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Cara Therapeutics Inc CARA

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$0.68 −0.02 (2.24%)
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Price vs Fair Value

CARA is trading at a 59% discount.
Price
$0.71
Fair Value
$3.29
Uncertainty
Extreme
1-Star Price
$35.26
5-Star Price
$6.29
Economic Moat
Xwbky
Capital Allocation
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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$0.70
Day Range
$0.680.73
52-Week Range
$0.514.67
Bid/Ask
$0.68 / $0.68
Market Cap
$37.41 Mil
Volume/Avg
169,234 / 643,275

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
Price/Sales
1.89
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
Dividend Yield (Forward)
Total Yield

Company Profile

Cara Therapeutics Inc is a development-stage biotechnology company involved in the development of novel therapeutics to treat human diseases associated with inflammation, pain, and pruritus. Cara's most advanced compound, CR845, aims to treat acute pain and pruritus. This patented compound has analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipruritic properties that can be used for multiple therapeutic applications. Additionally, Cara's objective is to use its proprietary drug-screening technology to develop a future pipeline of first-in-class molecules with analgesic and anti-inflammatory features.
Sector
Healthcare
Industry
Biotechnology
Stock Style Box
Small Value
Total Number of Employees
55

Comparables

Valuation

Metric
CARA
MORF
CBAY
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
Price/Book Value
0.701.9812.65
Price/Sales
1.892,253.05111.01
Price/Cash Flow
Price/Earnings
CARA
MORF
CBAY

Financial Strength

Metric
CARA
MORF
CBAY
Quick Ratio
4.0928.4310.70
Current Ratio
4.5428.9410.96
Interest Coverage
−195.21−5.27
Quick Ratio
CARA
MORF
CBAY

Profitability

Metric
CARA
MORF
CBAY
Return on Assets (Normalized)
−73.68%−18.85%−30.06%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
−95.77%−19.43%−51.97%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
−92.23%−23.26%−30.87%
Return on Assets
CARA
MORF
CBAY
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