR) and Tesla (TSLA). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/14/2024Today12/30/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorMedical Industry Pharmaceutical preparations Sub-IndustryPharmaceutical Products Current SymbolNASDAQ:CARA CUSIPN/A CIK1346830 Webwww.caratherapeutics.com Phone(203) 406-3700Fax203-567-1510Employees55Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$2.32 High Stock Price Target$5.00 Low Stock Price Target$1.00 Potential Upside/Downside+553.5%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage5 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($1.75) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$-118,510,000.00 Net Margins-1,099.76% Pretax Margin-1,099.76% Return on Equity-367.97% Return on Assets-107.43% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio4.77 Quick Ratio4.71 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$8.69 million Price / Sales2.24 Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book Value$1.05 per share Price / Book0.34Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares54,856,000Free Float53,155,000Market Cap$19.47 million OptionableOptionable Beta0.64 Social Links 5G Stocks: The Path Forward is ProfitableClick the link below and we'll send you MarketBeat's guide to investing in 5G and which 5G stocks show the most promise. 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