Kazia Therapeutics Regains Full Compliance with Nasdaq Listing Standards
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Dec 22 2025
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Kazia Therapeutics announced that it has regained full compliance with all applicable listing standards of Nasdaq. On December 18, 2025, the company received written notification from Nasdaq confirming that Kazia has regained compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1), the $2.5M minimum stockholders' equity requirement, which serves as an alternative to the minimum market value of listed securities standard. Nasdaq further confirmed that the company is now in compliance with all applicable Nasdaq listing requirements, that the previously scheduled hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel has been cancelled as moot, and that Kazia's American Depositary Shares will continue to trade on The Nasdaq Capital Market.
Analyst Views on KZIA
Wall Street analysts forecast KZIA stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for KZIA is 19.00 USD with a low forecast of 18.00 USD and a high forecast of 20.00 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.
2 Analyst Rating
2 Buy
0 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 7.930
Low
18.00
Averages
19.00
High
20.00
Current: 7.930
Low
18.00
Averages
19.00
High
20.00
About KZIA
Kazia Therapeutics Limited is an Australia-based pharmaceutical drug development company. The Company operates in the pharmaceutical research and development business. The Company’s lead program is paxalisib, an investigational brain-penetrant inhibitor of the PI3K / Akt / mTOR pathway, which is being developed to treat multiple forms of brain cancer. It is also developing EVT801, a small-molecule inhibitor of VEGFR3, which is critical to the development of new blood vessels and lymphatic vessels in a growing tumor, as well as to the metastasis of tumors to distant sites in the body. It designed paxalisib to inhibit PI3K, a critical control mechanism in growth and cell division, which is activated in many forms of cancer. The Company’s drug candidates are designed to treat diseases, such as brain cancer, renal cancer, and liver cancer.
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.
