Cytokinetics Board Faces Claims of Breach of Fiduciary Duty as Stock Plummets
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 6d ago
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Source: Businesswire
- FDA Review Extension: On May 1, 2025, Cytokinetics disclosed that the FDA extended the review period for its cardiac myosin inhibitor aficamten by three months due to additional time needed for the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS), causing a 12.9% drop in stock price to $37.35 per share on May 2, severely impacting investor confidence.
- NDA Submission Lacks REMS: The company admitted to multiple pre-NDA meetings with the FDA but chose to submit the NDA without an accompanying REMS, relying on labeling and voluntary education materials, which raised concerns about its safety monitoring capabilities and led to a further 2.7% decline in stock price to $33.04 per share on May 7.
- Investor Losses Intensify: The ongoing stock price decline has resulted in significant losses for Cytokinetics investors, particularly as the company failed to effectively manage communications and risk assessments with the FDA, potentially leading to future legal actions and a crisis of trust.
- Legal Investigation Initiated: The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz are investigating whether Cytokinetics' board breached its fiduciary duties to shareholders, and if substantiated, this could have profound implications for the company's governance structure and future shareholder rights.
Analyst Views on CYTK
Wall Street analysts forecast CYTK stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for CYTK is 89.33 USD with a low forecast of 61.00 USD and a high forecast of 136.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
17 Analyst Rating
15 Buy
2 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 64.010
Low
61.00
Averages
89.33
High
136.00
Current: 64.010
Low
61.00
Averages
89.33
High
136.00
About CYTK
Cytokinetics, Incorporated is a late-stage, specialty cardiovascular biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing muscle biology-directed drug candidates as potential treatments for debilitating diseases in which cardiac muscle performance is compromised. The Company is engaged in the commercialization of aficamten, a cardiac myosin inhibitor, and is being evaluated in additional clinical trials enrolling patients with obstructive and non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The Company is also developing omecamtiv mecarbil, a cardiac myosin activator, in patients with heart failure with severely reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF); CK-586, a cardiac myosin inhibitor for the potential treatment of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and CK-089, a fast skeletal muscle troponin activator with potential therapeutic application to a specific type of muscular dystrophy and other conditions of impaired skeletal muscle function.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
