Ovid Therapeutics Inc. (OVID) Stock Price & Analysis

Ovid Therapeutics Inc. (OVID) closed at USD 2.45 on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, up 8.41% on the day. The US market is currently closed; this is not a live price.

The prior close was USD 2.26; the Oct 28, 2026 session ranged USD 2.21–2.5 on volume of 2,052,841 shares. Market capitalization is $478.48M, with a 52-week range of USD 1.18–3.11 (NCM). Source: Nexqual, retrieved October 29, 2026 at 01:13 UTC.

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Key facts (OVID)

Financials (SEC 10-K; TTM = last four 10-Q/10-K quarters) (OVID)

USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025TTM
Revenue$208M$1.5M$392K$566K$7.3M$1.6M
Operating income$124M-$55.5M-$59.3M-$61.9M-$42.4M-$58.4M
Net income$123M-$54.2M-$52.3M-$26.4M-$17.4M-$34.5M
EPS (diluted)$1.76-$0.77-$0.74———
Free cash flow$118M-$56.5M-$45.8M-$56.0M-$38.3M—
Operating margin59.6%-3696.4%-15122.7%-10933.7%-585.2%-3686.7%
Net margin58.9%-3604.7%-13351.8%-4670.1%-240.1%-2178.9%
Revenue growth+1551.6%-99.3%-73.9%+44.4%+1181.3%—
Cash + short-term investments$188M$129M$106M$53.1M$90.4M—

Fiscal years end Dec. EPS is split-adjusted.

Valuation (price ÷ last four quarters, through Jun 30, 2026) (OVID)

P/S 302.3x · P/B 2.3x · Earnings yield -7.21%

Analysts (OVID)

Consensus Buy (mean 2.00 on a 1–5 scale), 13 analysts; mean target USD 6.4 (low 4, high 9).

Rating changes, last 120 days:

DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
2026-10-15Wolfe ResearchInitiatedOutperform$5
2026-10-09Cantor FitzgeraldInitiatedOverweight
2026-10-06GuggenheimInitiatedBuy$7
2026-10-05GuggenheimInitiatedBuy$7
2026-09-11HC Wainwright & Co.Target raisedBuy$4 → $5
2026-08-03OppenheimerTarget raisedOutperform$7 → $9

Total return (dividends reinvested) (OVID)

1Y (from 2025-10-29)5Y (from 2021-10-25)
Total return+55.9%-27.9%
S&P 500 (SPY)+13.2%+79.8%
Per year+56.3%-6.3%
Volatility (annualized)74.1%96.6%
Max drawdown-27.4% (Apr 2026→Oct 2026)-93.2% (Sep 2023→May 2025)

OVID earnings history and stock reaction

Results filedQuarterEPSConsensusSurpriseStock reaction
Mar 18, 2026Quarter ended Dec 31, 2025$0.06−$0.10Beat +$0.16+14.4%
Nov 12, 2025Quarter ended Sep 30, 2025−$0.17−$0.15Miss −13.3%-11.1%
May 13, 2025————-2.3%
Mar 11, 2025————+2.0%
May 14, 2024————+9.9%
Mar 8, 2024————-7.3%
Nov 3, 2023————-7.9%
Aug 4, 2023————-1.8%

EPS as reported against the analyst consensus before the release; surprise uses the cent-rounded figures shown (in dollars when EPS and consensus have opposite signs). Stock reaction = close before the results to close after (the first close following a release after the bell or before the open).

OVID recent SEC filings (last 120 days)

FiledFormWhat it says
Aug 14, 2026Schedule 13G/AADAR1 Capital Management, LLC, ADAR1 Capital Management GP, LLC: 5.1% of shares, passive 5%+ holder (amended)
Aug 14, 2026Schedule 13G/ARA Capital Management, L.P., Peter Kolchinsky: 9.9% of shares, passive 5%+ holder (amended)
Aug 14, 2026Schedule 13G/AEventide Asset Management, LLC, Finny Kuruvilla, M.D., Ph. D.: 6.3% of shares, passive 5%+ holder (amended)
Aug 14, 2026Schedule 13G/ABALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P., BAM GP LLC: 5.0% of shares, passive 5%+ holder (amended)
Aug 13, 2026Schedule 13G/AAffinity Asset Advisors, LLC, Michael Cho: 7.9% of shares, passive 5%+ holder (amended)
Aug 13, 202610-QQuarterly report · period ended Jun 30, 2026
Aug 13, 20268-KCurrent report
Jul 29, 2026Schedule 13GBlackRock, Inc.: 5.8% of shares, passive 5%+ holder
Jul 8, 2026Schedule 13G/AFederated Hermes, Inc., Voting Shares Irrevocable Trust: 4.2% of shares, passive 5%+ holder (amended)
Jul 8, 20268-KDirector or executive officer change, or pay arrangement
“Executive Transition On July 5, 2026, Ovid Therapeutics Inc. (the "Company") and Jeffrey Rona, who served as the Company's Chief Business and Financial Officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer and secretary, mutually agreed to Mr. Rona's transition from such roles with the Company, effective July 6, 2026 (the "Separation Date"). In connection with Mr. Rona's departure, the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") appointed Charles Carter, the Company's Senior Vice President of Finance…”

Source: SEC EDGAR. Quotes are the opening words of each item as filed; each form links to the filing. Insider Form 4 filings are listed in the insider sections.

OVID suppliers, customers and competitors (named in its 10-K)

RelationshipCompanySentence in the filing
PartnerMarinus Pharmaceuticals“In March 2022, we entered into an exclusive patent license agreement with Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Marinus") ("Marinus License Agreement").”
PartnerGensaic“We also entered into a collaboration agreement with Gensaic (the "Gensaic Collaboration Agreement") to potentially develop up to three genetic medicines for neurological indications of interest to us, harnessing Gensaic's proprietary tissue-selective intracellular delivery platform.”

Quoted from the company's 10-K filed Mar 18, 2026.

OVID company outlook (results filed Mar 18, 2026)

Quoted word-for-word from the SEC 8-K results press release.

OVID analyst estimates and revisions

PeriodEPS estimate90 days agoChangeRevenue estimateAnalysts
Current quarter (ends Sep 2026)$-0.08$-0.11+$0.02$26,3109
Next quarter (ends Dec 2026)$-0.08$-0.11+$0.03$75,7709
Current fiscal year (ends Dec 2026)$-0.36$-0.44+$0.08$791,6209
Next fiscal year (ends Dec 2027)$-0.37$-0.45+$0.09$325,6209

OVID options: expected move

Options price a move of about ±24.9% (±$0.60) by Nov 20, 2026, which includes earnings on Nov 11, 2026. Over the last 8 reports the stock moved ±7.1% on average.

ExpirationDaysATM implied volatilityExpected move
Nov 20, 202623121.0%±24.9%
Jan 15, 202779122.7%±45.6%
Apr 16, 2027170106.6%±57.1%

30-day implied volatility 119.7% vs 64.5% realized over the last 30 trading days. Put/call ratio (volume) 2.2. Cboe delayed quotes (15 min). Expected move = at-the-money straddle.

Key Statistics (as of October 29, 2026 at 01:13 UTC)

PriceUSD 2.45
Change▲ 8.41% (up)
Previous CloseUSD 2.26
OpenUSD 2.26
Day RangeUSD 2.21 – 2.5
52-Week RangeUSD 1.18 – 3.11
Volume2,052,841 shares
Market Cap$478.48M
ExchangeNCM

Technical Analysis (OVID)

Nexqual's technical model rates OVID "STRONG SELL" based on 0 bullish and 5 bearish signals across 126 daily candles, as of October 29, 2026 at 01:13 UTC.

Overall SignalSTRONG SELL
RSI (14)44.86 (neutral)
vs SMA50Below (USD 2.56)
MACD-0.08 (negative)

Analyst Ratings (OVID)

Wall Street analysts rate OVID "Buy" based on 13 analysts, with a mean price target of USD 6.4 (range USD 4–9), per Nexqual as of October 29, 2026 at 01:13 UTC.

Consensus RatingBuy
Analyst Count13
Mean TargetUSD 6.4
High TargetUSD 9
Low TargetUSD 4
Buy / Hold / Sell13 / 0 / 0

Earnings (OVID)

Next Earnings Date2026-11-11
EPS EstimateUSD -0.08
Revenue Estimate$26,310

Recent Earnings History

QuarterActual vs Estimate
2026-06-30USD -0.08 vs est -0.1 ▲ beat
2026-03-31USD -0.12 vs est -0.11 ▼ miss
2025-12-31USD 0.06 vs est -0.1 ▲ beat
2025-09-30USD -0.17 vs est -0.15 ▼ miss

Source: Nexqual, October 29, 2026 at 01:13 UTC.

Financials & Fundamentals (OVID)

Total Revenue$1.58M
Revenue Growth (latest quarter, YoY)-88.30%
Gross Margin+100.00%
Operating Margin-2100.68%
Profit Margin+0.00%
ROE-25.96%
Debt / Equity0.06
Current Ratio12.39
Total Cash$117.22M
Total Debt$12.71M
Free Cash Flow (fiscal year ended Dec 2025, SEC 10-K)-$38.33M (-528.6% of revenue)

Source: Nexqual, October 29, 2026 at 01:13 UTC.

Financial Health Score (OVID)

Nexqual rates Ovid Therapeutics Inc.'s overall financial health "Weak" across five dimensions, as of October 29, 2026 at 01:13 UTC.

GrowthMixed — No data
ProfitabilityCritical — Heavily loss-making — early-stage company
Balance SheetStrong — $117M cash vs $13M debt, net cash position
Cash FlowWeak — FCF negative: -$38M (FY ended Dec 2025, 10-K), burning cash
EfficiencyCritical — ROE -16%, ROA -14.9% (last 4 quarters, SEC)

Ownership (OVID)

Insider Ownership+6.72%
Institutional Ownership+80.42%
Shares Outstanding195.30M
Float163.39M
Short % of Float+10.59%

Source: Nexqual, October 29, 2026 at 01:13 UTC.

Leadership (OVID)

Ovid Therapeutics Inc. is led by Margaret Alexander, CEO, President & Director, per Nexqual as of October 29, 2026 at 01:13 UTC.

CEO, President & DirectorMargaret Alexander
Co-Founder & Executive ChairmanJeremy Max Levin Ba Zoology, Dphil, M.D., Mb Bchir
CFO, Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer & SecretaryCharles Ross Carter M.B.A., M.S.
Chief Scientific OfficerZhong Zhong
Senior Vice President of Clinical DevelopmentJulia Tsai

Major Backers & Investors (OVID)

Notable institutional backers of Ovid Therapeutics Inc. include Jupiter Topco LLC, Eventide Asset Management LLC, RA Capital Management, L.P., according to Nexqual as of October 29, 2026 at 01:13 UTC.

Active Investors

InvestorStake
Jupiter Topco LLC10.62%
Eventide Asset Management LLC6.05%
RA Capital Management, L.P.5.38%
Affinity Asset Advisors, Llc5.19%
Adar1 Capital Management, LLC 3.8%
Balyasny Asset Management LP3.44%
Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C.3.16%

Index Funds (Passive)

FundStake
BlackRock5.54%
State Street4.05%
Vanguard Group3.97%

Source: Nexqual, October 29, 2026 at 01:13 UTC.

From Ovid Therapeutics Inc.'s Latest SEC 10-K Filing (filed 2026-03-18)

Key Strengths & Strategy (as disclosed to the SEC)

Partnerships

Legal & Regulatory Risks (Item 1A, quoted)

Source: SEC EDGAR 10-K, official filing. Curated by Nexqual.

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