Zenas BioPharma Grants 100,000 Stock Options to New Employee at $19.93 Exercise Price
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Jan 16 2026
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Source: Globenewswire
- Stock Option Grant: On January 15, 2026, Zenas BioPharma granted 100,000 non-qualified stock options to a new employee at an exercise price of $19.93, aligning with Nasdaq listing rules to attract talent and enhance competitive positioning.
- Grant Terms: The options have a ten-year term and vest over four years, with 25% vesting after the first year and the remainder vesting in monthly installments, ensuring continued employee contribution during their tenure.
- Core Strategy: Zenas is focused on developing transformative therapies for autoimmune diseases, advancing two late-stage candidates, obexelimab and orelabrutinib, aimed at providing superior clinical benefits and enhancing market competitiveness.
- Product Advantages: Obexelimab, a bifunctional monoclonal antibody, effectively inhibits B cell activity, while orelabrutinib, a selective BTK inhibitor, targets pathogenic B cells in the central nervous system, showing potential in diseases like multiple sclerosis.
Analyst Views on ZBIO
Wall Street analysts forecast ZBIO stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for ZBIO is 41.20 USD with a low forecast of 19.00 USD and a high forecast of 55.00 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.
5 Analyst Rating
4 Buy
1 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 19.320
Low
19.00
Averages
41.20
High
55.00
Current: 19.320
Low
19.00
Averages
41.20
High
55.00
About ZBIO
Zenas BioPharma, Inc. is a clinical-stage global biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of transformative therapies for patients with autoimmune diseases. The Company's lead product candidate, obexelimab, is a bifunctional monoclonal antibody designed to bind both CD19 and FcyRIIb, which are broadly present across B cell lineage, to inhibit the activity of cells that are implicated in many autoimmune diseases without depleting them. The Company is developing obexelimab as a potential immunology and inflammation (I&I) franchise for patients in several autoimmune diseases. The first three indications it is pursuing include immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD), relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Its other programs include ZB002 (an anti-TNFα monoclonal antibody), ZB004 (a CTLA-4-Ig fusion), and ZB001 and related programs. ZB002 is a recombinant human monoclonal antibody directed at human TNFα.
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.








