NASDAQ: CLDX

Celldex Therapeutics (CLDX) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Oct 12 close

$29.43−0.46 (−1.5%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryOct 12 close

Celldex Therapeutics this week centered on positive Phase 3 results for barzolvolimab, with two studies, EMBARQ-CSU1 and EMBARQ-CSU2, meeting primary and key secondary endpoints in chronic spontaneous urticaria and complete response rates reaching up to 54.0 percent in treated groups compared to placebo. HC Wainwright reaffirmed a Buy rating with a $64.00 price target following the data. Separately, FMR LLC and Abigail P. Johnson disclosed a 10.7% beneficial ownership stake as of September 30, 2026, and a shareholder investigation was announced by a law firm.

The stock closed at $29.43, down 1.5%, sitting below both its 50-day average of $37.53 and its 200-day average of $32.46, with one-month and three-month returns of -20.2% and -22.9% respectively, against a 52-week range of $22.10 to $45.14. The GekkoIndex reads 69.4, placing it in the Accumulation zone, and the price sits 32.1% below the Gekko Fair Value of $43.35.

Celldex is scheduled to report earnings on 9 November 2026, 28 days away and inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window, with prior quarters showing 5 beats out of 8 and an average absolute reaction of 4.8%. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the respective 90-day and 30-day windows. Seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged -1.8% across 5 years, rising in 2 of them. Analyst consensus from 12 firms shows 11 Buy and 1 Hold ratings, with a consensus target of $63.07.

Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.

Celldex Therapeutics price vs fair value

$43.35$29.43Oct ’25Apr ’26Oct ’26
Close $29.43200-day averageGekko Fair Value $43.35

Celldex Therapeutics quick facts

Market cap
$1.96B
P/E ratio
—
Forward P/E
—
EPS, TTM
−$4.35
Revenue, TTM
$158K
Profit margin
0%
Dividend yield
—
Beta
0.90
Volume
596,401 avg 2.35M
1-year return
+6.9%
Typical daily move
±4.9%
Typical 20-day move
±9.7%
50-day average
$37.53
200-day average
$32.46
Next earnings
Nov 9
Shares outstanding
78.53M
52-week range
$22.10$45.14

Celldex Therapeutics swing-trade checklist

Celldex Therapeutics scores 2 supportive, 1 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

2 supportive1 mixed2 headwinds

  • Trendmixed

    Averages disagree

    Close $29.43 sits between the 50-day ($37.53) and 200-day ($32.46) averages, or the averages disagree.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    69.4, Accumulation

    Reading 69.4 is in the Accumulation zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    32.1% below

    Price is 32.1% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings riskheadwind

    Reports in 28 days

    Reports on Nov 9, 2026, 28 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalityheadwind

    −1.8% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −1.8% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

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Celldex Therapeutics stock chart and price history

Celldex Therapeutics closed at $29.43 on Oct 12, 2026, +6.9% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $22.10 to $45.14.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Celldex Therapeutics share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$25$35$40$45NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct29.43

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−20.2%
3 months
−22.9%
6 months
−9.7%
1 year
+6.9%
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About Celldex Therapeutics

Celldex Therapeutics works on antibody-based medicines, building monoclonal and bispecific antibodies meant to treat inflammatory illnesses and cancers. Its research includes a Phase I antibody that blocks the KIT receptor tyrosine kinase, an agonist antibody aimed at CD40 to stir immune activity against tumors, and a bispecific candidate combining PD-L1 blockade with CD27 costimulation to encourage T-cell responses against cancer.

The company develops its programs partly through outside collaborations and licensing arrangements. It has worked with the University of Southampton on human antibodies directed at CD27, with Amgen on rights tied to CDX-301 and CD40 ligand, and with Yale University.

Celldex Therapeutics was incorporated in 1983 and is based in Hampton, New Jersey. Its shares are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker CLDX.

Listed
NASDAQ
Sector
Health technology
Industry
Biotechnology
Website
celldex.com

Celldex Therapeutics GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Celldex Therapeutics’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 69.4, in the Accumulation zone, up 1.8 points over five sessions.

010069.4Accumulation

Up 1.8 points over five sessions.

Reading for Oct 12, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying45+0.9%+2.7%+10.1%+4.5%
Accumulation (current zone)252+0.3%+0.9%+3.3%+1.4%
Neutral3570.0%0.0%−1.3%+1.2%
Distribution24−2.0%−6.5%−11.5%−13.9%
Selling4Too few readings yet

Average CLDX share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →

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Is Celldex Therapeutics stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Celldex Therapeutics trades 32.1% below Gekko Fair Value of $43.35, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Celldex Therapeutics shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$43.35

Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026

32.1% Undervalued

At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 22.6% below the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$43$30Aug 2026SepOct 2026

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Celldex Therapeutics insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Celldex Therapeutics, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for CLDX in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in CLDX were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Dec 31

0of the funds Gekko tracks hold CLDX.

0added0opened0trimmed1sold out
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Celldex Therapeutics earnings: next date and track record

Celldex Therapeutics reports on Nov 9, 2026 (28 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports.

5 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±4.8%average move across the report
2 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

−0.8%May ’24+2.7%Aug ’24−2.5%Oct ’24−7.4%Feb ’25−10.9%May ’25−3.6%Aug ’25+6.4%Nov ’25−3.8%Mar ’26
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Mar 2, 2026−$1.22
est −$1.00
−22.0%——−3.8%
Nov 10, 2025−$1.01
est −$0.88
−14.8%—
est $1.53M
—+6.4%
Aug 7, 2025−$0.85
est −$0.86
+1.2%$730K
est $1.18M
−38.3%−3.6%
May 5, 2025−$0.81
est −$0.69
−17.4%$695K
est $1.12M
−38.0%−10.9%
Feb 24, 2025−$0.71
est −$0.71
+0.6%$1.18M
est $1.25M
−6.2%−7.4%
Oct 31, 2024−$0.64
est −$0.67
+4.5%——−2.5%
Aug 8, 2024−$0.54
est −$0.59
+8.5%$2.50M
est $820K
+204.6%+2.7%
May 6, 2024−$0.56
est −$0.69
+18.8%$156K
est $920K
−83.0%−0.8%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Celldex Therapeutics stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Celldex Therapeutics is $63.07, +114.3% from the last close, from 12 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$63.07consensus 12-month target, +114.3% from the last close
Low $28High $100
Buy11
Hold1
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 12 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Oct 5H.C. WainwrightBuy, reiterated$64+117.5%
Oct 5Goldman SachsHold, maintained$28−4.9%
Oct 3LifeSci CapitalBuy, maintained$64+117.5%
Oct 2H.C. WainwrightBuy, maintained$64+117.5%
Sep 28LifeSci CapitalBuy, reiterated$64+117.5%
+3.3%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
−1.8%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±4.9%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Celldex Therapeutics seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Celldex Therapeutics averaged −1.8% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

−13.5%2021+24.6%2022+2.6%2023−10.8%2024−14.5%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days−2.3%2 of 5
Next 10 trading days−3.0%1 of 5
Next 15 trading days−4.0%1 of 5
Next 20 trading days−1.8%2 of 5
Next 30 trading days−3.4%1 of 5

For scale, CLDX’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 9.7%.

Celldex Therapeutics market cap and key statistics

Celldex Therapeutics’s market cap is $1.96B and revenue of $158K over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$1.96B
EPS, TTM
−$4.35
Gekko Fair Value
$43.35

Trading

Volume
596,401
Avg volume, 20 days
2.35M
52-week high
$45.14
52-week low
$22.10
Shares outstanding
78.53M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$158K
Profit margin
0%
Return on equity
-43.9%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
0.0%

Risk and income

Beta
0.90
Typical daily move
±4.9%
Typical 20-day move
±9.7%

Celldex Therapeutics peers

Celldex Therapeutics’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
AMGNAmgen+0.4%Neutral25.5% below
GILDGilead Sciences−0.9%Neutral4.2% above
MRNAModerna−4.8%Neutral62.7% above
NTRANatera−1.0%Neutral10.3% above
IQVIQVIA+0.8%Neutral8.4% above
UTHRUnited Therapeutics−0.6%Neutral14.4% below

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Reporting earnings this week

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Celldex Therapeutics stock FAQ

What is Celldex Therapeutics’s market cap?

Celldex Therapeutics’s market cap is $1.96B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $29.43, with 78.53M shares outstanding.

What is the Celldex Therapeutics stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Celldex Therapeutics is $63.07, +114.3% from the last close. Of the 12 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 11 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Celldex Therapeutics stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Celldex Therapeutics is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $29.43 is 32.1% below Gekko Fair Value of $43.35. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Celldex Therapeutics report earnings next?

Celldex Therapeutics is expected to report on Nov 9, 2026 (28 days away). Analysts expect earnings of −$1.02 per share on revenue of $723K. Celldex Therapeutics beat the earnings estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports, moving 4.8% on average across the report.

What is Celldex Therapeutics’s 52-week high and low?

Celldex Therapeutics’s 52-week high is $45.14 and its 52-week low is $22.10; it closed at $29.43 on Oct 12, 2026, +6.9% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $53.18 on Mar 4, 2024.

Is Celldex Therapeutics stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex and fair value), 1 as mixed (trend) and 2 as headwinds (earnings risk and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

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