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Aura Biosciences, Inc. AURA
Aura Biosciences, Inc. (AURA) earns a Piotroski F-score of 1/9 (weak financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It does not currently pay a dividend.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 1/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.775 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -2.835 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.666 |
| Equity / liabilities | 4.211 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AURA | Aura Biosciences, Inc. | 1/9 | -4.21 | — | — |
| AMGN | AMGEN INC | 6/9 | 0.14 | 25.1 | +10% |
| GILD | GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. | 7/9 | 3.28 | 18.7 | +2.4% |
| BIIB | BIOGEN INC. | 4/9 | — | 24.7 | +2.2% |
| NBIX | NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES INC | 5/9 | 6.21 | 35.4 | +21.4% |
| EXEL | EXELIXIS, INC. | 6/9 | 7.69 | 17.6 | +7% |
| QGEN | QIAGEN N.V. | 7/9 | 5.06 | 19.1 | +5.7% |
About Aura Biosciences, Inc.
Aura Biosciences, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company, develops precision therapies to treat solid tumors. The company's proprietary platform enables the targeting of a range of solid tumors using virus-like particles conjugated with drugs or loaded with nucleic acids to create virus-like drug conjugates. Its lead candidate is bel-sar, which is in late-stage clinical development for the treatment of patients with primary choroidal melanoma and other ocular oncology indications, as well as in early-stage clinical development in bladder cancer. It focuses on assessing the safety and efficacy of bel-sar in treating a range of other solid tumors, including bladder cancer. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
FAQ
Is AURA financially healthy?
Aura Biosciences, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 1/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does AURA pay a dividend?
No, Aura Biosciences, Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is AURA?
In FY2025, Aura Biosciences, Inc. had a return on equity of -77.6%.
What is the analyst price target for AURA?
The average Wall-Street price target for Aura Biosciences, Inc. is $18.80, about 142.6% above the recent price, from 5 analysts.
Is AURA a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Aura Biosciences, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 1/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.