What’s Behind the After-Hours Surge in Palatin Technologies (PTN) Stock?
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Dec 11 2025
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Source: Benzinga
Stock Performance: Palatin Technologies Inc. (PTN) shares rose 8.41% to $27.77 in after-hours trading, recovering from a 6.84% decline to $25.62 during regular trading hours.
Janus Henderson Disclosure: Janus Henderson Group filed a Schedule 13G, revealing it owns 170,097 shares (9.99%) of Palatin's common stock, including pre-funded and common warrants.
Trading Metrics: Despite a 60.58% decline year-to-date, PTN stock has rebounded 388% over the past six months, with a market capitalization of $45.77 million.
Warrants Exclusion: The SEC filing noted that additional warrants were excluded from reported figures due to a 9.99% ownership cap, indicating shared voting power between Janus Henderson entities.
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Analyst Views on PTN
Wall Street analysts forecast PTN stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for PTN is 50.00 USD with a low forecast of 50.00 USD and a high forecast of 50.00 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.
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Moderate Buy
Current: 16.950
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Current: 16.950
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About PTN
Palatin Technologies, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company. The Company is developing first-in-class medicines based on molecules that modulate the activity of the melanocortin receptor systems, with targeted, receptor-specific product candidates for the treatment of diseases with significant unmet medical need and commercial potential. The melanocortin receptor (MCr) system has effects on food intake, metabolism, sexual function, inflammation, and immune system responses. There are five melanocortin receptors, MC1r through MC5r. The Company's product development activities are focused on obesity, including co-administration of bremelanotide with tirzepatide, a GLP-1 agonist for treatment of obesity; ocular indications, including PL9643, an ophthalmic peptide solution for dry eye disease (DED), and ulcerative colitis, including PL8177, an oral peptide formulation. Its pipeline also includes PL7737 and PL9588. The Company's PL9588 is being developed as a topical treatment for glaucoma.
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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