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Does Corcept (CORT) Analysts’ Relacorilant Optimism Outweigh Ongoing Legal And Commercial Uncertainty?

Simply Wall St · 2d ago
  • Recently, analysts at H.C. Wainwright and Wolfe Research reaffirmed positive views on Corcept Therapeutics, highlighting continued confidence in Korlym and the upcoming launch of relacorilant for Cushing’s syndrome ahead of its December 30, 2025 PDUFA decision, alongside ongoing legal and commercial headwinds.
  • An interesting angle is how enthusiasm around relacorilant’s long-term revenue potential and regulatory milestones is reshaping sentiment even as patent and antitrust disputes remain unresolved.
  • Against this backdrop, we’ll examine how analysts’ optimism around relacorilant’s launch potential and regulatory timeline affects Corcept’s existing investment narrative.

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Corcept Therapeutics Investment Narrative Recap

To own Corcept, you generally have to believe Korlym can fund a transition to a multi‑product business while relacorilant meaningfully broadens the revenue base. The latest bullish analyst commentary around relacorilant’s PDUFA date does not materially change that the key near term catalyst is its December 30, 2025 approval decision, while the biggest risk remains Korlym exposure amid ongoing patent and antitrust disputes.

Among recent developments, Corcept’s October update that the FDA accepted relacorilant’s NDA in platinum resistant ovarian cancer, with a July 11, 2026 PDUFA date, is particularly relevant. It frames relacorilant not just as a Cushing’s syndrome asset but as a potential second oncology indication that could further reduce single product dependence if regulatory timelines hold.

But while the relacorilant story is gaining momentum, investors should also be aware of how unresolved patent litigation could...

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Corcept Therapeutics' narrative projects $2.0 billion revenue and $743.0 million earnings by 2028.

Uncover how Corcept Therapeutics' forecasts yield a $134.50 fair value, a 53% upside to its current price.

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Ten members of the Simply Wall St Community now value Corcept between US$74 and about US$260 per share, showing wide disagreement on upside. Set against this, the relacorilant approval timeline remains the central catalyst that could reshape Corcept’s earnings mix and resilience, for better or worse, over the next few years.

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