Shares of biotech Summit Therapeutics (SMMT -8.39%) skyrocketed 583.7% in 2024, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Summit Therapeutics (SMMT 8.36%) has risen in prominence in the past two years thanks to a promising pipeline candidate, ivonescimab, a potential cancer treatment. The company's shares are up by 340% since January 2023.
It's been a good year for the stock market as a whole and a tremendous year for a couple of drugmaker start-ups. Shares of Viking Therapeutics (VKTX -1.75%) and Summit Therapeutics (SMMT -0.22%) more than doubled in 2024.
SMMT stock rose after analysts at Jefferies initiated coverage on it, citing optimism about the company's lead pipeline drug.
Summit Therapeutics (SMMT 5.82%) stock got a real shot in the arm Friday with the initiation of coverage by a veteran financial services company. On news that Jefferies is now tracking the stock, investors snapped it up to push its price nearly 6% higher across the day's trading session.
Summit Therapeutics reached a milestone in its Phase III trial for ivonescimab, aiming to treat second-line EGFR mutated advanced NSCLC. The FDA has fast tracked the HARMONi trial. Positive Phase III results for ivonescimab versus KEYTRUDA in first-line NSCLC are promising, but registration in the US will require completion of HARMONI-7, which has just begun recruiting. Top-line data from the HARMONi trial is expected in mid-2025, potentially leading to FDA approval with complete enrollment as of Q3.
Up 860% in the last 12 months alone, Summit Therapeutics (SMMT -2.53%) is a skyrocketing stock that likely has more upside in store.
A cancer drug has vast potential for the company, says a pundit newly following it.
JMP Securities initiated coverage on Summit Therapeutics Inc. SMMT, noting the company's initial focus on infectious disease. Later, in 2022, the company pivoted to oncology and in-licensed ivonescimab (PD-1 X VEGF bispecific) from Akeso for $500 million upfront and $5 billion in potential milestones.
Summit Therapeutics Inc. NASDAQ: SMMT is a development-stage biotech company specializing in novel therapies for oncology and infectious diseases. Their leading drug candidate is Ivonescimab, an immunotherapy treatment being tested on non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
SMMT's third-quarter earnings miss estimates. Management also provides updates on the company's pipeline.
Summit Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:SMMT ) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call October 30, 2024 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Dave Gancarz - Chief Business and Strategy Officer Bob Duggan - Chairman and CEO Maky Zanganeh - CEO and President Manmeet Soni - COO and CFO Allen Yang - Chief Medical Officer Conference Call Participants Mitchell Kapoor - H. C. Wainwright Brad Canino - Stifel Yigal Nochomovitz - Citi Operator Good morning.