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Spruce Biosciences, Inc. Common Stock(SPRB)

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ADVISORIES YOU CAN VERIFY
QUALITY SIGNAL RECENCY
1-STAR RATING
WEAK BUY
BUY for 22 days
PROFIT SINCE LAST BUY
+0.17%
LAST CLOSE
$53.05
09/18/2026
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Upturn Advisory & Investor View for SPRB

09/18/2026: SPRB (1-star) has a low Upturn Star Rating. Not recommended to BUY.

How to Read the Upturn Advisory

The Upturn Star Rating and the current BUY, SELL, or PASS advisory are generated by Upturn’s AI advisory engine based on proprietary signal analysis, price behavior, advisory history, and historical signal performance.

Company fundamentals, valuation, risks, and news provide supporting context about the business.

Price Behavior

Steep Decline
PRICE PATH

Steep Decline

The stock price has dropped sharply with strong downward pressure.

Highly Choppy
PRICE STABILITY

Highly Choppy

The stock has experienced frequent, large price swings that make its near-term movement less predictable.

Analysis of Past Performance

Type Stock
Historic Profit -75.54%
Avg. Invested days 27
Today’s Advisory WEAK BUY
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Upturn Scorecard

Upturn Star Rating

SPRB receives a 2-star rating, supported by available scored pillars. The rating is constrained by weak unit economics, soft quantitative characteristics, and weak price momentum.

Company Fundamentals

SPRB has moderate overall fundamentals (3 stars), with moderate financial health, moderate growth momentum, and solid ownership. In FY2025 versus FY2024, solid earnings growth (+26.5%) is partially offset by soft cash generation (FCF margin 0.0%), negative revenue growth (-100.0%), soft profitability (net margin 0.0%).

Financial Health Rating

SPRB's financial health is supported by strong efficiency, including operating-expense and cost-of-revenue discipline (opex 0.0% of revenue). Profitability is weak (1 stars), which helps explain the 3-star overall score.

Growth Momentum Score

Free-cash-flow growth is SPRB's strongest growth driver at +40.4% FY2025 versus FY2024 (strong, 5 stars). By comparison, earnings growth (+26.5%, solid) is also solid, while revenue growth (-100.0%, negative) holds the profile back, so recent growth is not broad-based across the business.

Ownership

Institutional ownership is 76.9% and approximately 70.2% of outstanding shares are publicly tradable, supporting liquidity and institutional participation. Insider ownership of 3.37% provides only moderate management-shareholder alignment.

Top 5 Institutional Investors

AIGH Capital Management, LLC 8.70%
Millennium Management LLC 5.60%
Ikarian Capital, LLC 4.22%
ADAR1 Capital Management LLC 2.04%
Citadel Advisors Llc 1.81%

Unit Economics (Per $1K Revenue)

SPRB generates approximately $-0 of gross profit, $-0 of operating income, and $-0 of free cash flow for every $1,000 of revenue. Based on FY2025 results. Strong margins, cash conversion, and capital efficiency support the rating.

Economic Dimensions

Effective Tax Rate: 0.00%

Quantitative Style Profile

SPRB has a liquid profile. Weak momentum is the primary drawback, while elevated volatility.

Style Classification

Quality Focused

Value-OrientedHigh VolatilitySmall / Mid Cap RiskShort Squeeze RiskHighly Liquid / Institution-Friendly

Key Highlights

Company Size Small-Cap Stock
Market Capitalization 152.47M USD
Price to earnings Ratio -
1Y Target Price 147.88
Price to earnings Ratio -
1Y Target Price 147.88
Volume (30-day avg) 86.8K shares
Beta 3.36
52 Weeks Range 7.26 - 240.00
Updated Date 09/19/2026
52 Weeks Range 7.26 - 240.00
Updated Date 09/19/2026
Dividends yield (FY) -
Basic EPS (TTM) -37.7
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Valuation

Trailing PE -
Forward PE -
Enterprise Value 63.24M
Price to Sales(TTM) 3.78
Enterprise Value 63.24M
Price to Sales(TTM) 3.78
Enterprise Value to Revenue 77.32
Enterprise Value to EBITDA -0.23
Shares Outstanding 2.87M
Shares Floating 2.02M
Shares Outstanding 2.87M
Shares Floating 2.02M
Percent Insiders 3.37
Percent Institutions 76.86

Financial Metrics

🧭 Investment Snapshot

Total Revenue (Scale)

Information icon Total money earned from selling products or services before any costs. It is needed to understand the scale of the business and its ability to generate income.

Net Income (Profit)

Information icon Final profit after all expenses, interest, and taxes are deducted. It is needed to determine the overall profitability available to shareholders.

Free Cash Flow (Cash Strength)

Information icon Cash remaining after operating activities and capital expenditures, showing cash available for growth. It is needed to evaluate the company’s ability to invest, pay dividends, or reduce debt.

📈 Growth & Strength

Operating Income (Core Profit)

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EBITDA (Cash Earnings)

Information icon Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, indicating operating cash potential. It is needed to compare operating performance across companies without accounting or financing differences.

Gross Profit (Unit Profitability)

Information icon Revenue minus cost of revenue, showing profit after direct production costs. It is needed to evaluate core business profitability before overhead expenses.

🛡️ Financial Safety

Cash (Liquidity Buffer)

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Total Debt (Leverage Risk)

Information icon Total debt including both short-term and long-term components. It is needed to assess the company’s leverage and financial risk.

Net Working Capital (Short-Term Health)

Information icon Current assets minus current liabilities, indicating short-term liquidity strength. It is needed to assess whether the company can meet its short-term obligations.

🧱 Balance Sheet Strength

Stockholder Equity (Net Worth)

Information icon Total equity value held by shareholders. It is needed to understand the net worth of the company from the owners’ perspective.

Total Assets (Asset Base)

Information icon The full value of everything the company owns, including cash, inventory, equipment, and investments. It is needed to understand the resource base used to generate revenue.

Income Before Tax (Pre-Tax Earnings)

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⚙️ Cost & Drag Factors

Cost of Revenue (Production Cost)

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Total Operating Expenses (Operating Cost)

Information icon Indirect costs of running the business such as salaries, marketing, and administration. It is needed to understand how much it costs to sustain ongoing business operations.

Income Tax Expense (Tax Drag)

Information icon Amount of taxes paid or payable to the government. It is needed to evaluate the impact of taxation on overall profitability.

About Spruce Biosciences, Inc. Common Stock

Exchange NASDAQ
Headquarters South San Francisco, CA, United States
IPO Launch date 2020-10-09
CEO & Director Dr. Javier Szwarcberg M.D., M.P.H.
Sector Healthcare
Industry Biotechnology
Full time employees 22
Full time employees 22

Spruce Biosciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel therapies for neurological disorders. The company develops TA-ERT, a fusion protein comprised of recombinant human alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase, which is an enzyme replacement therapy for patients with Sanfilippo Syndrome Type B. It also develops Tildacerfont for treating a highly debilitating mental disorder characterized by depressed mood with cognitive-affective and somatic changes, including anhedonia, weight alterations, and altered sleeping patterns. In addition, the company develops SPR202 for the treatment of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH), a chronic and potentially life-threatening rare disease with no cure. The company has a license agreement with Eli Lilly and Company to research, develop, and commercialize various pharmaceutical compounds. It also has a collaboration and license agreement with Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. to develop, manufacture, and commercialize Tildacerfont for the treatment of CAH in Japan. Spruce Biosciences, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California.