Moderna stock surged 16% yesterday after receiving promising clinical trial results for its experimental skin cancer vaccine. The firm is working on mRNA-1893/V940, a personalized cancer vaccine developed in collaboration with Merck, which yielded encouraging outcomes in minimizing melanoma recurrence when paired with Keytruda immunotherapy.
Wall Street is hopeful that a pipeline of cancer drugs can drive earnings growth as the respiratory vaccine business flounders.
In a blast from the past, COVID-19 vaccine developer Moderna NASDAQ: MRNA just made headlines in 2026. Shares jumped up more than 17% on Jan. 13, Moderna's largest single-day up-move in over three years.
Moderna and Merck said on Tuesday their experimental vaccine for a serious type of skin cancer, used in combination with Keytruda, reduced the risk of recurrence or death by 49% in a mid-stage trial.
MRNA shares rise after upbeat 2025 sales, stronger cash outlook and detailed 2026 guidance, alongside multiple pipeline milestones.
Moderna (MRNA) closed the most recent trading day at $40.6, moving +2.52% from the previous trading session.
Moderna, Inc. (MRNA) Presents at 44th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference Transcript
Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA, XETRA:0QF) said it expects 2025 revenue of approximately $1.9 billion, about $100 million above the midpoint of its previously communicated guidance of $1.6 to $2 billion. The company also raised its 2025 GAAP operating expense outlook by $200 million to a range of $5 to $5.2 billion and projects a year-end cash balance of approximately $8.1 billion, including a $0.6 billion drawdown from a recently announced $1.5 billion term loan facility.
Moderna said on Monday it expects to report around $1.9 billion in sales for 2025, putting it near the upper end of its previously projected $1.6 billion to $2 billion forecast but well below revenue levels achieved during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the latest trading session, Moderna (MRNA) closed at $33.86, marking a -5.66% move from the previous day.
Moderna (MRNA) was a big mover last session on higher-than-average trading volume. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions might help the stock continue moving higher in the near term.
Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA, XETRA:0QF) on Monday reiterated its 2025 revenue guidance of $1.6 billion to $2.0 billion and outlined its pipeline milestones for 2026-28, with the company continuing to focus on Covid-19 as its near-term revenue driver. In its annual letter, Moderna highlighted that its Covid vaccines remain central to 2026, with the mNEXSPIKE vaccine representing roughly 24% of all US retail Covid vaccinations in 2025 and nearly one-third of vaccinations among adults aged 65 and older.