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Kyverna Therapeutics (KYTX): Reassessing Valuation After Positive KYSA-8 CAR T Data and Planned Equity Raise

Simply Wall St · 1d ago

Kyverna Therapeutics (KYTX) just delivered positive topline data from its registrational KYSA-8 trial in stiff person syndrome and paired that milestone with a planned $100 million follow on equity raise, a combination the market is watching closely.

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The news has turbocharged sentiment, with Kyverna’s latest share price at $10.82 after a 1 day share price return of 23.23 percent and a year to date share price return of 176.02 percent. This signals strong, momentum driven optimism around its autoimmune pipeline.

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With shares already up sharply and Wall Street targets still implying substantial upside, the key question now is whether Kyverna’s CAR T momentum is still underappreciated or if the market is already pricing in years of future growth.

Price to Book of 3.1x: Is it justified?

Kyverna’s latest close at $10.82 equates to a price to book ratio of 3.1 times, a premium that suggests the market is already assigning meaningful value to its early stage pipeline.

The price to book multiple compares the company’s market value to its net assets, a common yardstick for clinical stage biotechs that have little or no revenue and negative earnings.

In Kyverna’s case, paying 3.1 times book value for a business that is still loss making, has no meaningful revenue, and is not forecast to become profitable over the next three years implies investors are leaning heavily on future optionality rather than current fundamentals.

Versus the broader US biotech industry, where the average price to book sits around 2.7 times, Kyverna screens as expensive. However, it still looks slightly cheaper than a more tightly defined peer group trading closer to 3.5 times book, underlining that sentiment is bullish but not completely detached from comparable names.

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

Result: Price-to-Book of 3.1x (OVERVALUED)

However, setbacks in KYSA-8 follow up data, or a dilutive $100 million raise, could quickly cool enthusiasm around Kyverna’s rich price to book.

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