IONS
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common Stock
Nasdaq · usd
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common Stock (IONS) trades at $43.11 (-1.82%) as of 12:24:25 PM EDT on Oct 23, 2026, -1.60% over the past month. Market cap is $7.3B, with 4.6 days to cover in short interest.
Stock performance
How Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common Stock (IONS) stock has performed from one day to one year, with its 52-week range.
- 1D
- -1.82%
- 1W
- +0.40%
- 1M
- -1.60%
- YTD
- -45.51%
- 1Y
- -39.16%
- 52-wk range
- $42.08 – $86.74
Key statistics
Today's trading snapshot for IONS: day range, open, previous close, volume and market cap.
- Day range
- $42.63 – $43.80
- Open
- $43.80
- Prev close
- $43.91
- Volume
- 745.51K
- Market cap
- $7.3B
- Shares out
- 166.18M
Valuation and profitability ratios: P/E, P/S, ROE
Valuation and profitability ratios for Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common Stock: P/E, P/S, P/B, ROE and more.
- P/E
- —
- P/S
- 8.35
- P/B
- 16.59
- P/FCF
- —
- ROE
- -128.5%
- ROA
- -18.9%
- Debt/Equity
- 3.01
- Div yield
- 0.00%
As of Oct 22, 2026
8-K filings
Material corporate events Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common Stock has disclosed to the SEC on Form 8-K.
- Deal agreementsOct 21, 2026
GSK licensed bepirovirsen from Ionis in 2019 under a collaborative development and licensing agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, Ionis has received an upfront payment, license fee and development and regulatory milestone payments and is eligible to receive additional regulatory and sales milestone payments as well as tiered royalties of 10-12% on net sales of bepirovirsen.
- Deal agreementsSep 23, 2026
Roche licensed sefaxersen from Ionis for the treatment of complement-mediated diseases. Under the terms of the agreement, Ionis received an upfront payment, license fee and development milestone payments and is eligible to receive regulatory and sales milestone payments as well as tiered royalties on net sales of sefaxersen.
- Material agreementsSep 4, 2026
In June 2026, Ionis entered into a license agreement with Recordati, a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in Italy, focused on specialty and rare diseases, under which Recordati obtained exclusive rights to develop and commercialize zilganersen in all countries outside the U.S.
- Business developmentsSep 4, 2026
Ionis announced that its partner, Novartis, reported that the pelacarsen Phase 3 Lp(a)HORIZON study ... did not meet its primary endpoint of reducing the risk of cardiovascular events ... compared to placebo. ... Pelacarsen demonstrated an acceptable safety profile.
- Earnings and performanceJul 29, 2026
On July 29, 2026, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the Company's financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. In addition to disclosing results that are determined in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"), the Company also discloses pro forma or non-GAAP results of operations, which are adjusted from GAAP to exclude non-cash compensation expense related to equity awards and the related tax effects.
IONS short interest
How heavily IONS is shorted: shares short, days to cover and average daily volume.
- Days to cover
- 4.6
- Short interest
- 22.51M
- Avg volume
- 4.88M
As of · reported to FINRA twice monthly.
IONS news
The latest news and headlines about Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common Stock (IONS).
- Alnylam Is Now Solidly Profitable. Why Are Investors Treating It Like a Broken Biotech?positiveThe Motley Fool· Oct 21, 2026
- NVS Wins FDA Nod for Label Expansion of Immunology Drug RhapsidopositiveZacks Investment Research· Oct 8, 2026
- Novartis Strengthens RNA Therapeutics Pipeline With $7.8B Abogen DealpositiveZacks Investment Research· Oct 5, 2026
- Royalty Pharma Owns a Piece of 16 Blockbuster Drugs -- Is the Stock a Buy?positiveThe Motley Fool· Oct 1, 2026
- 18 of 21 Analysts Still Think Alnylam Stock Is a Buy. Here's Why They're Right.positiveThe Motley Fool· Sep 28, 2026
Frequently asked questions
What is the Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common Stock (IONS) stock price today?
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common Stock (IONS) is trading at $43.11 (-1.82% on the day) as of 12:24:25 PM EDT on Oct 23, 2026. Prices are delayed at least 15 minutes; real-time quotes are available from the Massive API.
What is Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common Stock?
Ionis Pharmaceuticals is the leading developer of antisense technology to discover and develop novel drugs. Its broad clinical and preclinical pipeline targets a wide variety of diseases, with an emphasis on cardiovascular, metabolic, neurological, and rare diseases.
What is the short interest in IONS?
As of Sep 30, 2026, IONS has 22.51M shares short and 4.6 days to cover.
What exchange is IONS listed on?
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common Stock (IONS) trades on Nasdaq in USD, in the PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS industry.
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