ACXP

Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Nasdaq · Pharmaceutical Preparations · Inc. DE · CIK 0001736243
$1.57 -4.85% $6.7M
Vol
Market Cap$6.7M
Cap SizeNano Cap
Inst. Holders8 funds
Inst. Value$210.7K
Inst. Activity0 buys / 1 sells
Reddit Sentiment50° Neutral
SEC Reports4
Exchange Nasdaq·Sector Pharmaceutical Preparations·Inc. DE·CIK 0001736243·Prev Close $1.65

Recent Activity

May 12, 2026 earnings_calendar
ACXP Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-05-12
May 4, 2026 SEC
Acurx Pharmaceuticals filed an S-1 to register 1,300,000 shares for resale by Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC under an ex
S-1 — Impact 5/10
May 4, 2026 SEC
Acurx Pharmaceuticals filed an S-1 to register 1,650,170 shares of common stock for resale by selling stockholders upon
S-1 — Impact 6/10
Apr 20, 2026 Insider
Shawah Robert G. was granted 25,900 shares
Chief Financial Officer
Apr 20, 2026 Insider
LUCI DAVID P was granted 37,100 shares
President and CEO
Apr 20, 2026 Insider
DELUCCIA ROBERT J was granted 37,100 shares
Director
Apr 16, 2026 SEC
Acurx Pharmaceuticals raised $2.5 million through a registered direct offering of common stock and pre-funded warrants,
8-K — Impact 5/10
Inst.
BANK OF AMERICA CORP — NEAR_EXIT
17 shares ($42.00)

Price Targets

Historical data — last covering-analyst action Sep 2025. No current recommendation available.
$17.00 (Sep 2025)
Current $1.57 Low $10.00 Median $10.00 High $31.00 3 analysts
$10.00 $31.00

Analyst Ratings

Historical distribution89% buy · 9 analysts · last covering-analyst action Sep 2025
2Strong Buy
6Buy
1Hold
0Sell
0Strong Sell
Historical Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
Sep 30, 2025 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy → Buy
Aug 12, 2025 HC Wainwright & Co. MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
Mar 19, 2025 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy → Buy
Jan 13, 2025 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy → Buy
Jan 10, 2025 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy → Buy

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $-0.43 ▲ +21.6% $-0.45 — $-0.42 77% YoY 2
Next Q $-0.46 ▲ +20.2% $-0.48 — $-0.43 63% YoY 2
Current FY $-1.97 ▲ +17.6% $-2.00 — $-1.94 63% YoY 2
Next FY $-2.13 ▲ +3.2% $-2.50 — $-1.76 -8% YoY 2

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$115.4K
VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO$60.1K
MORGAN STANLEY$24.1KDOUBLED
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN$8.5K
BARCLAYS PLC$1.4K

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
Apr 20, 2026Shawah RobertA$0.00
Apr 20, 2026LUCI DAVIDA$0.00
Apr 20, 2026DELUCCIA ROBERTA$0.00
Apr 20, 2026Scodari JosephA$0.00
Apr 20, 2026HARRISON THOMASA$0.00

Reddit Sentiment

50°
Neutral
Bearish Neutral Bullish
2 mentions 0 bullish 0 bearish
8 institutional holders with $210.7K total value (56,790 shares) as of 2026-Q1. Top holders: VANGUARD, VANGUARD, MORGAN.

Top Institutional Holders — 2026-Q1

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC31,099$115.4K54.8%
2VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO16,205$60.1K28.5%
3MORGAN STANLEY6,500$24.1K11.4%DOUBLED +129.9%
4WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN2,300$8.5K4.0%
5BARCLAYS PLC380$1.4K0.7%
6GROUP ONE TRADING LLC245$909.000.4%DOUBLED +1068.0%
7BlackRock, Inc.60$223.000.1%ADD +32.2%
8CITIGROUP INC1$4.000.0%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/NEAR_EXIT7117-76.1%$42.002025-Q4
VANGUARD GROUP INCTRIM529,349145,537-72.5%$74.4K2025-Q2
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCDOUBLED26,60087,781+230.0%$44.8K2025-Q2
UBS Group AGDOUBLED4738,759+82366.0%$19.8K2025-Q2
GROUP ONE TRADING LLCDOUBLED1,16513,607+1068.0%$7.0K2025-Q2
BlackRock, Inc.ADD25,91134,245+32.2%$13.4K2025-Q1
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCADD14,67426,600+81.3%$10.4K2025-Q1
UBS Group AGNEAR_EXIT5,96147-99.2%$18.002025-Q1
MORGAN STANLEYDOUBLED46,201106,201+129.9%$86.4K2024-Q4
GROUP ONE TRADING LLCDOUBLED1731,165+573.4%$948.002024-Q4
GROUP ONE TRADING LLCNEAR_EXIT5,222173-96.7%$329.002024-Q3
8 unique insiders with 8 transactions. Net insider value: $0.00 ($0.00 bought, $0.00 sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Apr 20, 2026Shawah Robert G.Chief Financial OfficerAWARD25,900
Apr 20, 2026LUCI DAVID PPresident and CEOAWARD37,100
Apr 20, 2026DELUCCIA ROBERT JDirectorAWARD37,100
Apr 20, 2026Scodari Joseph CDirectorAWARD2,150
Apr 20, 2026HARRISON THOMAS LDirectorAWARD2,150
Apr 20, 2026Donohue James J.DirectorAWARD2,150
Apr 20, 2026DEAN JACK HDirectorAWARD2,150
Apr 20, 2026Sailer CarlDirectorAWARD2,150

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Historical analyst distribution (last covering-analyst action Sep 2025): 89% buy across 9 analysts — 2 strong buy, 6 buy, 1 hold, 0 sell, 0 strong sell. No current recommendation available.

Analyst Price Targets

Historical data — last covering-analyst action Sep 2025. No current recommendation available.
$17.00 mean target (Sep 2025)
$10.00 Low $31.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$1.57
Target Low$10.00
Target Mean$17.00
Target Median$10.00
Target High$31.00
# Analysts3
Recommendation— (no recent coverage)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$-0.43 $-0.45 $-0.42 77.0% +21.6% 1↑ 0↓ $0.0B 0.0% 2
Next Q
2026-09-30
$-0.46 $-0.48 $-0.43 63.0% +20.2% 1↑ 0↓ $0.0B 0.0% 2
Current FY
2026-12-31
$-1.97 $-2.00 $-1.94 63.0% +17.6% 1↑ 0↓ $0.0B 0.0% 2
Next FY
2027-12-31
$-2.13 $-2.50 $-1.76 -8.1% +3.2% 1↑ 0↓ $0.0B 0.0% 2

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$-0.435
7d ago$-0.555+0.120
30d ago$-0.555+0.120
60d ago$-0.555+0.120
90d ago$-0.670+0.235
3 analyst firms have rated this stock: 0 upgrades, 0 downgrades, 3 initiations.

Historical Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
Sep 30, 2025 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Aug 12, 2025 HC Wainwright & Co. MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Mar 19, 2025 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Jan 13, 2025 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Jan 10, 2025 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Dec 10, 2024 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Nov 14, 2024 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Aug 12, 2024 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
May 16, 2024 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Mar 19, 2024 HC Wainwright & Co. MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Feb 28, 2024 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Dec 15, 2023 HC Wainwright & Co. MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Nov 15, 2023 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Sep 13, 2023 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Aug 15, 2023 HC Wainwright & Co. MAINTAIN Buy Buy
May 15, 2023 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy Buy
Apr 11, 2023 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy
Mar 17, 2023 HC Wainwright & Co. REITERATE Buy
Dec 19, 2022 HC Wainwright & Co. INITIATE Buy
Oct 20, 2022 Alliance Global Partners INITIATE Buy
Nov 29, 2021 Maxim Group INITIATE Buy

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 20262610089%
May 1, 20262610089%
Apr 1, 20262610089%
Mar 1, 20262610089%
Feb 1, 20262610089%
Jan 1, 20262610089%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

No congressional trading data available for this ticker. Data is sourced from Senate and House financial disclosure filings.

50°
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Bearish Neutral Bullish
2 mentions 0 bullish 0 bearish 2 time periods

Reddit Sentiment History

DateMentionsSentimentBullishBearishThreads
Mar 13, 2026150° Neutral001
Mar 13, 2026150° Neutral001

Recent Reddit Threads

r/investing Neutral 3mo ago
$ACXP - Round #2? Sure looks like it!
▲ 1 💬 1 ⚡ 0.5
May 12, 2026
earnings_calendar
ACXP Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-05-12
Mar 24, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ACXP — 56.7% short (0.3M / 0.6M)
Short: 321,122 | Exempt: 53,374 | TRF Vol: 566,400 | Short Ratio: 56.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Mar 18, 2026
short_interest
FTD: ACXP — 106,959 shares ($0.5M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260318, Price: $4.88, FTD Value: $521,959.92, ACURX PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM
Mar 17, 2026
short_interest
FTD: ACXP — 112,131 shares ($0.5M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260317, Price: $4.81, FTD Value: $539,350.11, ACURX PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM
Mar 16, 2026
short_interest
FTD: ACXP — 289,531 shares ($1.1M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260316, Price: $3.88, FTD Value: $1,123,380.28, ACURX PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM
Mar 13, 2026
short_interest
FTD: ACXP — 378,365 shares ($1.9M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260313, Price: $5.01, FTD Value: $1,895,608.65, ACURX PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM
Mar 13, 2026
earnings_calendar
ACXP Q4 2025 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-03-13
Mar 12, 2026
short_interest
FTD: ACXP — 850,298 shares ($5.1M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260312, Price: $6.03, FTD Value: $5,127,296.94, ACURX PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM
Mar 11, 2026
short_interest
FTD: ACXP — 251,640 shares ($0.7M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260311, Price: $2.90, FTD Value: $729,756, ACURX PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM