Analyst Ratings February 24, 2026

Oppenheimer Sticks with Outperform on ORIC, $15 Target; Clinical and Funding Updates in Focus

Analyst backing follows Q4 and full-year 2025 results as ORIC advances ORIC-944, rinzimetostat and enozertinib toward pivotal trials and expands financing capacity

By Nina Shah ORIC
Oppenheimer Sticks with Outperform on ORIC, $15 Target; Clinical and Funding Updates in Focus
ORIC

Oppenheimer maintained an Outperform rating and a $15.00 price target on ORIC Pharmaceuticals after the company released fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results. Analysts highlighted encouraging clinical signals for multiple candidates and noted the company’s strong liquidity position, while market watchers flag valuation and upcoming class-level readouts as potential cross-currents.

Key Points

  • Oppenheimer reiterates Outperform and $15.00 price target after ORIC’s Q4 and FY2025 results - impacts biotech and healthcare sectors.
  • Clinical data: rinzimetostat showed 55% PSA50, 20% PSA90 and 59% ctDNA clearance in mCRPC; dose optimization underway ahead of planned Phase 3 start in H1 2026 - impacts oncology drug development.
  • Balance sheet and financing: ORIC holds more cash than debt with a current ratio of 14.65 and filed an ATM prospectus supplement for up to $200 million following an earlier $139.7 million raise - impacts capital markets and investor funding dynamics.

Oppenheimer has reiterated an Outperform rating on ORIC Pharmaceuticals and kept a $15.00 price target following the company’s fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 reporting. The stock is trading at $11.71, reflecting a 16% gain over the past week and a 43% advance year-to-date, though InvestingPro analysis indicates the shares may be trading above a Fair Value estimate.

On the clinical front, Oppenheimer drew attention to data for rinzimetostat in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. The firm reported a 55% PSA50 response rate, a 20% PSA90 response rate and 59% circulating tumor DNA clearance. Rinzimetostat has moved into a dose optimization phase ahead of a planned Phase 3 trial start scheduled in the first half of 2026. Oppenheimer noted that rinzimetostat may set itself apart within the PRC2 development class based on safety and pharmacokinetic characteristics, while flagging that Pfizer’s forthcoming MEVPRO-1 readout will be an important comparator for the class.

ORIC’s other clinical programs also received attention. Oppenheimer highlighted systemic activity and central nervous system control observed with enozertinib in exon 20 and PACC datasets. The company has selected a Phase 3 monotherapy dose for enozertinib and is advancing a combination program with subcutaneous amivantamab.

From a balance-sheet perspective, InvestingPro data show ORIC holds more cash than debt and reports a current ratio of 14.65, pointing to robust near-term liquidity as the company progresses multiple clinical programs. Management is scheduled to participate in a fireside chat at Oppenheimer’s Healthcare Conference on February 25 at 12:00 PM EST.

Capital markets activity has been active. ORIC filed a prospectus supplement to permit the offer and sale of up to $200 million of common stock through an at-the-market offering program. That filing follows an earlier prospectus under which ORIC raised approximately $139.7 million. The new shelf expansion increases the company’s optionality for equity funding as it prepares for upcoming registrational activity.

Several other brokerages have recently published views on ORIC. H.C. Wainwright reiterated a Buy rating, citing what it called a catalyst-rich 2026 for the company. Piper Sandler initiated coverage with an Overweight rating, calling out ORIC-944’s potential as a key combination partner in prostate cancer regimens. Wells Fargo raised its price target to $25.00 and maintained an Overweight rating, attributing the change to encouraging enozertinib data. ORIC itself reported that its lead candidates have delivered promising clinical signals, with ORIC-944 showing potential efficacy in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer and preparations underway to initiate a Phase 3 registrational trial for ORIC-944 in the first half of 2026.

Taken together, the clinical readouts, upcoming class-level data such as Pfizer’s MEVPRO-1, and the company’s expanded financing capacity frame the near-term outlook for ORIC. Investors and market participants will be watching pivotal study starts, regulatory sequencing and any future capital-raising moves as the programs advance toward registrational milestones.


Additional context

This report reflects published analyst ratings, company disclosures on trials and filings, and InvestingPro-derived liquidity metrics as noted above.

Risks

  • Valuation risk - InvestingPro analysis suggests ORIC stock may be overvalued relative to its Fair Value estimate, affecting equity investors and biotech sector valuations.
  • Competitive and class-level readout risk - Pfizer’s upcoming MEVPRO-1 result is identified as important for the PRC2 class and could affect perceptions of rinzimetostat’s differentiation, influencing oncology peers and pipeline comparisons.
  • Financing and dilution risk - the at-the-market offering prospectus for up to $200 million introduces potential dilution and alters the company’s funding mix, relevant to capital markets and shareholder returns.

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