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Neutral13.7%
Bearish00.0%
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. · AXSM · FY2025 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2025
Axsome’s Q3 growth continues as launches and pipeline advance
The supplied analysis supports a constructive but conditional view: commercial momentum across AUVELITY, SUNOSI, and SYMBRAVO, together with pipeline milestones, can support continued growth if regulatory, reimbursement, pricing, and commercialization execution remain on track.
Reported Before market openNASDAQHealthcare
$9.37B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$-0.94
Consensus $-0.82
EPS surprise
-14.6%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$171.0M
Consensus $191.3M
Revenue surprise
-10.6%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
+0.6%
Event window
SPY move
+0.2%
Same window
Abnormal move
+0.4%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
2.7×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+4.7%
Up to 20 sessions
AXSMSPY benchmark
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Why did AXSM rise 0.6% after missing EPS estimates in FY2025 Q3?What changed in AXSM's guidance and outlook in FY2025 Q3?Give me the bull and bear case for AXSM after FY2025 Q3 earnings.
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What changed
Compared with the prior-quarter analysis, the current analysis highlights a 63% year-over-year revenue increase to $171 million, a full quarter of SYMBRAVO uptake, improved AUVELITY gross-to-net discounting into the high-40% range after added coverage, and additional regulatory and commercialization milestones.
Guidance delta
Guidance sentiment was maintained; the supplied analysis does not identify a change to guidance.
Key takeaways
- Revenue grew 63% year over year to $171 million, driven by AUVELITY and SUNOSI.
- SYMBRAVO’s first full quarter showed promising uptake among headache specialists.
- Pipeline advancement includes AXS-05 and AXS-12 regulatory milestones, alongside additional late-stage programs.
- Cash balances remain sufficient to fund operations toward cash-flow positivity under the current plan.
Management priorities
- Expand primary-care prescribing and DTC advertising for AUVELITY.
- Advance regulatory filings and late-stage programs for AXS-05, AXS-12, AXS-14, and solriamfetol indications.
- Expand the sales force and secure additional GPO contracts to increase covered lives.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$182.07Previous close
$25Low
$226.36Average
$380High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 2, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 23, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 18, 2026 |
| HC Wainwright & Co. | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 11, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Needham | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 11, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 17, 2026 |
| Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 5, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 4, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Leerink Partners | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 28, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 5, 2025 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Feb 19, 2025 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 7, 2024 |
| BTIG | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 23, 2022 |
| SVB Leerink | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Nov 29, 2022 |
| Loop Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 1, 2022 |
| Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jun 29, 2022 |
| Berenberg | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 10, 2021 |
| H.C. Wainwright | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 30, 2019 |
| William Blair | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 18, 2019 |
| BTIG Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 19, 2017 |
| Brean Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 17, 2015 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $182.07. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $267 | $188.66 | +46.6% | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $247 | $198.57 | +35.7% | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Srikripa Devarakonda | $285 | $203.1 | +56.5% | Sep 23, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Graig Suvannavejh | $316 | $215.77 | +73.6% | Aug 12, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Leonid Timashev | $297 | $219 | +63.1% | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $251 | $221.21 | +37.9% | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Needham | Ami Fadia | $268 | $220.89 | +47.2% | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Analyst unavailable | $275 | $220.89 | +51.0% | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $256 | $220.89 | +40.6% | Aug 11, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Malcolm Hoffman | $310 | $221.64 | +70.3% | Jul 20, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Leonid Timashev | $304 | $242.6 | +67.0% | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Andrew Tsai | $380 | $246.34 | +108.7% | Jun 11, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | David Hoang | $280 | $230.1 | +53.8% | May 5, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $242 | $230.11 | +32.9% | May 5, 2026 |
| Needham | Analyst unavailable | $267 | $230.63 | +46.6% | May 5, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Leonid Timashev | $302 | $231 | +65.9% | May 5, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Brian Skorney | $246 | $223.7 | +35.1% | May 5, 2026 |
| H.C. Wainwright | Analyst unavailable | $290 | $223.7 | +59.3% | May 5, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $280 | $223.34 | +53.8% | May 4, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Yatin Suneja | $260 | $227.31 | +42.8% | May 4, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $258 | $227.26 | +41.7% | May 4, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $272 | $227.39 | +49.4% | May 4, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Andrew Tsai | $275 | $227.92 | +51.0% | May 4, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | David Hoang | $281 | $227.35 | +54.3% | May 4, 2026 |
| H.C. Wainwright | Raghuram Selvaraju | $270 | $206.53 | +48.3% | May 4, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $250 | $201.03 | +37.3% | May 1, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $217 | $207.75 | +19.2% | Apr 30, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $259 | $179.26 | +42.3% | Apr 10, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $222 | $168.35 | +21.9% | Feb 24, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $251 | $170.81 | +37.9% | Feb 24, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $207 | $174.76 | +13.7% | Feb 24, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Analyst unavailable | $220 | $174.76 | +20.8% | Feb 24, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $202 | $174.76 | +10.9% | Feb 24, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Rudy Li | $230 | $174.76 | +26.3% | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Joon Lee | $200 | $173.55 | +9.8% | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $215 | $173.9 | +18.1% | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $230 | $184.74 | +26.3% | Feb 19, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Leonid Timashev | $219 | $184.5 | +20.3% | Jan 21, 2026 |
| H.C. Wainwright | Analyst unavailable | $260 | $177.27 | +42.8% | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $223 | $174.14 | +22.5% | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $209 | $175.98 | +14.8% | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $193 | $176.82 | +6.0% | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $204 | $170.69 | +12.0% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $248 | $175.14 | +36.2% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Needham | Ami Fadia | $225 | $178.69 | +23.6% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| H.C. Wainwright | Raghuram Selvaraju | $200 | $178.69 | +9.8% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Yatin Suneja | $205 | $179.14 | +12.6% | Jan 2, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Graig Suvannavejh | $217 | $182.86 | +19.2% | Dec 31, 2025 |
| Oppenheimer | Jay Olson | $220 | $182.64 | +20.8% | Dec 31, 2025 |
| H.C. Wainwright | Analyst unavailable | $185 | $134.11 | +1.6% | Nov 4, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $198 | $133.5 | +8.7% | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $196 | $133.81 | +7.7% | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $157 | $135.75 | -13.8% | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Sean Laaman | $194 | $127.94 | +6.6% | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $163 | $123.47 | -10.5% | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Joel Beatty | $162 | $112.16 | -11.0% | May 6, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Graig Suvannavejh | $216 | $121.77 | +18.6% | Mar 27, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $160 | $127.15 | -12.1% | Mar 3, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Graig Suvannavejh | $137 | $107.43 | -24.8% | Feb 3, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Joon Lee | $190 | $107.43 | +4.4% | Feb 3, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Joel Beatty | $132 | $107.43 | -27.5% | Feb 3, 2025 |
| Guggenheim | Yatin Suneja | $135 | $99.49 | -25.9% | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Graig Suvannavejh | $106 | $90.58 | -41.8% | Sep 11, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Cerena Chen | $140 | $88.86 | -23.1% | Sep 3, 2024 |
| H.C. Wainwright | Raghuram Selvaraju | $180 | $83.21 | -1.1% | Aug 6, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Jason Gerberry | $106 | $83.93 | -41.8% | Aug 6, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Leonid Timashev | $131 | $84.85 | -28.0% | Jul 22, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Leonid Timashev | $130 | $72.24 | -28.6% | Jun 5, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | David Amsellem | $115 | $75.19 | -36.8% | May 28, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Vikram Purohit | $115 | $74.14 | -36.8% | Apr 29, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Graig Suvannavejh | $109 | $79.17 | -40.1% | Mar 28, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Joel Beatty | $108 | $72.54 | -40.7% | Mar 18, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $75 | $73.34 | -58.8% | Jan 5, 2023 |
| BTIG | Robert Hazlett | $98 | $75.13 | -46.2% | Dec 23, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $86 | $74.95 | -52.8% | Nov 29, 2022 |
| Leerink Partners | Analyst unavailable | $85 | $74.74 | -53.3% | Nov 29, 2022 |
| Guggenheim | Analyst unavailable | $80 | $55.48 | -56.1% | Nov 11, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Joon Lee | $150 | $59.03 | -17.6% | Aug 19, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $49 | $34.04 | -73.1% | May 3, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $27 | $30.59 | -85.2% | Apr 27, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Joon Lee | $90 | $30.98 | -50.6% | Mar 1, 2022 |
| Bank of America Securities | Ashwani Verma | $25 | $23.78 | -86.3% | Aug 10, 2021 |
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Start freeCompany context
Snapshot as of publicationAxsome Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering and advancing innovative treatments for a range of central nervous system (CNS) disorders within the United States. Its robust product pipeline features several promising candidates, including: AXS-05, an investigational therapy currently being developed for major depressive disorder and treatment-resistant depression. This compound is also in Phase III clinical evaluation for Alzheimer's disease agitation and has successfully finished Phase II trials investigating its use for smoking cessation.…
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