Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc (CNTA)

NASDAQ: CNTA · Real-Time Price · USD
39.69
-0.17 (-0.43%)
At close: Apr 2, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
39.58
-0.11 (-0.28%)
After-hours: Apr 2, 2026, 7:51 PM EDT
Market Cap6.14B +177.6%
Revenue (ttm)15.00M
Net Income-197.53M
EPS-1.46
Shares Out 154.66M
PE Ration/a
Forward PEn/a
Dividendn/a
Ex-Dividend Daten/a
Volume3,646,709
Open39.70
Previous Close39.86
Day's Range39.65 - 39.82
52-Week Range9.60 - 40.26
Beta1.26
AnalystsBuy
Price Target42.00 (+5.82%)
Earnings DateMay 13, 2026

About CNTA

Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, discovers, develops, and delivers medicines. Its lead clinical-stage program includes ORX750, an orally administered OX2R agonist in a Phase 2a study for the treatment of idiopathic hypersomnia and narcolepsy type 1 and 2. The company also develops ORX142 for the treatment of neurological and neurodegenerative disorders, as well as other potential symptoms, including excessive daytime sleepiness, impaired attention, cognitive deficits, and fatigue; and ORX489 for the treatme... [Read more]

Industry Biotechnology
Sector Healthcare
IPO Date May 28, 2021
Employees 114
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol CNTA
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Analyst Summary

According to 9 analysts, the average rating for CNTA stock is "Buy." The 12-month stock price target is $42.0, which is an increase of 5.82% from the latest price.

Price Target
$42.0
(5.82% upside)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
Stock Forecasts

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Nxera Pharma's Partner Centessa Pharmaceuticals to be Acquired by Lilly

Tokyo, Japan and Cambridge, UK, 1 April 2026 – Nxera Pharma Co., Ltd. (“Nxera” or “the Company”; TSE 4565) announces that its partner, Centessa Pharmaceuticals Limited (“Centessa”), has announced that...

Other symbols: LLY
3 days ago - GlobeNewsWire

Eli Lilly stock rises after $7.8B Centessa deal—bet on sleep drugs

Eli Lilly has agreed to acquire Centessa Pharmaceuticals in a deal valued at up to $7.8 billion, marking a significant expansion of the drugmaker's neuroscience portfolio into sleep medicine. Under th...

Other symbols: LLY
3 days ago - Invezz

Lilly to spend up to $7.8 billion to acquire Centessa, a maker of experimental sleep disorder drugs

Eli Lilly will pay up to $7.8 billion to acquire Centessa Pharmaceuticals. Centessa is developing orexin agonists to treat narcolepsy and excessive drowsiness.

Other symbols: LLY
3 days ago - CNBC

Why Eli Lilly Is Buying Centessa for $7.8 Billion

Bloomberg Intelligence's Sam Fazeli discusses Eli Lilly's $7.8 billion acquisition of Centessa, marking the company's entry into the sleep disorder drug market. He speaks on "Bloomberg Open Interest.

Other symbols: LLY
3 days ago - Bloomberg Markets and Finance

Eli Lilly to Buy Centessa Pharmaceuticals for Initial $6.3 Billion

Eli Lilly has agreed to buy clinical-stage company Centessa Pharmaceuticals for an initial $6.3 billion in a deal that expands the drugmaker's neuroscience portfolio and capabilities into sleep medici...

Other symbols: LLY
3 days ago - WSJ

Eli Lilly to buy Centessa Pharma in $6.3 billion deal

Eli ​Lilly ‌said ​on ​Tuesday ⁠it ​would ​buy Centessa ​Pharmaceuticals ​in a ‌deal ⁠worth ​about $6.3 ​billion ⁠to ​advance ​treatments ⁠for ⁠sleep-wake ​disorders.

Other symbols: LLY
3 days ago - Reuters

Lilly to acquire Centessa Pharmaceuticals to advance treatments for sleep-wake disorders

Centessa's OX2R agonist pipeline includes a potential best-in-class therapeutic with significant promise to meaningfully improve outcomes across a range of sleep-wake disorders Acquisition expands Lil...

Other symbols: LLY
3 days ago - PRNewsWire

Nxera Pharma to Receive US$3 Million Milestone Payment from Centessa Pharmaceuticals

Tokyo, Japan and Cambridge, UK, 5 March 2026 – Nxera Pharma Co., Ltd. (“Nxera” or “the Company”; TSE 4565) today announces that Centessa Pharmaceuticals has achieved an additional early development mi...

4 weeks ago - GlobeNewsWire

Nxera Pharma to Receive $1.8 Million Milestone Payment from Centessa Pharmaceuticals

Tokyo, Japan and Cambridge, UK, 12 February 2026 – Nxera Pharma Co., Ltd. (“Nxera” or “the Company”; TSE 4565) today notes that Centessa Pharmaceuticals has achieved an early development milestone ass...

7 weeks ago - GlobeNewsWire

Centessa Pharmaceuticals to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences

BOSTON and LONDON, Feb. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: CNTA), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company that aims to discover and develop transformational medicines f...

2 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Centessa Pharmaceuticals Announces Poster Presentation of New Preclinical Data Supporting Expansion of Orexin Receptor 2 (OX2R) Agonist Pipeline into Neuropsychiatric Indications at the 64th ACNP Annual Meeting

Antidepressive effects and enhanced wakefulness were observed with OX2R activation in established animal model of major depressive disorder Antidepressive effects and enhanced wakefulness were observe...

2 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Nxera Pharma to Receive US$3.6 Million in Milestone Payment Pursuant to Research Collaboration with Centessa

Tokyo, Japan and Cambridge, UK, 13 January 2026 – Nxera Pharma Co., Ltd. (“Nxera” or “the Company”; TSE 4565) notes that Centessa Pharmaceuticals has achieved an early development milestone associated...

2 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Centessa Pharmaceuticals Announces CEO Transition as Company Advances Strategy to Extend Orexin Leadership into Multiple Neuroscience Indications

Mario Alberto Accardi PhD, President and founder of Centessa's Orexin Program, appointed Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors Mario Alberto Accardi PhD, President and founder o...

4 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Centessa Pharmaceuticals Announces Pricing of $250,000,000 Public Offering of American Depositary Shares

BOSTON and LONDON, Nov. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: CNTA), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offerin...

5 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Centessa Pharmaceuticals Announces Proposed Public Offering of American Depositary Shares

BOSTON and LONDON, Nov. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: CNTA), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, today announced that it has commenced an underwritten public ...

5 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Centessa Pharmaceuticals Reports Financial Results for the Third Quarter of 2025 and Provides Update on Potential Best-in-Class Orexin Receptor 2 (OX2R) Agonist Program

BOSTON and LONDON, Nov. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: CNTA), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended ...

5 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Centessa Pharmaceuticals to Participate in the Morgan Stanley 23rd Annual Global Healthcare Conference

BOSTON and LONDON, Sept. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: CNTA), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company that aims to discover and develop transformational medicines ...

7 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Centessa Pharmaceuticals Reports Financial Results and Business Highlights for the Second Quarter of 2025

Advancing a broad, potential best-in-class orexin receptor 2 (OX2R) agonist franchise, with key data readouts expected this year

8 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Nxera Pharma to Receive US$4.8 Million in Milestone Payments Following Centessa's Initiation of Clinical Development of ORX142, a Novel Orexin Receptor 2 (OX2R) Agonist

Tokyo, Japan and Cambridge, UK, 4 July 2025 – Nxera Pharma Co., Ltd. (“Nxera” or “the Company”; TSE 4565) today announces that it will receive US$4.8 million in milestone payments from Centessa Pharma...

9 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Centessa Pharmaceuticals Announces Clearance of Investigational New Drug Application (IND) for ORX142, a Novel Orexin Receptor 2 (OX2R) Agonist; Clinical Data in Acutely Sleep-Deprived Healthy Volunteers Planned for this Year

BOSTON and LONDON, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: CNTA), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (F...

10 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Centessa Pharmaceuticals Reports Financial Results and Business Highlights for the First Quarter of 2025

BOSTON and LONDON, May 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: CNTA), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, today reported financial results and business highlights for t...

11 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Centessa Pharmaceuticals Reports Business Highlights and Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2024

BOSTON and LONDON, March 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: CNTA), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, today reported recent business highlights and financial resu...

1 year ago - GlobeNewsWire

Centessa Pharmaceuticals Announces Poster Presentation of Phase 1 Clinical Data for ORX750, a novel orexin receptor 2 (OX2R) agonist, at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) 2025 Annual Meeting

BOSTON and LONDON, March 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: CNTA), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company that aims to discover and develop medicines that are transfor...

1 year ago - GlobeNewsWire

Centessa Pharmaceuticals Announces Appointment of Stephen Kanes, MD PhD, as Chief Medical Officer

BOSTON and LONDON, Jan. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: CNTA), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company with a mission to discover, develop and ultimately deliver med...

1 year ago - GlobeNewsWire

Centessa: Shift In Focus With ORX750 Development Continues To Pay Off

Centessa Pharmaceuticals shelved its SerpinPC candidate, which was being used to treat patients with Hemophilia B; Established net savings of $200 million because of this move. Positive interim and fi...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha