NASDAQ: PVLA

Palvella Therapeutics (PVLA) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Oct 12 close

$134.38−4.39 (−3.2%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryOct 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 price vs fair value

$166.52$134.38Oct ’25Apr ’26Oct ’26
Close $134.38200-day averageGekko Fair Value $166.52

Palvella Therapeutics quick facts

Market cap
$1.93B
P/E ratio
—
Forward P/E
—
EPS, TTM
−$4.85
Revenue, TTM
$0
Profit margin
0%
Dividend yield
—
Beta
—
Volume
210,296 avg 234,422
1-year return
+91.7%
Typical daily move
±5.6%
Typical 20-day move
±13.4%
50-day average
$147.53
200-day average
$124.76
Next earnings
Nov 10 before open
Shares outstanding
14.41M
52-week range
$65.93$161.38

Palvella Therapeutics swing-trade checklist

Palvella Therapeutics scores 2 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 4 checklist items with data.

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

2 supportive1 mixed1 headwind

  • Trendmixed

    Averages disagree

    Close $134.38 sits between the 50-day ($147.53) and 200-day ($124.76) averages, or the averages disagree.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    64.1, Accumulation

    Reading 64.1 is in the Accumulation zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    19.3% below

    Price is 19.3% 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 29 days

    Reports on Nov 10, 2026, 29 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

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  • Seasonalityno data

    No data

    Not enough years of history for a seasonal read.

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Palvella Therapeutics stock chart and price history

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.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Palvella Therapeutics share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$25$50$75$100$125$150NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct134.38

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−10.5%
3 months
−10.2%
6 months
+4.2%
1 year
+91.7%
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About Palvella Therapeutics

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.

Listed
NASDAQ
Sector
Health technology
Industry
Biotechnology
Website
palvellatx.com

Palvella Therapeutics GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

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.

010064.1Accumulation

Down 5.9 points over five sessions, from the Buying zone.

Reading for Oct 12, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying15Not available
Accumulation (current zone)98Not available
Neutral288+2.1%+4.1%+8.1%+30.9%
Distribution49+5.7%+6.2%+16.4%+26.6%
Selling4Too 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 →

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Is Palvella Therapeutics stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

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.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$167$139Aug 2026SepOct 2026

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Palvella Therapeutics insider and Congress trading

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.

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.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in PVLA 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 Jun 30

1of the funds Gekko tracks holds PVLA.

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Palvella Therapeutics earnings: next date and track record

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.

3 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±8.1%average move across the report
3 of 5reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

−16.0%Mar ’25+6.0%Aug ’25+1.6%Nov ’25−6.8%May ’26+10.0%Aug ’26

Last earnings call, Aug 4, 2026 AI summary

What they said
Palvella Therapeutics achieved three major Q2 2026 milestones for QTORIN rapamycin in microcystic lymphatic malformations: positive Phase III SELVA study results, FDA rolling review designation, and first NDA module submission. The company targets four rare skin/vascular diseases with no approved treatments, estimating combined TAM of multi-billion dollars across 30,000-75,000 diagnosed U.S. patients per indication. Pipeline includes Fast Track designations for venous malformations and angiokeratomas programs.
Guidance
NDA submission remains on track for second half of 2026, with potential FDA approval targeted for first half of 2027. Commercial launch preparations are advancing with rare disease and dermatology leadership recruited.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Aug 4, 2026−$1.52
est −$1.17
−29.9%——+10.0%
May 7, 2026−$1.20
est −$0.90
−33.3%——−6.8%
Nov 11, 2025−$1.03
est −$0.85
−21.2%——+1.6%
Aug 14, 2025−$0.86
est −$0.78
−10.3%——+6.0%
Mar 31, 2025$4.00
est −$0.39
+1,125.6%——−16.0%
Nov 13, 2024−$1.18
est −$4.00
+70.5%—
est $1.07M
——
Aug 14, 2024−$2.76
est −$2.40
−15.0%—
est $2.24M
——
May 16, 2024−$2.00
est −$4.80
+58.3%—
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.

Palvella Therapeutics stock forecast and analyst price targets

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.

$230.53consensus 12-month target, +71.6% from the last close
Low $207High $267
Buy9
Hold0
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 9 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Oct 12H.C. WainwrightBuy, maintained$246+83.1%
Sep 21Chardan CapitalBuy, maintained$240+78.6%
Sep 10Mizuho SecuritiesBuy, maintained$240+78.6%
Aug 31Mizuho SecuritiesBuy, reiterated$240+78.6%
Aug 5OppenheimerBuy, reiterated$210+56.3%
±5.6%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.

Palvella Therapeutics market cap and key statistics

Palvella Therapeutics’s market cap is $1.93B and revenue of $0 over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$1.93B
EPS, TTM
−$4.85
Gekko Fair Value
$166.52

Trading

Volume
210,296
Avg volume, 20 days
234,422
52-week high
$161.38
52-week low
$65.93
Shares outstanding
14.41M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$0
Profit margin
0%
Return on equity
-46.6%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
0.0%

Risk and income

Typical daily move
±5.6%
Typical 20-day move
±13.4%

Palvella Therapeutics stock news this week

Coverage of Palvella Therapeutics this week reads positive: 4 positive, 0 neutral and 0 negative headlines.

News sentiment positive

Palvella Therapeutics peers

Palvella 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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In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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Palvella Therapeutics stock FAQ

What is Palvella Therapeutics’s market cap?

Palvella Therapeutics’s market cap is $1.93B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $134.38, with 14.41M shares outstanding.

What is the Palvella Therapeutics stock forecast?

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.

Is Palvella Therapeutics stock overvalued or undervalued?

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.

When does Palvella Therapeutics report earnings next?

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.

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

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.

Is Palvella 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 4 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex and fair value), 1 as mixed (trend) and 1 as a headwind (earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

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