--- title: "Capricor Therapeutics Stock Slides As Q4 Earnings Miss Estimates" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/279076841.md" description: "Capricor Therapeutics shares fell 5.69% to $31.52 after reporting a wider-than-expected Q4 loss of 62 cents per share, missing estimates of 54 cents. Revenue dropped to zero from $11.1 million a year earlier, while operating expenses rose to $29.2 million. Despite the earnings miss, the company highlighted progress in its lead candidate, deramiocel, with a biologics license application under FDA review and positive results from the Phase 3 HOPE-3 trial. Analysts maintain a bullish outlook, with price targets of $60 and $58 from HC Wainwright and Piper Sandler, respectively." datetime: "2026-03-13T17:27:01.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/279076841.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/279076841.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/279076841.md) --- > Supported Languages: [简体中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/279076841.md) | [繁體中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/279076841.md) # Capricor Therapeutics Stock Slides As Q4 Earnings Miss Estimates **Capricor Therapeutics Inc** (NASDAQ:CAPR) shares are trading lower Friday afternoon after the biotech company reported a wider-than-expected fourth-quarter loss, even as it highlighted regulatory and clinical progress for its lead Duchenne muscular dystrophy candidate, deramiocel. Here’s what investors need to know. - Capricor Therapeutics stock is feeling bearish pressure. Why are CAPR shares down? ## Capricor Reports Wider-Than-Expected Q4 Loss Capricor posted a quarterly loss of 62 cents per share, missing the consensus estimate of a 54-cent loss and worsening from a 16-cent loss in the prior-year period. Investors appeared to focus on the earnings miss and the absence of quarterly revenue, which fell to zero from about $11.1 million a year earlier. Total operating expenses rose to roughly $29.2 million from $18.8 million, while fourth-quarter net loss widened to about $30.2 million from $7.1 million. ## Capricor Says Phase 3 HOPE-3 Trial Met Primary Endpoint Still, Capricor paired the weak earnings print with a bullish corporate update. The company said its biologics license application for deramiocel remains under FDA review, with a PDUFA target action date of Aug. 22. It also said the Phase 3 HOPE-3 trial met its primary endpoint and a key secondary cardiac endpoint, while newly presented late-breaking data showed reductions in myocardial fibrosis, improved left ventricular ejection fraction in patients with baseline cardiomyopathy, and about 83% slowing of disease progression on a functional eating task. Capricor ended 2025 with about $318.1 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities and said that should fund operations through 2027. ## Analysts Reaffirm Bullish Outlook on Capricor Stock On the analyst front, HC Wainwright reiterated a Buy rating and maintained a $60 price target, while Piper Sandler reiterated Overweight and raised its price target to $58 from $45. ## Capricor Shares Show Strong Bullish Momentum Capricor Therapeutics shares have surged over the past year, climbing from a low of about $4.60 in late 2025 to a recent high near $33.57 as momentum strengthened in recent months. The stock now trades well above its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages, signaling strong bullish momentum. ## CAPR Shares Slide Friday Afternoon **CAPR Price Action:** Capricor Therapeutics shares were down 5.69% at $31.52 at the time of publication on Friday, according to Benzinga Pro data. _Image: Adobe Stock Images_ ### Related Stocks - [ARK Genomic Revolution ETF (ARKG.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ARKG.US.md) - [Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/VHT.US.md) - [Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. 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