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Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. PRAX
Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. (PRAX) earns a Piotroski F-score of 2/9 (weak financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe 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
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | RBC Capital | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-08-07 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-08-06 | Needham | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-29 | BTIG | Buy (reit) |
| 2026-07-13 | Goldman Sachs | Buy (init) |
| 2026-06-29 | Needham | Buy (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
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 · 2/9 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 · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.588 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -1.215 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.348 |
| Equity / liabilities | 14.692 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRAX | Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. | 2/9 | 12.98 | — | — |
| JNJ | JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 4/9 | — | 22.9 | +6% |
| LLY | ELI LILLY & Co | 7/9 | — | 55.1 | +44.7% |
| MRK | Merck & Co., Inc. | 4/9 | — | 17.4 | +1.3% |
| PFE | PFIZER INC | 4/9 | — | 17.8 | -1.6% |
| ABBV | AbbVie Inc. | 7/9 | -0.34 | 105.9 | +8.6% |
| BMY | BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO | 7/9 | — | 16.7 | -0.2% |
About Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc.
Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development of therapies for central nervous system (CNS) disorders characterized by neuronal excitation-inhibition imbalance in the United States. The company's platforms include Cerebrum, a small molecule platform for CNS small molecule therapies to develop orally available precision therapies; and Solidus to discover and develop antisense oligonucleotide. It also develops ulixacaltamide, a small molecule inhibitor of T-type calcium channels that in NDA for the treatment of essential tremor; relutrigine, a small molecule, which is in NDA for the treatment of SCN2A- and SCN8A-developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEE), as well as in Phase 3 trial for broad DEEs; vormatrigine, a small molecule targeting the hyperexcitable state of sodium-channels in the brain that is in Phase 3 trial for the treatment of adjunctive focal epilepsy, as well as in Phase 2 trial for monotherapy focal epilepsy; and Elsunersen, a clinical-stage ASO designed to selectively decrease SCN2A gene expression, which is in Phase 3 trial for the treatment of SCN2A-DEE. In addition, the company is developing product candidates in pre-clinical trial comprising PRAX-020 to treat KCNT1; PRAX-080 that targets PCDH19 mosaic expression disorders; PRAX-090 for targeting SYNGAP1 loss-of-function; and PRAX-100 that targets SCN2A LoF mutations. It has a cooperation and license agreement with RogCon Inc.; research collaboration, option, and license agreement with Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and research collaboration and license agreement to develop an iontophoretic transdermal patch for the delivery of ulixacaltamide. The company was formerly known as EpiPM Therapeutics, Inc. and changed its name to Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. in October 2016. Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
FAQ
Is PRAX financially healthy?
Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 2/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does PRAX pay a dividend?
No, Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is PRAX?
In FY2025, Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. had a return on equity of -34.5%.
What is the analyst price target for PRAX?
The average Wall-Street price target for Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. is $623.68, about 61.4% above the recent price, from 19 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is PRAX a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 2/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe 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.