Avoro Capital Advisors Adds $19M in Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. ($XENE)

Key Points

  • Avoro Capital Advisors changed its Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. ($XENE) stake by 6.51% last quarter, boosting to 5,777,777 shares worth $302.87 million.
  • Wall Street's consensus rating on $XENE is Strong Buy and an average price target of $81.30.
  • $XENE last traded around $52.42.

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Avoro Capital Advisors increased its position in Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. ($XENE) by 6.51% during the most recent quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,777,777 shares of Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. after buying 353,333 shares during the quarter. Avoro Capital Advisors's holdings in Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. were worth $302.87 million as of its most recent filing.

Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. Stock Down 12.6%

Shares of Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. ($XENE) traded around $52.42 on Saturday, down 12.6% for the day.

Last price$52.42
Market cap$5.83B
Forward P/E-12.38
Beta0.63
52-week low$35.60
52-week high$72.66
50-day MA$63.02
200-day MA$52.29
Current ratio21.02
Quick ratio20.71
Debt-to-equity0.01

Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. Earnings

EPS (ttm)-$4.74
Revenue (ttm)
Net margin0%
Return on equity-43.62%
Next earningsNov 2, 2026

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ConsensusStrong Buy
Average target$81.30
High target$100
Low target$69
Analysts covering19

About Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc., a neuroscience-focused biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and delivery of therapeutics to treat patients with neurological and psychiatric disorders. Its product candidates include Azetukalner, a novel, potent Kv7 potassium channel opener which is in Phase 3 clinical development for the treatment of epilepsy, including focal onset seizures, and primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures, as well as neuropsychiatric disorders, such as major depressive disorder and bipolar depression. In addition, the company's Phase 1 Single Ascending Dose/Multiple Ascending Dose products include XEN1701 targeting the sodium channel and XEN1120 targeting the Kv7 potassium channel for the treatment of pain. The company has a license and collaboration agreement with Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. for the development of NBI-921355, a Nav1.2/1.6 sodium channel inhibitor that is in Phase 1 clinical trials for the treatment of certain types of epilepsy. Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada.

ExchangeNasdaqGM
SectorHealthcare
IndustryBiotechnology
HeadquartersBurnaby, BC
CEOMr. Ian C. Mortimer C.M.A., CPA, M.B.A.
Employees358

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