Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc (RARE)
NASDAQHealth CareBiotechnologySnapshot 2026-11-04
$17.16+3.19%
Close 2026-11-04 · 1-day change
NASDAQHealth CareBiotechnologySnapshot 2026-11-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Biotechnology is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 16% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 3% on a typical day and fell roughly 65% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskRARE must hit its 2027 profit plan. The 15% cost cut is key. Q3 revenue missed by $10.71M. EPS also missed expectations. It trades at 2.4x sales. Peers trade at 8.8x sales. The price expects modest growth. Our model sees a 40% miss risk. The 2026 revenue target is at risk. Peer multiples imply a price about 73% above where it trades. This read is provisional. Our read remains intact.
Trailing returns as of 2026-11-04. RARE is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 21 analysts currently covering RARE (as of Nov 2026).
Based on 13 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for RARE in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 3 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-11-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Biotechnology — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Path to profitability in 2027 via 15% opex reduction
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-11-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $17.16
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $17.16.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Bottom 25% on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.
Confirms specific cost targets for 2027 profitability path.
Threatens: Achieve 2026 total revenue guidance of $730M to $760M
Q3 miss directly challenges 2026 revenue guidance.
Threatens: Achieve 2026 total revenue guidance of $730M to $760M
Revenue miss signals execution risk for 2026 guidance.
Approval of FAYUVI supports gene therapy market position.
Advances: FDA review and potential approval of gene therapies UX111 and DTX401
FDA approval directly supports gene therapy revenue growth.
Threatens: FDA review and potential approval of gene therapies UX111 and DTX401
Angelman trial failure impacts regulatory objectives and revenue potential.
Phase 3 setback raises concerns on revenue guidance.
Threatens: FDA review and potential approval of gene therapies UX111 and DTX401
Failed trial undermines potential revenue from gene therapies.
