Kura Oncology Grants 49,750 Stock Options to New Employees
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Jan 05 2026
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Kura Oncology announced that on January 2, the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors granted inducement awards consisting of nonstatutory stock options to purchase 49,750 shares of common stock to three new employees under the Company's 2023 Inducement Option Plan, as amended. The Compensation Committee approved the stock options as an inducement material to such employees' employment in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). Each stock option has an exercise price equal to $10.34 per share, the closing price of the Company's common stock on January 2, 2026, and will vest over four years, with 25% of the underlying shares vesting on the one-year anniversary of the applicable vesting commencement date and the balance of the underlying shares vesting monthly thereafter over 36 months, subject to the new employees' continued service relationship with the Company through the applicable vesting dates. The stock options are subject to the terms and conditions of the Company's 2023 Inducement Option Plan, as amended, and the terms and conditions of an applicable stock option agreement covering the grant.
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Analyst Views on KURA
Wall Street analysts forecast KURA stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for KURA is 29.71 USD with a low forecast of 16.00 USD and a high forecast of 40.00 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.
10 Analyst Rating
9 Buy
1 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 8.220
Low
16.00
Averages
29.71
High
40.00
Current: 8.220
Low
16.00
Averages
29.71
High
40.00
About KURA
Kura Oncology, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The Company is focused on precision medicine for the treatment of cancer. Its pipeline consists of small molecule product candidates that target cancer signaling pathways. Its product candidates include Ziftomenib, Tipifarnib and KO-2806. Ziftomenib, is a potent, selective, reversible and oral small molecule inhibitor that blocks the interaction of two proteins, menin and the protein expressed by the Lysine K-specific Methyl Transferase 2A gene, or KMT2A gene. Ziftomenib is a once-daily, oral drug candidate targeting the menin-KMT2A protein-protein interaction for the treatment of genetically defined acute myeloid leukemia patients with high unmet need. Tipifarnib is a potent, selective and orally bioavailable farnesyl transferase inhibitor (FTI). The KO-2806 is a FTI, is being evaluated in a Phase I dose-escalation trial as a monotherapy and in combination with targeted therapies.
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.
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