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.
Sep 28 close
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.
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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
Averages disagree
Close $31.86 sits between the 50-day ($36.65) and 200-day ($36.55) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart66.6, Accumulation
Reading 66.6 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex21.6% below
Price is 21.6% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair valueLeans bullish
Last 30 days: 1 unusual options signal.
See smart moneyReports in 38 days
Next report Nov 6, 2026, 38 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings+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.
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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.
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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.
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.
Down 5 points over five sessions, from the Buying zone.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 34 | +1.1% | +8.6% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 185 | +3.4% | +7.8% | ||
| Neutral | 387 | +1.6% | +10.1% | ||
| Distribution | 59 | +4.7% | +8.0% | ||
| Selling | 7 | Too 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 →
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
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.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for COGT in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in COGT were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
1signal, 100% of the flagged premium in calls.
Latest: Bullish flow on Sep 22, $317K in unusual premium.
0of the funds Gekko tracks hold COGT.
Cogent Biosciences reports on Nov 6, 2026 (38 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports.
Nov 6, 2026
38 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2026 | −$0.56 est −$0.51 | — | −3.7% |
| Nov 3, 2025 | −$0.50 est −$0.52 | — | −13.3% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | −$0.53 est −$0.55 | — | −9.0% |
| May 5, 2025 | −$0.52 est −$0.58 | — | −19.9% |
| Feb 24, 2025 | −$0.09 est −$0.58 | — | −12.6% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | −$0.64 est −$0.57 | — | −2.4% |
| Aug 6, 2024 | −$0.59 est −$0.56 | — | −5.6% |
| May 7, 2024 | −$0.62 est −$0.52 | — | +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.
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.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 7 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | Wedbush | $55 | +72.6% |
| Sep 16 | H.C. Wainwright | $55 | +72.6% |
| Sep 15 | LifeSci Capital | $55 | +72.6% |
| Sep 15 | H.C. Wainwright | $55 | +72.6% |
| Sep 9 | J.P. Morgan | $62 | +94.6% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 26, Cogent Biosciences averaged +0.4% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
| Window | Average | Years 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’s market cap is $5.44B and revenue of $0 over the last twelve months.
Coverage of Cogent Biosciences this week reads neutral: 1 positive, 2 neutral and 1 negative headlines.
Cogent Biosciences’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| AMGNAmgen | Neutral | 24.4% below |
| GILDGilead Sciences | Neutral | 6.9% above |
| MRNAModerna | Neutral | 73.2% above |
| NTRANatera | Distribution | 25.1% above |
| IQVIQVIA | Neutral | 14.2% above |
| UTHRUnited Therapeutics | Accumulation | 23.6% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Cogent Biosciences’s market cap is $5.44B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $31.86, with 173.5M shares outstanding.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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