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HALO·Halozyme Therapeutics Inc.

$110.82
+1.10 (+1.00%)
Overnight$110.79-0.03 (-0.03%)
High
$113.99
Open
$111.62
Market Cap
12.29B
52W High
$116.85
Low
$109.68
P. Close
$110.82
P/E
29.72
52W Low
$60.00
Fwd P/E
10.75
DailyIQ Est.
$103.98
Inst. Ownership
70.6%
Short Interest
13.66%
Days to Cover
11.6
Technical Score (1D)
77
BULLISH
News Sentiment
82
BULLISH
On Oct 7, a Dutch court granted Halozyme Therapeutics an injunction that barred Merck from manufacturing, marketing or importing its subcutaneous Keytruda formulation in Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland and the Netherlands, citing infringement of Halozyme’s MDASE patent EP 2,797,622. The ruling upheld the validity of Halozyme’s patent and rejected Merck’s challenge, preventing the drug’s launch in those European markets. The decision removes a significant competitor from those territories, potentially increasing Halozyme’s market share for its own oncology products. On Oct 6, Halozyme announced an expansion of its global collaboration with argenx, extending argenx’s exclusive access to its Enhanze drug‑delivery platform from six to eight therapeutic targets. The broadened partnership is expected to accelerate product pipelines for both companies and provide Halozyme with milestone payments and royalties on any Enhanze‑based products. The two developments together reinforce Halozyme’s competitive position and its revenue potential in the biologics delivery market.
LOW TARGET
$70 -36.8%
1 analysts
MEAN TARGET
$100 -10.1%
11 analysts
HIGH TARGET
$115 +3.8%
6 analysts
PRICE RANGE
$70.00 - $115.00
SB / B / H / S / SS
3/10/3/1/1
DAILYIQ EST.
$103.98 (-6.1%)
Bought (1Y)
0 shares
$0
Sold (1Y)
216,452 shares
$20.4M
Posard Matthew L.-
Sell100 shares2026-10-01
Posard Matthew L.-
Sell1,100 shares2026-10-01
Posard Matthew L.-
Sell3,300 shares2026-10-01
Posard Matthew L.-
Sell730 shares2026-10-01
Daly James M-
Award/Grant1,775 shares2026-10-01
73/ 100
Bullish
Overall: Bullish
✓Revenue growing year over year
✓Positive net margin
✓Positive operating cash flow
Net Margin
22.7%
Revenue CAGR
33.5%
Current Ratio
4.66x
Debt / Equity
43.89x
Return on Equity
649.2%

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$1.53$1.75$1.96$2.18$2.39Q3'25Q3'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'26$2.29 - -
Q3'25$1.63$1.72+5.5%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$332M$380M$427M$474M$521MQ3'25Q3'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'26$499M - -
Q3'25 - $354M -

Market Data

HALO Stock Snapshot

BULLISH77/100
$110.79−$0.03 (0.0%)
Market cap
12.29B
P/E ratio
29.7
Day range
$109.68 – $113.99
News sentiment
82/100 · Bullish
Analyst target
$99.56 (-10.1%)
Consensus
Buy · 18 analysts
52-week range+84.7% off low · -5.2% from high
$60.00$116.85
Price $110.79 DailyIQ Est. $103.98

Price is near its 52-week high, and the momentum read backs that positioning up. Institutional coverage is thorough here, so shifts in analyst expectations show up in price quickly.

Reverse DCF

What growth is priced into HALO?

CHEAP

At today's price, Halozyme Therapeutics Inc. needs to grow free cash flow about 10.7% a year for the next 10 years to justify its valuation at a 8.62% cost of capital. Over its actual history it has compounded free cash flow at 27.6% a year, so the market is asking for 16.9 percentage points below its own delivered rate. On that basis HALO looks priced below what its own growth record supports.

Implied FCF growth
10.7%
Historical FCF CAGR
27.6%
Growth gap
-16.9 pts
Verdict
CHEAP
Discount rate (WACC)
8.62%
Beta
0.80

Behaviour On Record

What HALO's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
28.4% 12th pct
Below its peak
-6.4%
vs 200-day average
+38.2%
Up days (1y)
48%

Halozyme Therapeutics Inc. is currently running 28.4% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against HALO's own 13 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 12th percentile — unusually subdued by its own history, against a typical reading of 42.0%. The distinction matters because a number that looks calm for one stock is turbulent for another, and the absolute figure on its own tells you neither.

HALO is trading -6.4% below its running peak. Across 12 full years on file, its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -35.5%, and the deepest was -60.0% in 2014. The current pullback is therefore shallower than what this stock gives back in a typical year, which is context worth having before treating it as a dislocation.

Price sits +38.2% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 91st percentile — a wider gap than this stock usually carries. Over the past year HALO closed higher on 48% of sessions, and it is currently 1 session into a falling streak.

On October specifically: over 13 years of records, HALO finished the month higher 6 of 13 times, with a median return of +0.0% and an average of -2.3%. Its strongest month historically has been November at +10.6% on average, its weakest March at -3.5%. Seasonality is a weak signal on its own — a decade is a small sample and regimes change — but it is a real distribution rather than a rule of thumb.

Overnight risk is measurable too: HALO has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 385 of 3,267 sessions (11.8% of the time), with the largest gaps running +16.7% and -11.8%. For anyone holding through an event, that rate is a better guide to overnight exposure than the intraday range.

All figures computed from 3,268 daily closes between 2013-10-07 and 2026-10-05, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against HALO's own 13-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of HALO's sector?

Halozyme Therapeutics Inc. sits in the Health Care sector, currently ranked 3rd of 12 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (lagging). Within its narrower Biotechnology industry group, HALO ranks 10th of 15 tracked industries, lagging.

Sector rank
#3 of 12
Sector state
Lagging
Sector rotation score
64
Industry rank
#10 of 15

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for HALO?

CallsPuts

For Halozyme Therapeutics Inc.'s nearest expiry (2026-10-16, 8 days out), open interest is call-heavy, a bullish tilt (put/call ratio of 0.52), with at-the-money implied volatility around 40.7%. The options market is pricing roughly a ±6.9% move by that expiry — a range of about $106.35–$122.15.

Put/call ratio (2026-10-16)
0.52
ATM implied volatility
40.7%
Total open interest
1,047
Expected move by 2026-10-16
±6.9% ($106.35–$122.15)

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on HALO?

HC Wainwright & Co. most recently reiterated its rating on Halozyme Therapeutics Inc. to Buy on Sep 2, 2026 with a price target of $115. Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 1 upgrade against 0 downgrades, a net bullish lean.

Latest action
HC Wainwright & Co. — Buy
90-day upgrades
1
90-day downgrades
0
Net rating momentum
+1
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Sep 2, 2026HC Wainwright & Co.ReiteratedBuy$115
Aug 8, 2026Leerink PartnersUpgradeMarket Perform → Outperform$83 → $110
Aug 7, 2026TD CowenMaintainedBuy$96 → $105
Aug 7, 2026CitizensMaintainedMarket Outperform$92 → $93
Aug 7, 2026Wells FargoMaintainedEqual-Weight$75 → $95
Aug 7, 2026HC Wainwright & Co.MaintainedBuy$95 → $115
Jul 21, 2026HC Wainwright & Co.ReiteratedBuy$95
May 12, 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainedOverweight$96 → $93
Apr 29, 2026HC Wainwright & Co.MaintainedBuy$90 → $95
Feb 19, 2026BenchmarkMaintainedBuy$75 → $90
Feb 19, 2026Wells FargoMaintainedEqual-Weight$65 → $75
Jan 8, 2026TD CowenMaintainedBuy$79 → $90

News Sentiment Analysis

Sentiment gathered from recent headlines

82/100
Strong NegativeNeutralStrong Positive
BULLISH

Recent News Coverage

Most recent articles, ranked by recency (click to expand).

10+ articles
What did this article say?
A Dutch court ruled in favor of Halozyme Therapeutics, preventing Merck from selling its subcutaneous Keytruda formulation in eight European markets. The decision removes a significant competitor from those territories, potentially increasing Halozyme’s market share for its own oncology products. The ruling is expected to strengthen Halozyme’s competitive position and could positively influence its valuation.
What did this article say?
Halozyme Therapeutics Inc. secured a patent infringement injunction from a Dutch court, preventing Merck from marketing its Keytruda SC subcutaneous drug in Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. The court upheld the validity of Halozyme’s MDASE patent EP 2,797,622 and ordered Merck’s Dutch subsidiary to cease manufacturing, offering, and stocking the product in the affected markets. The ruling protects Halozyme’s proprietary delivery technology and limits competition from a major oncology player.
What did this article say?
Halozyme Therapeutics secured a Dutch patent court injunction that barred Merck’s MSD from manufacturing, marketing or importing Keytruda SC in Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland and the Netherlands. The decision confirmed the validity of Halozyme’s MDASE patents and dismissed Merck’s challenge to their enforceability. The injunction does not affect the intravenous version of Keytruda.
What did this article say?
On October 7, Halozyme Therapeutics announced that the Hague patent court ruled Merck infringed its MDASE patent EP 2,797,622 and ordered Merck’s European distribution hub to halt manufacturing, sale, and import of Keytruda SC. The injunction covers multiple European markets, preventing Merck from offering the product in those regions. This legal victory protects Halozyme’s patent portfolio and could safeguard its revenue streams from competition.
What did this article say?
Halozyme Therapeutics announced that it had broadened its global collaboration and license agreement with argenx to develop and commercialize its Enhanze drug‑delivery platform. The new deal extends argenx’s exclusive access from six to eight therapeutic targets, potentially accelerating product pipelines for both companies. Halozyme will earn milestone payments and royalties on net sales of any Enhanze‑based products, providing a new revenue stream and reinforcing its position in the biologics delivery market.
What did this article say?
Halozyme Therapeutics announced on Oct. 6 that it had expanded its global collaboration and license agreement with argenx to develop ENHANZE® for two additional exclusive targets. The agreement increased argenx’s exclusive access to the technology from six to eight targets. The expansion builds on the successful development of VYVGART Hytrulo and supports future subcutaneous formulation development. The move signals potential for broader commercialization of ENHANZE® products.
What did this article say?
Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO) demonstrated robust growth momentum and received top-tier technical ratings, indicating a potential breakout near key support levels. The analysis highlighted that the stock’s recent price action aligns with bullish technical patterns, suggesting upward pressure. This technical assessment implies that investors may view HALO as a candidate for a short-term rally, contingent on continued positive fundamentals. The report did not provide any new earnings or partnership announcements, focusing solely on chart-based signals. Overall, the outlook is moderately positive, reflecting confidence in the stock’s near-term technical prospects.
What did this article say?
On October 1, 2026, Halozyme Therapeutics director Matthew L. Posard sold 5,230 shares of the company for $567,661, as disclosed in a Form 4 filing. The transaction reduced his holdings to 53,609 shares, leaving him with a 4.6% stake in the company. The sale was executed at a price that matched the market value at the time, indicating no insider knowledge of impending negative events. The move may signal a lack of confidence in the company’s near‑term prospects, potentially impacting investor sentiment. No other corporate actions or earnings announcements accompanied the sale.
What did this article say?
Halozyme Therapeutics reported Q2 earnings that surpassed analyst consensus, reflecting robust revenue growth. The company’s ENHANZE technology, which converts long intravenous infusions into rapid subcutaneous injections, drove the positive financial performance. Strong results reinforced HALO’s competitive edge in the precision medicine space, while broader industry tailwinds from rare disease treatments supported the upside. The earnings beat contributed to a broader sector rally, with therapeutics stocks gaining nearly 30% on average. Overall, the data underscored HALO’s solid execution and market positioning.
What did this article say?
Halozyme Therapeutics announced on September 30, 2026 that James "Jim" Daly would rejoin its Board of Directors. Daly, a seasoned biopharmaceutical executive with over thirty years of commercial leadership, previously served on Halozyme’s board and has led successful launches in respiratory, oncology, and immunology. The company highlighted his experience with blockbuster therapies and his strategic insight as valuable for expanding the use of its subcutaneous delivery technologies, ENHANZE, and hyperconcentration platforms, Hypercon and Aerocon. The appointment signals Halozyme’s intent to strengthen its commercial capabilities and governance structure. No immediate financial impact was disclosed, but the move is viewed as a positive step for the company’s growth trajectory.

Technical Analysis

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77
BULLISH
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Institutional & Hedge Fund Ownership
1 tracked managers · $143.12M combined position · 0 adding, 0 trimming, 1 unchanged (latest 13F filings)
ManagerTrendShares Held% of Co.Position ValueFiled
Citadel Advisors LLC• Hold78,380,49070.64%$143.12M2026-09-02
Q2 2026 flow:78.38M sh bought ($143.12M)0 sh sold ($0)net +78.38M sh (+$143.12M)
Congressional Trading Activity
3 disclosed trades · ~$766.0K est. traded value · 1 buys, 2 sells
MemberChamberStateTypeAmountTradedFiled
Gilbert CisnerosHouseCA31▲ Buy$1K - $15K2026-03-092026-04-07
Gilbert CisnerosHouseCA31▼ Sell$1K - $15K2025-03-242025-04-07
Mark WarnerSenateVA▼ Sell$500K - $1.0M2017-11-062017-12-08