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About Achieve Life Sciences Inc
Achieve Life Sciences, Inc., a late-stage pharmaceutical company, develops and commercializes cytisinicline for nicotine independence in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. The company offers cytisinicline, a naturally occurring alkaloid that interacts with nicotine receptors in the brain that reduces the severity of nicotine withdrawal symptoms. Read full Trend Edge analysis →
Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Biotechnology
Exchange: NASDAQ
IPO Date: October 13, 1995
Headquarters: 22722 29th Dr. SE, Bothell, WA, United States, 98021
Founder-Led: Yes — Richard Stewart (Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director)
Key Metrics
Current Price
$4.78
Market Cap
$492M
Float
87.2M
Shares Outstanding
102.7M
P/E (Forward)
35.34
Price/Sales (TTM)
5.09
vs. Analyst Target
+174.3% to analyst PT
Dividend Rate
None
Analyst Target Price
$13.11 (8 analysts)
Financial History
Annual Revenue & Earnings History
Year
Revenue
Net Income
Gross Profit
EBITDA
2020
N/A
-$14.7M
-$255,000
-$14.5M
2021
N/A
-$32.9M
-$250,000
-$32.8M
2022
N/A
-$41.9M
-$236,000
-$40.6M
2023
N/A
-$29.8M
-$228,000
-$26.7M
2024
N/A
-$39.8M
-$229,000
-$37.4M
2025
N/A
-$54.6M
-$228,000
-$54.7M
Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income
Quarter
Revenue
Net Income
Jun 2025
N/A
-$12.7M
Sep 2025
N/A
-$14.4M
Dec 2025
N/A
-$14.7M
Mar 2026
N/A
-$10.2M
Ownership & Float
Insider Ownership
0.9%
Institutional Ownership
61.0%
Short Float
7.9%
% of All Funds Holding
0.92%
Number of Funds Holding
76
Current Moving Averages
Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.
Timeframe
SMA
Value
Trend Context
Weekly
10-Week SMA
$4.28
Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly
40-Week SMA
$4.25
Medium-term trend
Weekly
80-Week SMA
$3.64
Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly
200-Week SMA
$4.27
Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly
10-Month SMA
$4.19
Near-term monthly trend
Monthly
20-Month SMA
$3.73
Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly
40-Month SMA
$4.42
Secular monthly trend
Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance
Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume
creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative
volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.
Price Level
Type
Volume Ratio
Age
$3.00
support
1.58x
0 months ago
Historical Earnings Reactions (121 events)
Timeframe
Avg Return
Median
Win Rate
Best
Worst
Gap
1.14%
0.06%
50.41%
69.80%
-11.32%
1 Day
0.06%
0.00%
45.45%
22.86%
-34.91%
1 Week
0.26%
0.19%
51.24%
37.36%
-38.68%
2 Weeks
2.74%
0.82%
50.00%
197.50%
-71.30%
1 Month
4.93%
0.00%
48.33%
259.72%
-82.61%
Next earnings: July 31, 2026 (63 days away)
Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns
Monthly Seasonality
Month
Avg Return
Win Rate
Samples
Jan
16.7%
64.5%
31
Feb
1.6%
51.6%
31
Mar
-3.7%
45.2%
31
Apr
7.7%
45.2%
31
May
2.9%
43.3%
30
Jun
-7.4%
33.3%
30
Jul
6.6%
60.0%
30
Aug
-4.4%
36.7%
30
Sep
-10.5%
40.0%
30
Oct
-7.2%
30.0%
30
Nov
7.7%
67.7%
31
Dec
-4.3%
48.4%
31
Day-of-Week Tendencies
Day
Avg Return
Win Rate
Samples
Monday
-0.11%
43.7%
1448
Tuesday
-0.04%
42.6%
1583
Wednesday
0.21%
43.7%
1580
Thursday
-0.12%
40.7%
1548
Friday
0.22%
45.9%
1544
Top Institutional Holders
Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.
Total institutional ownership: 61.0%
Insider Transactions — Smart Summary
Total insider ownership: 0.9%
Founder-led management: Richard Stewart (Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director)
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