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Atai Life Sciences (ATAI): Assessing Valuation After New EMP-01 Patent Secures Potential Exclusivity Through 2043

Simply Wall St · 2d ago

Atai Beckley (ATAI) just secured a new US patent for its EMP-01 oral R-MDMA program in social anxiety disorder, locking in potential exclusivity through 2043 and sharpening the story for long term oriented investors.

See our latest analysis for Atai Beckley.

The patent news lands after a volatile stretch, with the latest share price at $4.29 and a powerful year to date share price return of 168.12% alongside a 1 year total shareholder return of 222.56%. This suggests momentum is still building despite recent pullbacks.

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Yet with the stock still trading at a steep discount to Wall Street targets despite exponential gains, investors now face a tougher question: is Atai Beckley an underappreciated growth story, or is the market already discounting tomorrow’s breakthroughs?

Price to Book of 9.8x: Is it justified?

At a last close of $4.29, Atai Beckley trades on a 9.8x price to book ratio that looks cheap versus similarly valued peers, yet rich against the broader drug sector.

The price to book multiple compares the company’s market value to its net assets, a common shorthand for early stage biotechs that are still loss making. For Atai Beckley, it reflects how much investors are willing to pay today for a pipeline of psychedelic and neuromodulator assets that have yet to translate into meaningful revenue.

Relative to a peer group average of 17.7x, the stock screens as good value on this metric, implying the market is not fully matching the optimism seen in some comparable names. However, compared to the wider US pharmaceuticals industry average of just 2.6x, Atai Beckley’s premium signals that investors are already assigning a substantial uplift for its future mental health franchise despite its current $3 million revenue base and ongoing losses.

See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.

Result: Price to book of 9.8x (ABOUT RIGHT)

However, setbacks in pivotal trials or delays in commercializing its diverse psychedelic pipeline could quickly deflate sentiment and challenge the lofty valuation.

Find out about the key risks to this Atai Beckley narrative.

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