Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock(AQST)
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- 52-Week Range
- $2.93 – $7.55
- YTD
- -41.71%
- IV Rank (30D)
- 70.92
- Straddle Price
- $0.88
- P/C Vol Ratio
- 1.21
- Market Cap
- $0.5B
A blended fair-value estimate combining up to six valuation methods. Each method is weighted by how well it fits the company — DCF down-weights for unprofitable names; DDM only fires for steady dividend payers; comparables down-weight when peer multiples disagree.
- DCF (quality-aware) — projects free cash flow with a horizon that scales to business quality. True compounders (quality 6/6) get 10 years explicit + 10 years fade before terminal; cyclical/struggling names (quality 0-1) get a 5-year terminal cliff. Quality is scored from ROE, gross margin, growth, FCF margin, debt load, and FCF consistency — the same factors that drive market premium for compounders.
- Market-Implied Growth (in Model Inputs) — reverse-DCF that answers "what growth rate is the market pricing in?". Lets you sanity-check the deviation: if implied growth is plausible for the business, the model's bearish flag may be wrong; if implausible, the market may be over-extrapolating.
- DDM (Gordon Growth Dividend Model) — values the stream of future dividends. Only used when trailing yield ≥ 2% and dividend payments are stable — below that the dividend is a token payout and Gordon (which values only the dividend stream) systematically underprices growth names, so those route to DCF + comparables + market anchor instead.
- P/E, EV/EBITDA, P/B, P/S — applies the peer-group median multiple to this company's per-share metric. Peers come from the same set as the "Related symbols" card. Earnings/sales metrics are forward-tilted by the company's recent revenue growth (capped at 25%) so they're comparable to peers' growth-embedded multiples — mimics how analysts use NTM rather than TTM. Per-multiple weights are biased by company quality (e.g. P/B down-weighted for asset-light tech).
- Market Anchor (SMA50) — the 50-day moving average, weighted by recent trading-range stability (tighter Bollinger bands → higher weight). Captures information fundamentals miss (forward consensus, sentiment, supply/demand) — but only when recent trading is steady enough that the market has converged on a view. During wild breakouts or breakdowns the anchor's weight collapses.
- Options Expected (B-L 30d) — the risk-neutral expected stock price at 30-day options expiration, derived from the full implied-volatility surface via Breeden-Litzenberger (second derivative of call price wrt strike → implied PDF, then E[S_T]). Forward-looking, captures all options-implied information (smile, skew, term structure) in one number. Weighted by chain liquidity. SP500-only at present (pre-computed daily). Backtest evidence: adds modest alpha across most bucket × holding combos.
- Blended value — weighted average. Confidence reflects how many methods fired and how tight peer dispersion is.
- Deviation pill — green when blended FV ≥ 10% above current price (undervalued); red when ≥ 10% below; grey otherwise.
| 10-yr Treasury (rf) | 4.71% |
| Beta vs SPY | 1.00 |
| Cost of Equity (CAPM) | 10.21% (VRP-adj) |
| WACC | 9.83% |
| Volatility Risk Premium | +115.3pp (IV − HV30), ERP adj +50bps |
| Effective Tax Rate | 21.0% |
| Rev. Growth (YoY, DCF input) | +30.0% |
| DCF Horizon | 10 years explicit + fade |
| Forward Tilt (NTM/TTM) | ×1.10 (applied to P/E, EV/EBITDA, P/S) |
| Free Cash Flow (TTM) | $-0.0B |
| Return on Equity (TTM) | 202.4% |
| Book / Price | -8.3% |
| Gross Margin (TTM) | 63.5% |
| FCF Margin (TTM) | -88.2% |
| Quality Score | 3/6 — normal (10y DCF) |
| SMA 50 | $4.17 (Market Anchor value) |
| SMA 20 / Bollinger Mid | $4.06 |
| Bollinger Width / SMA20 | 442.5% (drives anchor stability) |
| Net Debt | $-0.1B |
| Market Cap | $0B |
| Method | Implied Price | Weight | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| DCF | n/a | 0% | |
| DDM (Gordon) | n/a | 0% | |
| Peer P/E | n/a | 0% | |
| Peer EV/EBITDA | n/a | 0% | |
| Peer P/B | n/a | 0% | median 7.7× · 6 peers |
| Peer P/S | $113.63 | 100% | median 225.7× · 4 peers |
| Market Anchor (SMA50) | $4.17 | 0% | stability 0% (BB-width) |
| Options Expected (B-L 30d) | n/a | 0% |
- Industry (SIC)
- PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS (2834)
- Exchange
- XNAS
- Market Cap
- $0.5B
Aquestive Therapeutics Inc is a specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in developing and commercializing differentiated products to meet medical needs. Its later-stage product pipeline focuses on the treatment of diseases of the Central Nervous System (CNS), and an earlier-stage pipeline for the treatment of severe allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis. Its commercial product portfolio includes Suboxone, Emylif, Ondif, and Sympazan. The product pipeline includes Libervant Buccal Film, AQST-108. The majority of its revenue comes from the United States.
Each spoke is this symbol's rank within its sector (0–100; the dotted ring marks the sector median at 50). Higher is more constructive for a long. One spoke — News sentiment — is an absolute reading, not a sector rank. Grayed spokes have no data. A fuller shape is a summary, not a recommendation.
| Month | Avg Return | Years of Data |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | -14.25% | 6 |
| Feb | +3.22% | 6 |
| Mar | +14.15% | 6 |
| Apr | -6.36% | 6 |
| May | +3.82% | 6 |
| Jun | -7.96% | 6 |
| Jul | +11.18% | 6 |
| Aug | +17.70% | 5 |
| Sep | +7.34% | 5 |
| Oct | +6.52% | 5 |
| Nov | +8.76% | 5 |
| Dec | -17.06% | 5 |
Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.
- SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
- EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
- MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
- ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
- +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
- RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
- Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
- Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.
Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.
- Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
- OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
- Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
- ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
- HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.
Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →
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Data Summary
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| Earnings Date | Timing | Expected Move | Actual Move | Ratio | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-06 | Pre-Market | 59.27% | 7.90% | 0.13x | Within |
| 2024-11-04 | After-Close | 19.91% | 11.67% | 0.59x | Within |
| 2025-01-13 | Pre-Market | 48.70% | 0.97% | 0.02x | Within |
| 2025-03-05 | Pre-Market | 24.91% | 2.20% | 0.09x | Within |
| 2025-05-12 | Pre-Market | 14.34% | 3.03% | 0.21x | Within |
| 2025-08-11 | Pre-Market | 45.22% | 2.84% | 0.06x | Within |
| 2025-11-05 | Pre-Market | 19.74% | 1.32% | 0.07x | Within |
| 2026-03-04 | Pre-Market | 14.46% | 4.94% | 0.34x | Within |
| 2026-05-13 | Pre-Market | 11.42% | 3.37% | 0.30x | Within |
- IV Rank (30D)
- 70.92
- IV Rank (7D)
- 70.92
- Avg IV
- 190.0%
- Straddle (30D)
- $0.88
- Straddle (7D)
- $0.88
- P/C Volume
- 1.21
Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →
score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.
RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.
- RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
- MACD crossover + histogram trend
- Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
- Stochastic %K <20 / >80
- Williams %R <−80 / >−20
- Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
- Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
- BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
- IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
- IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
- Min open interest across all legs
- OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05
score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →
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IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol pointsHow much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.
- Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
- Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
- Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
- Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each sideWhich side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.
- Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
- Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
- Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
- Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:
- High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
- Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
- Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.
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- Beta (1Y vs SPY)
- 1.11
- Correlation (SPY)
- 16.6%
- R²
- 0.03
- Ann. Volatility
- 84.7%
- SPY Volatility
- 12.7%
Above average volatility - stock moves with market amplification
Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.
- Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
- Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
- % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
- Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.
Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.
| # | Filer | Notional Value | % of Total | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Custodian | $7.94M | 52.32% | 2026-03-31 |
| 2 | GROUP ONE TRADING LLC Custodian | $2.74M | 18.04% | 2026-03-31 |
| 3 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Custodian | $2.72M | 17.95% | 2026-03-31 |
| 4 | SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC Custodian | $786.01K | 5.18% | 2026-03-31 |
| 5 | JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Custodian | $551.95K | 3.64% | 2026-03-31 |
| 6 | IMC-Chicago, LLC Custodian | $435.75K | 2.87% | 2026-03-31 |
| # | Filer | Notional Value | % of Total | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Custodian | $2.67M | 65.38% | 2026-03-31 |
| 2 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Custodian | $1.05M | 25.66% | 2026-03-31 |
| 3 | JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Custodian | $157.70K | 3.87% | 2026-03-31 |
| 4 | IMC-Chicago, LLC Custodian | $90.06K | 2.21% | 2026-03-31 |
| 5 | GROUP ONE TRADING LLC Custodian | $71.80K | 1.76% | 2026-03-31 |
| 6 | SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC Custodian | $45.65K | 1.12% | 2026-03-31 |
| Filed | Reporter | Role | Action | Shares | Avg Price | Net $ | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | Daniel Barber | President and CEO | Sell (S) | −25,000 | $4.01 | -$100.2K | EDGAR |
| 2026-06-24 | Julie Krop | Director | Mixed | — | $2.86 | -$107.6K | EDGAR |
| 2026-06-16 | Daniel Barber | President and CEO | Sell (S) | −25,000 | $4.16 | -$104.0K | EDGAR |
| 2026-06-12 | Marco Taglietti | Director | Grant (A) | +50,500 opt | — | EDGAR | |
| 2026-06-12 | Abigail L. Jenkins | Director | Grant (A) | −50,500 opt | — | EDGAR | |
| 2026-06-12 | Julie Krop | Director | Grant (A) | +50,500 opt | — | EDGAR | |
| 2026-06-12 | TIMOTHY E MORRIS | Director | Grant (A) | +50,500 opt | — | EDGAR | |
| 2026-06-12 | John Cochran | Director | Award (A) | — | — | EDGAR | |
| 2026-06-12 | GREGORY B BROWN | Director | Award (A) | — | — | EDGAR | |
| 2026-06-09 | Sherry Korczynski | Chief Commercial Officer | Tax (F) | −2,714 | — | EDGAR | |
| 2026-05-19 | Thomas A. Zalewski | Chief Legal Officer | Award (A) | +100,000 | — | EDGAR | |
| 2026-05-18 | Melina Cioffi | SVP, Regulatory Affairs | Tax (F) | −1,667 | $4.17 | -$7.0K | EDGAR |
| 2026-05-18 | Daniel Barber | President and CEO | Sell (S) | −8,257 | $4.29 | -$35.4K | EDGAR |
| 2026-05-11 | LORI J BRAENDER | Corporate Secretary | Tax (F) | −135,690 | $4.23 | -$574.0K | EDGAR |
| 2026-05-07 | Daniel Barber | President and CEO | Tax (F) | −335,922 | $4.18 | -$1.40M | EDGAR |
| # | Insider | Role | Shares | Disclosed Exposure | Lifetime OM Net | Filings | Last Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bratton Capital Inc. | 10%+ Owner | 3,481,332 | $13.09M | $0 | 1 | 2021-03-16 |
| 2 | Monoline Partners, L.P. | 10%+ Owner | 2,324,162 | $8.74M | $9.90M | 1 | 2018-07-26 |
| 3 | Alexander Mark Schobel | Chief Innovation/Tech Officer | 980,726 | $3.69M | -$1.54M | 41 | 2024-10-02 |
| 4 | Keith J Kendall | CEO and President | 637,149 | $2.40M | -$134.1K | 30 | 2022-03-14 |
| 5 | Daniel Barber | President and CEO | 610,574 | $2.30M | -$1.44M | 25 | 2026-07-17 |
| 6 | Stephen Wargacki | Chief Science Officer | 363,555 | $1.37M | $0 | 8 | 2025-03-11 |
| 7 | A ERNEST JR TOTH | Chief Financial Officer | 283,460 | $1.07M | -$243.1K | 13 | 2026-05-07 |
| 8 | Carl N Kraus | Chief Medical Officer | 282,475 | $1.06M | -$141.9K | 6 | 2025-10-17 |
| 9 | Peter E. Boyd | Chief People Officer | 281,731 | $1.06M | -$323.4K | 23 | 2026-05-07 |
| 10 | Melina Cioffi | SVP, Regulatory Affairs | 273,200 | $1.03M | -$105.6K | 4 | 2026-05-18 |
What is Form 144? A notice of intent to sell restricted or control stock under Rule 144. Affiliates (officers, directors, 10%+ owners) and holders of restricted shares must file Form 144 when planning to sell more than 5,000 shares or $50,000 in any 3-month rolling window.
How it relates to Form 4: Form 144 is filed before the trade (up to 90 days in advance); Form 4 is filed within 2 business days after the trade executes. Not every Form 144 results in a sale — the filer may cancel or delay. Look for the corresponding Form 4 on the Insider Activity card to confirm a sale actually happened.
10b5-1 plans: Trades made under a pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plan are not discretionary — they execute automatically on dates set months earlier, regardless of news. High 10b5-1 percentages mean less per-filing signal value, though cumulative selling volume still matters.
"Notice value": Aggregate market value the filer wrote into the Form 144 — i.e. the size of the planned sale, not necessarily the executed dollars. Amendments (Form 144/A) and post-cancellation refilings can inflate this if you sum naively; the rollup above excludes filings with zero stated value.
Source & freshness: Sourced from public Form 144 filings. Refreshed daily; new filings typically appear here the morning after they are filed.
| Filed | Filer | Role | Shares | Notice Value | Planned Sale | Broker | Plan | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | Daniel Barber | Officer | 25,000 | $101.0K | 2026-07-15 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC … | 10b5-1 | EDGAR |
| 2026-06-23 | JULIE KROP | Director | 25,000 | $118.0K | 2026-06-23 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC … | 10b5-1 | EDGAR |
| 2026-06-15 | Daniel Barber | Officer | 25,000 | $104.2K | 2026-06-15 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC … | 10b5-1 | EDGAR |
| 2026-05-15 | Daniel Barber | Officer | 8,257 | $39.1K | 2026-05-15 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC … | 10b5-1 | EDGAR |
| 2025-11-17 | Carl N. Kraus | Affiliate | 53,100 | $286.2K | 2025-11-17 | J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | — | EDGAR |
| 2025-10-15 | Carl N. Kraus | Officer | 40,544 | $278.9K | 2025-10-15 | J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | — | EDGAR |
| 2025-10-15 | CASSIE JUNG | Officer | 67,575 | $464.9K | 2025-10-15 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC … | 10b5-1 | EDGAR |
| 2025-10-15 | Peter Boyd | Officer | 10,000 | $70.0K | 2025-10-15 | Merrill | 10b5-1 | EDGAR |
| 2025-09-29 | Peter Boyd | Officer | 10,000 | $63.0K | 2025-09-26 | Merrill | 10b5-1 | EDGAR |
| 2025-09-26 | DANIEL BARBER | Director, Officer | 91,343 | $480.5K | 2025-09-26 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC … | 10b5-1 | EDGAR |
| # | ETF | Provider | Weight | $ Exposure | ETF AUM | As Of |
|---|
Quarterly filings sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K reports. TTM tiles aggregate the most recent four quarters; bars show the last ~12 quarters oldest → newest.
- Revenue — top-line sales. Look for consistent YoY growth; seasonal businesses need same-quarter comparisons (Q4 '24 vs Q4 '23).
- Net Income — bottom-line profit after all expenses. Can be volatile from one-time items; red bars = net loss.
- Diluted EPS — net income per share assuming options/converts are exercised. Direct input to the P/E ratio.
- Operating Cash Flow — cash generated from core operations, before capex and financing. Harder to manipulate than net income; growing OCF is a quality signal.
- Sequential growth — quarter-over-quarter trend. Accelerating bars are a momentum signal.
- YoY growth — compare to the same quarter a year earlier to remove seasonality.
- Quality — OCF should roughly track Net Income over time. Large divergence (net income ≫ OCF) flags accruals risk.
- Margins — scan the bar ratios: Net Income / Revenue tells you margin trend without needing a separate chart.
TTM (trailing-twelve-month) smooths seasonality and is used for the P/E calculation. Filings appear 30–90 days after the period closes.
| P/B Ratio | -13.7 |
| P/S Ratio | 9.3 |
| EV/EBITDA | -6.8 |
| TTM Revenue | $0.1B |
| TTM Net Income | $-0.1B |
| TTM EPS | $-0.62 |
| ROE | 202.4% |
| Debt/Equity | -1.14 |