NASDAQ: COGT

Cogent Biosciences (COGT) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Sep 28 close

$31.86−0.45 (−1.4%)

Gekko Brief

AI summary

Cogent Biosciences moves this week on news that the FDA has accepted the New Drug Application for bezuclastinib, its lead candidate targeting systemic mastocytosis and GIST. Despite this regulatory milestone, commentary describes the stock as fully valued and shares have declined over the past 30 and 90 days, with one analysis noting weak near and mid-term sentiment against a longer-term positive outlook and elevated downside risk.

Shares close at $31.86, down 1.4%, sitting between the 50-day average of $36.65 and the 200-day average of $36.55, reflecting a mixed trend. The GekkoIndex reads 66.6, placing COGT in the Accumulation zone, though this reading has slipped 5 points recently. Price sits 21.6% below the Gekko Fair Value of $40.65.

The next earnings report is set for 6 November 2026, 38 days away and outside a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior report on 17 March 2026 showed an EPS miss versus estimate with a -3.7% reaction, and COGT has beaten estimates in 4 of the last 8 quarters, with an average absolute reaction of 8.4%. Over the last 30 days, one unusual options signal appears, with call premium of $317,062 and no put premium recorded. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days from this point have averaged +0.4% over 5 years, rising in 2 of those years. Analyst consensus among 7 firms stands at 6 buy and 1 hold, with a consensus target of $55.82.

Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.

Cogent Biosciences price vs fair value

$40.65$31.86Sep ’25Mar ’26Sep ’26
Close $31.86200-day averageGekko Fair Value $40.65

Cogent Biosciences quick facts

Market cap
$5.44B
P/E ratio
—
Forward P/E
—
EPS, TTM
−$2.16
Revenue, TTM
$0
Profit margin
0%
Dividend yield
—
Beta
0.31
Volume
2.21M avg 2.04M
1-year return
+139.7%
Typical daily move
±4.2%
Typical 20-day move
±11.4%
50-day average
$36.65
200-day average
$36.55
Next earnings
Nov 6
Shares outstanding
173.5M
52-week range
$13.30$43.73

Cogent Biosciences swing-trade checklist

Cogent Biosciences scores 4 supportive, 2 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.

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

4 supportive2 mixed0 headwinds

  • Trendmixed

    Averages disagree

    Close $31.86 sits between the 50-day ($36.65) and 200-day ($36.55) averages, or the averages disagree.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    66.6, Accumulation

    Reading 66.6 is in the Accumulation zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    21.6% below

    Price is 21.6% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

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  • Smart moneysupportive

    Leans bullish

    Last 30 days: 1 unusual options signal.

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  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 38 days

    Next report Nov 6, 2026, 38 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitymixed

    +0.4% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +0.4% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

    See seasonality

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Cogent Biosciences stock chart and price history

Cogent Biosciences closed at $31.86 on Sep 28, 2026, +139.7% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $13.30 to $43.73.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Cogent Biosciences share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$10$20$40NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep31.86

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−14.1%
3 months
−17.8%
6 months
−11.7%
1 year
+139.7%
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About Cogent Biosciences

Cogent Biosciences develops medicines aimed at diseases caused by specific genetic mutations. Its lead candidate is a selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor designed to target the KIT D816V mutation linked to systemic mastocytosis, as well as other KIT exon 17 mutations found in patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors. This mutation-targeted drug candidate is the focus most associated with the company.

The company works under a licensing arrangement with Plexxikon Inc. that gives it the ability to research, develop, and commercialize this compound, known as bezuclastinib. Cogent Biosciences was formerly named Unum Therapeutics Inc. before it took on its present name in October 2020.

Founded in 2014, Cogent Biosciences is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its shares trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker COGT.

Listed
NASDAQ
Sector
Health technology
Industry
Biotechnology
Website
cogentbio.com

Cogent Biosciences GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Cogent Biosciences’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 66.6, in the Accumulation zone, down 5 points over five sessions.

010066.6Accumulation

Down 5 points over five sessions, from the Buying zone.

Reading for Sep 28, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying34+1.1%+4.1%+8.6%+16.6%
Accumulation (current zone)185+3.4%+5.0%+7.8%+18.5%
Neutral387+1.6%+4.4%+10.1%+28.3%
Distribution59+4.7%+4.9%+8.0%+28.1%
Selling7Too few readings yet

Average COGT share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

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

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Is Cogent Biosciences stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Cogent Biosciences trades 21.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $40.65, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

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

$40.65

Gekko Fair Value, Sep 29, 2026

21.6% Undervalued

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Cogent Biosciences insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Cogent Biosciences, 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 COGT 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 COGT were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Unusual options activity last 30 days

1signal, 100% of the flagged premium in calls.

Latest: Bullish flow on Sep 22, $317K in unusual premium.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Mar 31

0of the funds Gekko tracks hold COGT.

0added0opened0trimmed1sold out
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Cogent Biosciences earnings: next date and track record

Cogent Biosciences reports on Nov 6, 2026 (38 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports.

4 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±8.4%average move across the report
1 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+0.4%May ’24−5.6%Aug ’24−2.4%Oct ’24−12.6%Feb ’25−19.9%May ’25−9.0%Aug ’25−13.3%Nov ’25−3.7%Mar ’26
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Mar 17, 2026−$0.56
est −$0.51
−10.3%——−3.7%
Nov 3, 2025−$0.50
est −$0.52
+4.2%——−13.3%
Aug 5, 2025−$0.53
est −$0.55
+3.6%——−9.0%
May 5, 2025−$0.52
est −$0.58
+9.0%——−19.9%
Feb 24, 2025−$0.09
est −$0.58
+84.6%——−12.6%
Oct 31, 2024−$0.64
est −$0.57
−13.2%——−2.4%
Aug 6, 2024−$0.59
est −$0.56
−5.4%——−5.6%
May 7, 2024−$0.62
est −$0.52
−19.2%——+0.4%

“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.

Cogent Biosciences stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Cogent Biosciences is $55.82, +75.2% from the last close, from 7 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$55.82consensus 12-month target, +75.2% from the last close
Low $52High $62
Buy6
Hold1
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 7 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Sep 16WedbushBuy, maintained$55+72.6%
Sep 16H.C. WainwrightBuy, reiterated$55+72.6%
Sep 15LifeSci CapitalBuy, maintained$55+72.6%
Sep 15H.C. WainwrightBuy, reiterated$55+72.6%
Sep 9J.P. MorganBuy, maintained$62+94.6%
+7.8%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+0.4%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±4.2%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.

Cogent Biosciences seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 26, Cogent Biosciences averaged +0.4% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

−4.6%2021−7.0%2022−6.1%2023+10.2%2024+6.9%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+1.5%1 of 5
Next 10 trading days+0.1%2 of 5
Next 15 trading days+3.0%3 of 5
Next 20 trading days+0.4%2 of 5
Next 30 trading days−5.9%2 of 5

For scale, COGT’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 11.4%.

Cogent Biosciences market cap and key statistics

Cogent Biosciences’s market cap is $5.44B and revenue of $0 over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$5.44B
EPS, TTM
−$2.16
Gekko Fair Value
$40.65

Trading

Volume
2.21M
Avg volume, 20 days
2.04M
52-week high
$43.73
52-week low
$13.30
Shares outstanding
173.5M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$0
Profit margin
0%
Return on equity
-109.7%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
0.0%

Risk and income

Beta
0.31
Typical daily move
±4.2%
Typical 20-day move
±11.4%

Cogent Biosciences stock news this week

Coverage of Cogent Biosciences this week reads neutral: 1 positive, 2 neutral and 1 negative headlines.

News sentiment neutral

Cogent Biosciences peers

Cogent Biosciences’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+1.6%Neutral24.4% below
GILDGilead Sciences+1.6%Neutral6.9% above
MRNAModerna+1.1%Neutral73.2% above
NTRANatera+0.7%Distribution25.1% above
IQVIQVIA+1.7%Neutral14.2% above
UTHRUnited Therapeutics+2.5%Accumulation23.6% below

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In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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Cogent Biosciences stock FAQ

What is Cogent Biosciences’s market cap?

Cogent Biosciences’s market cap is $5.44B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $31.86, with 173.5M shares outstanding.

What is the Cogent Biosciences stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Cogent Biosciences is $55.82, +75.2% from the last close. Of the 7 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 6 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Cogent Biosciences stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Cogent Biosciences is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $31.86 is 21.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $40.65. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Cogent Biosciences report earnings next?

Cogent Biosciences is expected to report on Nov 6, 2026 (38 days away). Analysts expect earnings of −$0.57 per share on revenue of $750K. Cogent Biosciences beat the earnings estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports, moving 8.4% on average across the report.

What is Cogent Biosciences’s 52-week high and low?

Cogent Biosciences’s 52-week high is $43.73 and its 52-week low is $13.30; it closed at $31.86 on Sep 28, 2026, +139.7% over the past year.

Is Cogent Biosciences stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value, smart money and earnings risk), 2 as mixed (trend and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

Is there unusual options activity in Cogent Biosciences?

Gekko flagged 1 unusual options signal in Cogent Biosciences over the last 30 days, with $317K of flagged premium in calls and $0 in puts. The latest, bullish flow, was on Sep 22, 2026 with $317K in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.

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