Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for PVLA in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Oct 12 close
Palvella Therapeutics moved this week on continued momentum from its Phase 3 SELVA study, with three poster presentations at the Fall Clinical Dermatology Conference 2026 highlighting new data for microcystic lymphatic malformations and disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis, including an estimate of 154,986 U.S. DSAP patients. This follows the stock's nearly 37% surge on positive topline Phase 3 SELVA results for QTORIN 3.9% rapamycin anhydrous gel, and reporting that the company is preparing for a potential U.S. launch in early 2027, having completed its FDA application and secured a third year of federal grant funding for the trial.
PVLA closed at $134.38, down 3.2%, sitting between its 50-day average of $147.53 and 200-day average of $124.76, with one-month and three-month returns of -10.5% and -10.2% against a one-year return of 91.7%. The GekkoIndex reads 64.1, in the Accumulation zone, though down 5.9 over five days. The stock trades 19.3% below its Gekko Fair Value of $166.52.
Palvella's next earnings are due 10 November 2026, before the open, 29 days away and inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window; its last report showed an actual EPS of -1.52 against an estimate of -1.17, with a 10% reaction, and the company has beaten estimates in 3 of its last 8 quarters. Nine analysts carry a consensus target of $230.53, all rated buy, with no hold or sell ratings. No insider, Congress, or options activity appears in the respective windows, though one trailblazer holder is noted.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Palvella Therapeutics scores 2 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 4 checklist items with data.
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2 supportive1 mixed1 headwind
Averages disagree
Close $134.38 sits between the 50-day ($147.53) and 200-day ($124.76) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart64.1, Accumulation
Reading 64.1 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex19.3% below
Price is 19.3% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
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No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyReports in 29 days
Reports on Nov 10, 2026, 29 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earningsNo data
Not enough years of history for a seasonal read.
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Palvella Therapeutics closed at $134.38 on Oct 12, 2026, +91.7% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $65.93 to $161.38.
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Palvella Therapeutics works on medicines for rare, serious skin conditions that patients are born with, rather than offering products already on the market. Its main focus is a treatment called QTORIN rapamycin, a topical gel being studied as a therapy for people whose skin disorders stem from problems in the mTOR biological pathway.
This gel is furthest along as a potential treatment for microcystic lymphatic malformations, where it has reached Phase 3 testing, and it is also being studied in Phase 2 trials for cutaneous venous malformations. Alongside these two programs, the company is looking at whether the same drug could help with other skin diseases linked to mTOR activity, suggesting a strategy built around one compound applied to several related conditions. As a clinical-stage business, its activities center on research and trials for patients with these inherited conditions rather than generating product sales.
Palvella Therapeutics is headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania, and its shares trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker PVLA.
Palvella Therapeutics’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 64.1, in the Accumulation zone, down 5.9 points over five sessions.
Down 5.9 points over five sessions, from the Buying zone.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 15 | Not available | |||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 98 | Not available | |||
| Neutral | 288 | +2.1% | +8.1% | ||
| Distribution | 49 | +5.7% | +16.4% | ||
| Selling | 4 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average PVLA 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 →
Palvella Therapeutics trades 19.3% below Gekko Fair Value of $166.52, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Palvella Therapeutics shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$166.52
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
19.3% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 24.1% below the estimate.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Palvella 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.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for PVLA in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in PVLA were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
1of the funds Gekko tracks holds PVLA.
Palvella Therapeutics reports on Nov 10, 2026, before the open (29 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports.
Nov 10, 2026
Expected before the open, 29 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | −$1.52 est −$1.17 | — | +10.0% |
| May 7, 2026 | −$1.20 est −$0.90 | — | −6.8% |
| Nov 11, 2025 | −$1.03 est −$0.85 | — | +1.6% |
| Aug 14, 2025 | −$0.86 est −$0.78 | — | +6.0% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | $4.00 est −$0.39 | — | −16.0% |
| Nov 13, 2024 | −$1.18 est −$4.00 | — est $1.07M | — |
| Aug 14, 2024 | −$2.76 est −$2.40 | — est $2.24M | — |
| May 16, 2024 | −$2.00 est −$4.80 | — est $2.24M | — |
“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 Palvella Therapeutics is $230.53, +71.6% from the last close, from 9 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 9 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 | H.C. Wainwright | $246 | +83.1% |
| Sep 21 | Chardan Capital | $240 | +78.6% |
| Sep 10 | Mizuho Securities | $240 | +78.6% |
| Aug 31 | Mizuho Securities | $240 | +78.6% |
| Aug 5 | Oppenheimer | $210 | +56.3% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Palvella Therapeutics’s market cap is $1.93B and revenue of $0 over the last twelve months.
Coverage of Palvella Therapeutics this week reads positive: 4 positive, 0 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
Palvella Therapeutics’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 | 25.5% below |
| GILDGilead Sciences | Neutral | 4.2% above |
| MRNAModerna | Neutral | 62.7% above |
| NTRANatera | Neutral | 10.3% above |
| IQVIQVIA | Neutral | 8.4% above |
| UTHRUnited Therapeutics | Neutral | 14.4% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Palvella Therapeutics’s market cap is $1.93B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $134.38, with 14.41M shares outstanding.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Palvella Therapeutics is $230.53, +71.6% from the last close. Of the 9 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 9 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate Palvella Therapeutics is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $134.38 is 19.3% below Gekko Fair Value of $166.52. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
Palvella Therapeutics is expected to report on Nov 10, 2026, before the market opens (29 days away). Analysts expect earnings of −$1.80 per share on revenue of $17K. Palvella Therapeutics beat the earnings estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports, moving 8.1% on average across the report.
Palvella Therapeutics’s 52-week high is $161.38 and its 52-week low is $65.93; it closed at $134.38 on Oct 12, 2026, +91.7% over the past year.
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