Stocks/ADAG

ADAG

Adagene Inc.
Healthcare·Biotechnology
$3.97
$149M market cap
Revenue
$7.7M
Free Cash Flow
$-4.6M
Rev Growth
+0.0%
FCF Margin
-59.3%
P/FCF
--
EV/FCF
--
Fwd EV/EBITDA
--
Fair Value
--
Upside
--

Adagene Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the research, development, and production of monoclonal antibody drugs for cancers. The company's product candidates include ADG106, a human ligand-blocking agonistic anti-CD137 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) that is in Phase 1b/2 clinical trials for the treatment advanced solid tumors and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; ADG126, a fully-human anti-CTLA-4 mAb that is in Phase 1 clinical trial for the treatment advanced/metastatic solid tu

2-Year Price History

$3.75+33.9%
$1.5$2.0$2.5$3.0$3.5$4.0volMay 24Sep 24Jan 25May 25Sep 25Jan 26May 26

Quarterly Financials & Projections

Quarterly Waterfall ($ M)
PeriodRevEBITDAOpInNIOCFFCFCapExCashDebtSharesROICIntCovEV/EBITDA
Act2025-Q47.7-5.5-5.8-4.1-4.6-4.6-0.074.56.337.9-61.6%-37.8x--

Valuation & Metrics

Market Stats

Price$3.97
Market Cap$149M
Enterprise Value$81M
P/S Ratio19.4x
P/FCF--
EV/FCF--
FCF Margin (TTM)-59.3%
FCF Yield-3.1%
Dividend Yield (TTM)--
Annual Dilution0.0%
CurrencyUSD

TTM Financial Snapshot

Revenue$7.7M
Net Income$-4.1M
Free Cash Flow$-4.6M

Revenue Growth (YoY)+0.0%
EBITDA Margin-71.3%
Net Margin-53.9%
FCF Margin-59.3%
CapEx % of Revenue0.2%
SBC % of Revenue0.0%
ROIC-61.6%
WC Change % Rev0.0%
Interest Coverage-37.8x

Forward Outlook & Risk

Short Interest

Short % of Float--
Short Shares0.7M
Days to Cover3.1
Change (vs Prior)+62.6%
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Employees

Headcount138
Revenue / Employee$55,746
Gross Profit / Employee$53,700

Institutional Ownership

Headline & net flow

NEUTRAL
Net flow · still filing
No float data — flow unavailable.

Ownership composition

Active
6.8%(-1.5% YoY)
22 filers
hedge / family / endowment
Retail funds
Fidelity, Schwab, 401(k)
Passive
0.0%(+0.0% YoY)
2 filers
Vanguard, iShares, SPDR
Market makers
0.1%(+0.1% YoY)
1 filers
Citadel, Susquehanna
Insiders
Form 4 — latest per insider
0%25%50%75%100%2022-062023-032023-122024-092025-062026-03
ActiveRetail fundsPassiveMarket makersRetail direct

Top holders

Fund$ valueCost basisΔ QoQΔ YoYα lifeFund AUM
Exome Asset Management LLC$2.9M$2.06−$1.3M+$2.9M+3.1%$166M
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC$2.4M$3.92+$2.4M+$2.4M-0.1%$430.96B
HSG Holding Ltd$2.0M$2.07+$0+$0-2.4%$1.62B
Mill Creek Capital Advisors, LLC$782K$2.09+$0+$0+0.3%$4.85B
MORGAN STANLEY$259K$2.02−$37K−$129K-0.3%$1.65T
Invesco Ltd.$185K$3.92+$185K+$185K-0.2%$652.04B
SmartHarvest Portfolios, LLC$158K$1.97+$6K+$158K+1.2%$240M
Kamunting Street Capital Management, L.P.$149K$1.99−$345K+$149K-2.4%$183M
Persistent Asset Partners Ltd$138K$3.92+$138K+$138K+3.6%$257M
Dauntless Investment Group, LLC$136K$3.92+$136K+$136K+4.8%$35.6M
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC$135K$1.81+$63K+$135K+1.2%$63.91B
JANE STREET GROUP, LLCMM$119K$3.92+$119K+$119K-0.1%$92.10B
Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.$81K$3.92−$76K+$81K$35.33B
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA$66K$2.41+$0+$0-0.2%$526.36B
NOMURA HOLDINGS INC$58K$1.89−$13K+$58K-0.4%$9.84B
Quadrature Capital Ltd$46K$3.92+$46K+$46K+1.3%$8.40B
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLCPassive$40K$2.07+$0+$0+2.3%$1.61T
UBS Group AG$16K$2.69+$6K+$16K-0.3%$562.11B
BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS$15K$2.45+$8K+$8K-0.2%$149.31B
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC$10K$1.95−$0+$10K-0.0%$3.27B
Cost basis is a volume-weighted estimate from accumulation periods within our 13F history; holders who built their position before our window started will show a stale basis. % above the cost basis is the unrealized gain at the current price.

Trading behavior

Smart-money alpha (lifetime, %/qtr)BULLISH
Holders
+0.54%
avg per quarter
Holders (ex-self)
+0.52%
excl. this stock
Buyers (this Q)
+0.38%
11 buyers · $0.00B in
Sellers (this Q)
-6.12%
9 sellers · $0.00B out
alpha coverage: 100% of $ has a lifetime-alpha record
Holder behavior on this stocksource: stock
On big dips (−10%+)
+16.3%
how holders react when this stock falls
On quiet Qs
-3.9%
−10% to +10% baseline
On rallies (+10%+)
-5.0%
how they react when this stock rises
Holders' portfolio flow this Q
-7.6%
outflows — trims may be forced
Sellers' portfolio flow this Q
+63.2%
Sellers grew AUM elsewhere — opinionated cut of this stock.
▸ Compare to holder-profile behavior (across all their stocks)
Holder dip (any stock)
+0.2%
Holder mid (any stock)
-5.1%
Holder rally (any stock)
-10.0%

Top Holders Over Time

5-year share-count history (top 10 holders by peak, incl. exited) + price

03.0M5.9M8.9M11.9M$1.28$1.94$2.60$3.26$3.922021-062022-062023-062024-062025-062026-03
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MORGAN STANLEY66KHSG Holding Ltd1.3MFMR LLCCapital International InvestorsArtal Group S.A.WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd.MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCFIL LtdGENERAL ATLANTIC, L.P.Hudson Bay Capital Management LP

Analyst Coverage

Analyst Coverage
Analyst Ratings
5
Buy: 5Consensus: Buy

Corporate

Order Flow (FINRA, ~3w lag)

21.5%retail-5.2pp
15.0%dark+8.1pp
week of 2026-04-13
0%20%40%60%80%100%24-1125-0225-0525-0825-1126-0226-04retail (non-ATS)dark (ATS)
Off-exchange volume from FINRA. Retail = non-ATS (wholesaler PFOF + broker internalization). Dark = ATS (dark-pool crossing networks, institutional). Lit-exchange = remainder.

Filing Risk Analysis

Filing Risk Scores

Adagene Inc: The WuXi Dependency and Strategic Preferred Dilution

Overall Risk
7/10
Fraud
3/10
Dilution
8/10
Insolvency
4/10
Earnings Overstated
2/10
Hidden Liabilities
3/10
Legal
1/10
Audit Warnings
4/10
Hidden Upside
6/10
Contextually Acceptable
6/10