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ARK’s Higher Conviction Bet on Schrödinger’s AI Drug Platform Could Be A Game Changer For SDGR

Simply Wall St · 2d ago
  • Earlier this week, ARK Investment Management, led by Cathie Wood, increased its stake in Schrödinger by purchasing an additional 36,600 shares, signaling growing institutional interest in the company.
  • This incremental buying by a high-profile active manager highlights how Schrödinger’s AI-driven drug discovery platform continues to attract attention from long-term oriented investors.
  • We’ll now examine how ARK’s larger position in Schrödinger could influence the company’s investment narrative, particularly around institutional confidence.

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Schrödinger Investment Narrative Recap

To own Schrödinger, you need to believe its AI-driven discovery platform can translate into growing, higher quality software and drug discovery revenue over time, despite current losses. ARK’s additional 36,600-share purchase may support near term sentiment and perceived institutional confidence, but it does not materially change the key catalyst around clinical and collaboration progress, or the central risks tied to margin pressure, reliance on milestones, and softer biotech demand.

In that context, the expanded collaboration with Ajax Therapeutics on a new JAK target stands out, because it directly links Schrödinger’s platform to discovery milestones and potential royalties that could validate its model. This type of alliance sits at the heart of the company’s catalyst story, where successful partners may help offset the impact of lower software growth guidance and rising cost intensity, while still leaving investors exposed to the long, uncertain timelines of partnered drug programs.

Yet while institutional interest is growing, investors should be aware that Schrödinger’s dependence on milestone and royalty revenue from long dated collaborations means...

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Schrödinger's narrative projects $396.6 million revenue and $34.8 million earnings by 2028.

Uncover how Schrödinger's forecasts yield a $27.30 fair value, a 51% upside to its current price.

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Seven members of the Simply Wall St Community estimate Schrödinger’s fair value between US$20.88 and US$43.20, highlighting very different expectations. You can compare those views with the risk that software growth is slowing and margins are under pressure, and decide which set of assumptions you find more convincing.

Explore 7 other fair value estimates on Schrödinger - why the stock might be worth over 2x more than the current price!

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