Phathom Pharmaceuticals tumbles on $130 mln equity raise

Phathom Pharmaceuticals

08/01/2026 11:17

** Phathom Pharmaceuticals PHAT.O shares down 13.7% before the bell to $15.61 after $130 mln overnight follow-on priced

** Gastrointestinal (GI) diseases-focused biopharma late Weds announced ~8.1 mln shares, including ~1.3 mln pre-funded warrants, at $16, a 11.5% discount to last sale

** It intends to use net offering proceeds for general corporate purposes, including for working capital and commercialization and R&D expenses

** Guggenheim and Cantor Fitzgerald joint bookrunners

** After the bell Weds, co said expects Q4 net revenues of approx $57-$58 mln and cash of about $130 mln as of Dec 31

** With ~71.1 mln shares outstanding, co has ~$1.3 bln market cap

** PHAT shares on Weds rose about 10%, putting them up 9% to start 2026. Stock roughly doubled in 2025

** 9 of 11 analysts rate the stock "strong buy" or "buy",  2 "hold"; median PT $23, per LSEG data

(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)

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