HCWB — HCW Biologics Inc

Founder-Led

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Trend Edge Setup Score

Trend Edge rates HCWB Bearish with a Setup Score of 30, net conviction 21, actionability 42. How the Setup Score works →

Total Setup Score30
Directional BiasBearish
Net Conviction21
Actionability42 (in range)

Key signals behind this score

About HCW Biologics Inc

HCW Biologics Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on discovering and developing novel immunotherapies for chronic, low-grade inflammation, and diseases in the United States. Its lead products include HCW11-018b, a novel, tetra-valent T-Cell engager; HCW11-040, a multifunctional fusion molecule that is a combination of cytokines and pembrolizumab; and HCW9302, injectable and interleukin 2 (IL-2) fusion protein complex, which … Read full Trend Edge analysis →

Trend Edge Proprietary Indicators

Key Metrics

Current Price$2.52
Market Cap$4.7M
Float945K
Shares Outstanding1.6M
Price/Sales (TTM)0.71
vs. Analyst Target+1090.5% to analyst PT
Profit Margin-34.74%
Operating Margin (TTM)49.45%
Revenue (TTM)$6.6M
Dividend RateNone
Analyst Target Price$30.00 (1 analysts)

Financial History

Annual Revenue & Earnings History

YearRevenueNet IncomeGross ProfitEBITDA
2020 $4.1M -$5.8M $4.1M -$5.3M
2021 $4.1M -$12.9M -$543,598 -$12.3M
2022 $6.7M -$14.9M $2.6M -$14.1M
2023 $2.8M -$25.0M $560,360 -$23.6M
2024 $2.6M -$30.0M $959,403 -$27.7M
2025 $54,232 -$8.0M $10,846 -$5.7M

Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income

QuarterRevenueNet Income
Jun 2025 $6,550 -$1.9M
Sep 2025 $15,606 -$4.6M
Dec 2025 $27,010 $719,232
Mar 2026 $6.5M $4.1M

Ownership & Float

Insider Ownership10.7%
Institutional Ownership8.2%
Short Float3.2%
% of All Funds Holding0.14%
Number of Funds Holding12

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.

TimeframeSMAValueTrend Context
Weekly10-Week SMA$3.99Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly40-Week SMA$6.03Medium-term trend
Weekly80-Week SMA$23.57Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly200-Week SMA$202.03Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly10-Month SMA$5.60Near-term monthly trend
Monthly20-Month SMA$25.27Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly40-Month SMA$155.52Secular 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 LevelTypeVolume RatioAge
$34.00 resistance 1.50x 10 months ago
$259.00 resistance 1.76x 25 months ago

Historical Earnings Reactions (20 events)

TimeframeAvg ReturnMedianWin RateBestWorst
Gap 10.31% -0.56% 35.00% 229.38% -13.79%
1 Day 13.38% 1.90% 65.00% 262.02% -17.73%
1 Week 44.39% 0.22% 50.00% 757.57% -27.67%
2 Weeks 26.77% -2.14% 45.00% 514.24% -33.67%
1 Month 6.82% -1.94% 45.00% 226.41% -45.67%

Next earnings: November 2, 2026 (76 days away)

Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns

Monthly Seasonality

Insufficient historical data for monthly seasonality analysis (requires 7+ years of data).

Day-of-Week Tendencies

DayAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Monday 1.19% 36.7% 237
Tuesday -0.90% 36.9% 263
Wednesday -0.37% 41.6% 262
Thursday -0.62% 38.4% 255
Friday 1.24% 43.0% 256

Top Institutional Holders

Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.

Total institutional ownership: 8.2%

Insider Transactions — Smart Summary

Total insider ownership: 10.7%

Founder-led management: Hing C. Wong (Founder, CEO, Director & Secretary)

12-Month Insider Activity Summary

Total Filings6
Net Value+$259,995.58
Net Shares Change344,732
% of Float36.5%
C-Suite Filings4
Clusters Detected2

Key Insiders

NameTitleNet ValueFilingsActivity
GARRETT SCOTT T +$269,997.64 2 2 buy
Wong Hing C Chief Executive Officer +$219,997.845 2 2 buy
Byam Rebecca Chief Financial Officer +$20,000.175 1 1 buy
Flowers Lee SVP of Business Development +$19,997.56 1 1 buy

Transaction Clusters

PeriodFilingsInsidersNet ValueSeniority
2026-05-27 – 2026-05-27 3 3 +$430,000.25 2 C-suite
2026-07-31 – 2026-07-31 3 3 +$99,992.97 2 C-suite

Significant Filings

DateInsiderTitleNet ValuePrice After
2026-07-31 Wong Hing C Chief Executive Officer +$59,997.85 Transaction at $2.58, now -2.5%
2026-07-31 Flowers Lee SVP of Business Development +$19,997.56 Transaction at $2.58, now -2.5%
2026-07-31 GARRETT SCOTT T +$19,997.56 Transaction at $2.58, now -2.5%
2026-05-27 Wong Hing C Chief Executive Officer +$159,999.995 Transaction at $1.41, now +79.4%
2026-05-27 Byam Rebecca Chief Financial Officer +$20,000.175 Transaction at $1.41, now +79.4%
2026-05-27 GARRETT SCOTT T +$250,000.08 Transaction at $1.41, now +79.4%

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AI Consult Analysis

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