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Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated

$CORT·$10B·Medical - Pharmaceuticals·Healthcare
$94.19+3.4%YTD+163.4%1Y+36.2%
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COCORT
$CORTCorcept Therapeutics Incorporated
$94.19+3.37%82 posts+3%
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Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $CORT, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Driven by hypeEvent coming upAI verdict · as of 2026-07-28

A known event soon (earnings, a ruling, etc.) will likely decide the next move.

Corcept is up 155% YTD on the ovarian cancer approval — tomorrow's earnings has to justify the +200% three-month move at 90th-percentile-of-range.

Corcept Therapeutics is a specialty pharma company commercializing cortisol modulator therapies — with fresh ovarian cancer approval momentum driving a genuine commercial ramp. Up 155% YTD and 32% T12M, sitting at 91st percentile of the 52-week range heading into tomorrow's Q2 earnings.

The setup is a real ovarian-cancer-driven catalyst-play with insider selling caveat:

  • The ovarian cancer approval momentum is a real category-defining event: the near-200% three-month rally to the poster's $87-$90 targets alongside GSK and other ovarian oncology names validates the commercial-ramp thesis — that's genuine oncology market recognition.
  • The financials support the setup: quarterly EPS $-0.30 to $0.33 (with Q1 loss reflecting launch costs), revenue steady at $165-208M, consensus FY26 EPS of $0.59 with growth expectations for FY27 — that's real operational leverage as the ovarian franchise scales.
  • Insider selling is a meaningful caveat: officer Mokari sold $3.5M plus Wilson sold $883K on July 17 — that's coordinated executive selling right after the +200% move, exactly the pattern to note even in a real catalyst-play. Plus the DOJ Declining Intervention news is neutral-to-slightly-positive.

Tomorrow's print is the trigger. Revenue growth acceleration plus commentary on the ovarian cancer franchise ramp and any hard prescriber-adoption metrics extends the setup; anything soft on script trajectory and the +155% YTD move gives back on profit-taking. Real ovarian cancer approval story — the print has to actually validate the commercial ramp.

Agrees with X sentimentX is right that Corcept riding the ovarian cancer approval momentum to +200% in three months alongside GSK oncology validates the commercial-ramp setup — profit-taking chatter is honest reflection of the run. The honest add: Mokari's $3.5M plus Wilson's $883K July 17 S-Sale cluster is worth flagging as a signal even in a catalyst-play.

What to watch: July 29 Q2 earnings (tomorrow) — total revenue vs the print bar, ovarian cancer franchise revenue disclosure (any hard number matters), gross margin, and any commentary on prescriber adoption. A revenue beat plus prescriber acceleration extends the setup; anything soft on script trajectory turns it.

On the calendar: 2026-07-29 — Q2 earnings

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X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-07-02

Corcept Therapeutics rides recent ovarian cancer approval momentum, gaining nearly 200% in three months as the stock hit the poster's $87-$90 targets. Traders cheer the biotech's rapid rerating alongside GSK and other ovarian oncology names. Sentiment is upbeat with profit-taking talk.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Develops and commercializes cortisol modulators including mifepristone (Korlym) for Cushing's syndrome with an expanding oncology pipeline.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Medical - Pharmaceuticals sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $CORT.

Medical - Pharmaceuticals · Healthcare

No material change from last week — Trump's executive order support and DEA rescheduling progress create a viable regulatory pathway while ATAI's pipeline advances toward multiple late-stage data..

What this means for $CORT

Partial — Develops and commercializes cortisol modulators including mifepristone (Korlym) for Cushing's syndrome with an expanding oncology pipeline; partial earnings exposure to medical - pharmaceuticals demand dynamics through its product portfolio.

Industry benchmark

4-name peer basket
+40.2%YTD
+88.8%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
180.8How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
-1.2%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
-1.1%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
1.3%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
11.6Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
7.5%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
98.3%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026Apr 30, 2026$-0.30$-0.11-172.3%
Q4 2025Feb 24, 2026$0.20$0.33-39.4%
Q3 2025Nov 4, 2025$0.16$0.18-11.1%
Q2 2025Jul 31, 2025$0.29$0.23+26.1%
Next earningsWed, Jul 29·consensus EPS $0.02

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$164.9M+4.9%98.3%-30.1%$-0.30$-17.0M
Q4 FY25$202.1M+11.1%98.7%2.2%$0.23$38.4M
Q3 FY25$207.6M+13.7%97.8%4.9%$0.19$54.5M
Q2 FY25$194.4M+18.7%98.2%13.7%$0.33$43.9M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 5 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$976.6M$951.6M – $990.0M$0.59$0.31 – $0.883
FY27$1.4B$1.2B – $1.8B$2.61$0.41 – $6.204
FY28$1.9B$1.8B – $2.0B$5.42$3.16 – $6.755
FY29$2.6B$2.3B – $3.1B$9.46$8.17 – $11.622
FY30$3.1B$2.8B – $3.7B$12.28$10.60 – $15.082

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.7×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.95%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+16.8%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+53.5%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 89.9M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.8% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.465-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellJul 15James N WilsonDirector10.0K sh$883KSellJul 15Atabak MokariCFO40.0K sh$3.5MSellJul 7William GuyerChief Development Officer20.0K sh$1.9MSellJul 1Sean MaduckSee Remarks25.0K sh$2.2MSellJun 17David L MahoneyDirector20.0K sh$1.7MSellJun 16James N WilsonDirector10.0K sh$832KSellJun 15Atabak MokariCFO40.0K sh$3.2MSellJun 2William GuyerChief Development Officer20.0K sh$1.4MSellJun 1Atabak MokariCFO40.0K sh$2.8MSellJun 1Sean MaduckSee Remarks25.0K sh$1.8M
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KOfficer or director changeMay 288-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Corcept Therapeutics held its 2026 Annual Meeting on May 21, 2026. Shareholders elected 8 directors, ratified Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditor, approved advisory executive compensation, and approved an Amendment to the 2024 Incentive Award Plan adding 8,000,000 shares (effective May 21, 2026). The equity plan expansion represents modest incremental dilution to existing shareholders.

8-KPress release / Reg FDApr 308-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Corcept Therapeutics (CORT) issued a press release on April 30, 2026 announcing Q1 2026 financial results (quarter ended March 31, 2026) and a corporate update, furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and signed by CFO Atabak Mokari. The filing and press release are furnished under Exchange Act Regulation FD and are not filed for Section 18 liability purposes. No specific financial figures are disclosed in the filing body itself.

8-KPress release / Reg FDFeb 248-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
+ 11 other (4 routine 8-Ks · 3 13Gs · 1 S-8 · 1 10-Q) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Are Medical Stocks Lagging Corcept Therapeutics (CORT) This Year?zacks.com·6d agoCorcept Therapeutics to Announce Second Quarter Financial Results, Provide Corporate Update and Host Conference Callbusinesswire.com·7d agoThese major drug stocks rally after Trump's zero tariff announcementfinbold.com·7d agoWhich Is the Better Healthcare ETF, First Trust's Biotech-Focused FBT or State Street's Broader XLV?fool.com·8d agoCorcept's CFO Set His Selling Plan the Month the Stock Fell 50% — Here's What Investors Should Knowfool.com·9d ago

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