CYTK
Cytokinetics (CYTK)
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  • $9.1B
    Market Cap
  • 15.15%
    1-Year Change
  • Biotechnology
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  • Earnings Score: 37
  • Momentum Score: 47
  • True Yield: N/A
  • Financial Health Score: 57
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Cytokinetics Announces Four Upcoming Presentations at the HFSA Annual Scientific Meeting 2026

Cytokinetics announced four presentations at the Heart Failure Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting in October 2026, including two late-breaking clinical research presentations on aficamten (MYQORZO) for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The company plans to submit a Supplemental New Drug Application for aficamten in non-obstructive HCM in Q4 2026 following positive Phase 3 trial results.

10/02/2026, 7:30 AM • GlobeNewswire

AbbVie vs. Bristol Myers Squibb: Which Healthcare Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?

AbbVie and Bristol Myers Squibb are compared as pharmaceutical investment options for 2026. AbbVie is recommended as the better buy due to its successful immunology franchise with Skyrizi and Rinvoq driving growth, diversification into aesthetics and neuroscience, and having navigated its patent cliff challenges. Bristol Myers Squibb, while cheaper on valuation metrics and maintaining strong profit margins, faces revenue stagnation, legal uncertainties from a Celgene acquisition lawsuit, and is still working through its own portfolio transition challenges.

09/18/2026, 9:15 AM • The Motley Fool

Cytokinetics to Participate in September Investor Conferences

Cytokinetics announced that management will participate in multiple investor conferences in September 2026. The company highlighted positive results from its ACACIA-HCM Phase 3 clinical trial for aficamten in non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (nHCM), with plans to submit a Supplemental New Drug Application in Q4 2026. The trial demonstrated statistically significant improvements in both patient-reported and physician-assessed endpoints.

09/02/2026, 4:00 PM • GlobeNewswire

Cytokinetics Announces Additional Results from ACACIA-HCM and MAPLE-HCM Presented in Late Breaking Clinical Trial Session at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2026

Cytokinetics presented additional clinical trial results for aficamten (MYQORZO) at the ESC Congress 2026. ACACIA-HCM data showed aficamten improved cardiac structure and diastolic function in non-obstructive HCM patients beyond exercise capacity improvements. MAPLE-HCM analysis demonstrated aficamten outperformed metoprolol across different pre-trial treatment groups in obstructive HCM patients. The company plans to submit a Supplemental New Drug Application for non-obstructive HCM in Q4 2026.

08/29/2026, 10:30 AM • GlobeNewswire

Insider Transaction: Cytokinetics CEO Robert Blum Sells 7,500 Shares for $575,700

Cytokinetics CEO Robert Blum exercised 7,500 stock options at a strike price of $10.60 and sold them at a weighted-average price of $76.76, generating $575,700. Despite the sale, Blum retains substantial equity holdings of 377,820 direct shares and 4,166 indirect shares, indicating continued alignment with shareholders. Analysts view the transaction as routine profit-taking given the stock's 100% gain over the past 12 months, with 91% of analysts rating the stock a buy and a median price target of $107.50.

08/22/2026, 5:22 PM • The Motley Fool

Cytokinetics to Announce Second Quarter Results on August 6, 2026

Cytokinetics announced it will report second quarter 2026 results on August 6, 2026, followed by a conference call at 4:30 PM ET. The company highlighted positive topline results from its ACACIA-HCM Phase 3 trial of aficamten in non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients and plans to discuss findings with regulatory authorities.

07/23/2026, 4:00 PM • GlobeNewswire

What This Cytokinetics Insider Sale Might Mean With the Stock Up 110%

Cytokinetics CEO Robert Blum sold 7,500 shares at $82.02 per share after exercising options at $10.60, generating $615,150 in proceeds. The sale represents only 2% of his total equity holdings, with the CEO retaining 381,986 shares and 186,745 options. The transaction appears to be routine diversification following the company's successful MYQORZO drug launch, which generated $4.8 million in first-quarter revenue and has been prescribed to approximately 680 patients by over 275 doctors.

07/14/2026, 5:20 PM • The Motley Fool

Cytokinetics Announces Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

Cytokinetics granted stock options, restricted stock units (RSUs), and performance stock units (PSUs) to 12 newly hired employees as material inducements to employment. The grants include 24,784 stock options at $71.38 per share, 16,429 RSUs vesting over 3 years, and 2,242 PSUs tied to performance goals. The awards were granted in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

06/17/2026, 4:00 PM • GlobeNewswire

Cytokinetics to Participate in June Investor Conferences

Cytokinetics announced that its management team will participate in two major investor conferences in June 2026: the Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference on June 3 and the Goldman Sachs 47th Annual Global Healthcare Conference on June 8. The company will host fireside chats at both events, with live webcasts available on its investor relations website.

05/27/2026, 4:00 PM • GlobeNewswire

Cytokinetics Announces Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(C)(4)

Cytokinetics granted stock options to purchase 20,807 shares and 13,793 RSUs to 8 newly hired employees on May 15, 2026 as material inducements to employment. The stock options have an exercise price of $75.85 per share and vest over 4 years, while RSUs vest over 3 years. The company is a specialty cardiovascular biopharmaceutical firm with its approved drug MYQORZO® for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and several investigational candidates in development.

05/18/2026, 4:00 PM • GlobeNewswire

Cytokinetics to Participate in the 2026 RBC Capital Markets Global Healthcare Conference

Cytokinetics announced that its management team will participate in a fireside chat at the 2026 RBC Capital Markets Global Healthcare Conference on May 19, 2026. The company will discuss its cardiovascular biopharmaceutical pipeline, including MYQORZO® (aficamten) for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and ongoing development of omecamtiv mecarbil and ulacamten for heart failure treatments.

05/12/2026, 4:00 PM • GlobeNewswire

Cytokinetics to Announce First Quarter Results on May 5, 2026

Cytokinetics announced it will report first quarter 2026 results on May 5, 2026, followed by a conference call at 4:30 PM ET. The specialty cardiovascular biopharmaceutical company will discuss financial results and provide business updates on its pipeline including MYQORZO® (aficamten) for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and investigational drugs omecamtiv mecarbil and ulacamten for various heart failure indications.

04/21/2026, 4:00 PM • GlobeNewswire

Biohaven Stock Down 70% but One Fund's New $6 Million Bet Signals Turnaround Potential

Sarissa Capital Management established a new $5.79 million position in clinical-stage biotech Biohaven, acquiring 513,184 shares during Q4 2025. Despite the stock falling 70% over the past year due to FDA rejection of troriluzole and disappointing trial results, the fund's investment signals potential turnaround prospects. Biohaven has refocused on late-stage programs including a degrader platform and Phase 2 obesity candidate with data expected in H2 2026, while maintaining a strengthened balance sheet with $500.9 million in cash.

03/23/2026, 1:17 PM • The Motley Fool

Cytokinetics Announces Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(C)(4)

Cytokinetics granted stock options to purchase 8,628 shares and 5,719 restricted stock units to 5 new employees hired in February and March 2026 as material inducements to employment. The stock options have an exercise price of $60.06 per share and vest over 4 years, while RSUs vest over 3 years with a 40-40-20 schedule.

03/18/2026, 4:00 PM • GlobeNewswire

Cytokinetics Insider Exercises Options Worth Over $920,000 as Heart Drug Hits the Market

Cytokinetics executive Andrew Callos exercised and sold 15,000 stock options for approximately $928,950 in early February 2026, weeks after the FDA approval and market launch of the company's first commercial cardiac drug, myqorzo. The transaction reduced his direct holdings by 22.9% to 50,440 shares. The sale comes as Cytokinetics transitions to commercial-stage operations following significant investment in launch readiness.

03/09/2026, 2:18 PM • The Motley Fool

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Day Range
$64.49
$66.91
$65.60
1-Year Range
$54.76
$87.26
$65.60
Latest Close$65.60
Change
-$0.02 (-0.03%)
Volume2,655,074
Market Cap$9.1B
Shares Outstanding139.0M
P/E (TTM)-0.009
Diluted EPS (TTM)-$7,183.97
Enterprise Value$9.1B

Information as of 10/02/2026

Company Profile

$9.1B
Market Cap
-$894.0M
Net Income
Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Biotechnology
350 Oyster Point Boulevard, South San Francisco, CA, United States, 94080
650 624 3000

Cytokinetics, Incorporated, a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on discovering, developing, and commercializing novel muscle activators and muscle inhibitors as potential treatments for debilitating diseases in the United States. The company markets MYQORZO, a novel, oral, and small molecule cardiac myosin inhibitor for the treatment of symptomatic oHCM. It also develops Aficamten, a novel, oral, and small molecule cardiac myosin inhibitor for the treatment of HCM; and omecamtiv mecarbil, a potential treatment across the continuum of care in heart failure with severely reduced ejection fraction. In addition, the company is involved in developing and Ulacamten, a novel, selective, oral, and small molecule cardiac myosin inhibitor designed to reduce the hypercontractility associated with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in Phase 1 clinical trials; and CK-089, a fast skeletal muscle troponin activator in Phase 1 clinical trials. Cytokinetics, Incorporated was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California.

Key Executives

  • Robert I. Blum
  • Fady Ibraham Malik FACC
  • Andrew Callos
  • Sung H. Lee
  • Jeffrey J. Hessekiel

Current Ownership Distribution

  • Institutions2.4B (63.60%)
  • Mutual Funds1.3B (35.91%)
  • Insiders18.1M (0.49%)
  • Other0 (0.00%)