Deep-Dive Due Diligence AI Generated Report on IO Biotech, Inc. Common Stock (IOBT)
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IOBT_OUT_1 [2025-03-25 10:54:38 -0400] 2134 Bytes | 589 tokens | Cum: 589 tkns (7.36% of 8k)
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Alright, let’s light it up, because it's 10:54:36 AM on Tue Mar 25, 2025 -0400, and I'm charging into IO Biotech (IOBT), popping from 1 to 1.28. Is this our star stock of the day, or just a quick blip on the radar? I've got the scoop—time to analyze!
Here's the first list of news for IO Biotech:
C1 - Mar-18-25 08:00AM - IO Biotech Named Among Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies of 2025
C2 - Mar-04-25 04:17PM - IO Biotech Reports 2024 Business Highlights
C3 - Feb-23-25 12:07PM - IO Biotech Announces New Preclinical Data for Additional Pipeline Candidate Presented at the AACR-IO Conference
C4 - Feb-20-25 08:05AM - IO Biotech to Present at the 45th Annual Cowen Health Care Conference
C5 - Feb-04-25 08:05AM - IO Biotech Announces Publication of Preclinical Data Investigating Immune-Modulatory Effects of IO112, an Arginase 1-Targeting Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine Candidate
C6 - Jan-10-25 11:10AM - IO Biotech enrols all subjects in Phase II trial of cancer combination therapy
C7 - Jan-09-25 08:05AM - IO Biotech Completes Enrollment in Phase 2 Trial of its Investigational, Off-the-shelf Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine, IO102-IO103, as Neoadjuvant/Adjuvant Treatment for Patients with Resectable Melanoma or Head and Neck Cancer
C8 - Dec-20-24 08:05AM - IO Biotech secures up to 57.5 million in debt financing from the European Investment Bank
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2) You can request items from my lists to get more info on IO Biotech (IOBT)
3) AFTER requesting and reading News and SEC filings you'll write a summary, set a score, high price target and headline.
Now, your response should be only 2 or 3 chars. You can say ex., C1, C2, etc., or NEX
The NEX command delivers the NEXt list of News/SEC/Metrics
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**IO Biotech Named Among Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies of 2025**
Date: Mar-18-25 08:00AM
Source: (GlobeNewswire)
URL: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/03/18/3044458/0/en/IO-Biotech-Named-Among-Fast-Company-s-World-s-Most-Innovative-Companies-of-2025.html
March 18, 2025 08:00 ET| Source:IO BiotechIO Biotech
– Biopharmaceutical company recognized for innovation in the development of immune-modulatory therapeutic cancer vaccines –
NEW YORK, March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IO Biotech (Nasdaq: IOBT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2025. Fast Company recognizes 609 organizations across 58 sectors and regions. IO Biotech has been recognized for its potentially game-changing approach to immune-modulatory cancer vaccines, earning its place on the
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We present this news so you can catch the big movers from recently breaking news.
Here's a list of news articles you can literally read just by asking.
Usually the first item is the most important.
A1 - 2025-03-20T10:06:05Z - Why Five Below Shares Are Trading Higher By 12%; Here Are 20 Stocks Moving Premarket - Akebia Therap...
A2 - 2025-03-18T13:50:11Z - IO Biotech Named Among Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies of 2025 By Investing.com...
A3 - 2025-03-18T12:17:49Z - IO Biotech Named Among Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies of 2025 | Taiwan News | Mar....
A4 - 2025-03-18T12:11:36Z - IO Biotech Named Among Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies of 2025...
A5 - 2025-03-18T02:16:09Z - Short Interest in IO Biotech, Inc. (NASDAQ:IOBT) Increases By 32.9%...
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**Why Five Below Shares Are Trading Higher By 12%; Here Are 20 Stocks Moving Premarket - Akebia Therapeutics (NASDAQ:AKBA), AGM Gr Hldgs (NASDAQ:AGMH)**Date: 2025-03-20Source: {'uri': 'benzinga.com', 'dataType': 'news', 'title': 'Benzinga'}URL: https://www.benzinga.com/25/03/44412265/why-five-below-shares-are-trading-higher-by-12-here-are-20-stocks-moving-premarketShares of Five Below, Inc. FIVE rose sharply in pre-market trading after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter financial results and issued first-quarter guidance above estimates.
Five Below reported adjusted earnings of $3.48 per share, beating market estimates of $3.38 per share. The company's sales came in at $1.391 billion versus expectations of $1.386 billion.
Five Below shares jumped 11.9% to $84.59 in the pre-market trading session.
Here are some other stocks moving in pre-market trading.
Gaine
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SAG Holdings Limited SAG gained 77.8% to $1.20 in pre-market trading after jumping 7% on Wednesday. OptiNose, Inc. OPTN rose 59.3% to $9.56 in pre-market trading. Paratek Pharmaceuticals announced plans to acquire Optinose in a deal worth up to $330 million. ProAssurance Corporation PRA gained 50.6% to $23.41 in pre-market trading after the company announced it will be acquired by The Doctors Company for $25.00 per share in cash. AGM Group Holdings Inc. AGMH gained 40.3% to $0.1010 in pre-market. AGM Group Holdings announced the receipt of Nasdaq notification regarding minimum bid requirements. DevvStream Corp. DEVS gained 28.7% to $0.4761 in pre-market trading after jumping 8% on Wednesday. Emerson Radio Corp. MSN gained 27.2% to $0.56 in pre-market trading. CIMG Inc. IMG gained 21.1% to $0.5812 in pre-market trading after the company announced its subsidiary signed a business coope
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This is our final list of news.
News AI can literally read just by asking.
Don't miss the breaking news!
B1 - 2025-02-23T17:07:00Z - IO Biotech Announces New Preclinical Data for Additional Pipeline Candidate Presented at the AACR-IO Conference
B2 - 2024-11-07T15:00:00Z - IO Biotech Reports its Off-the-Shelf Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine, IO102-IO103, in Combination with KEYTRUDA® Demonstrates Promising Activity and Durability in First-line Treatment of Patients with Metastatic Lung Cancer in Phase 2 IOB-022 Study
B3 - 2024-09-14T06:30:00Z - IO Biotech Announces Positive Results from Phase 2 Trial of IO102-IO103 in the First-line Treatment of Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
B4 - 2024-05-23T12:30:00Z - IO Biotech to Present at Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference
B5 - 2024-05-14T11:55:00Z - IO Biotech Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Provides Business Highlights
B6 - 2024-04-24T20:30:00Z - IO Biotech Announces Abstract Accepted for Presentation at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting
Request an article by its reference number. (Ex., "B1" gets the first item)
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**IO Biotech Announces New Preclinical Data for Additional Pipeline Candidate Presented at the AACR-IO Conference**Date: Unknown DateSource: Unknown SourceURL: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/02/23/3030818/0/en/IO-Biotech-Announces-New-Preclinical-Data-for-Additional-Pipeline-Candidate-Presented-at-the-AACR-IO-Conference.htmlIO Biotech presented new preclinical data on its TGF-β-directed peptide vaccine, IO170, which showed reduced tumor growth in cancer models without causing systemic toxicity. The findings support the continued development of this immune-modulatory vaccine as a novel approach for treating a wide range of cancers.
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The new preclinical data presented by IO Biotech at the AACR-IO Conference shows promising results for their TGF-β-directed peptide vaccine, IO170. The vaccine demonstrated reduced tumor growth in cancer models and posed no systemic toxicity. These findings support further development of the vaccine as a potential treatment for a variety of cancers.
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This is our list of SEC filings.
If empty, the search returned no recent filings.
S1 - 2025-03-04 8-K Item2.02 Results of Oper and Fin Cond.
As discussed below, IO Biotech, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), issued a press release on March 4, 2025. In its press release, the Company disclosed a cash and cash equiv balance of approximately $60 mill...
S2 - 2024-12-20 8-K Item1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agrmt.
Finance Contract and Guarantee Agrmt
On December 19, 2024, IO Biotech ApS, a private limited liability company incorporated in Denmark and wholly-owned subsidiary (the Borrower) of IO Biotech, Inc., a Delaware corporat...
S3 - 2024-11-12 10-Q PART IFINANCI AL INFO
Item 1. Interim Financi al Stmnts (Unaudited)
IO BIOTECH, INC.
Cons Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(unaudited)
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
Assets
Curr assets
Cash and cash...
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Item2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
As discussed below, IO Biotech, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), issued a press release on March 4, 2025. In its press release, the Company disclosed a cash and cash equivalents balance of approximately $60 million as of December 31, 2024.
Because the Companys consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024 have not yet been finalized or audited, the preliminary statement of the Companys cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2024 in this Item 2.02 is subject to change, and the Companys actual cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2024 may differ materially from this preliminary estimate. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on this preliminary estimate....
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IO Biotech, Inc. disclosed a preliminary cash and cash equivalents balance of about $60 million as of December 31, 2024, in a press release on March 4, 2025. However, the company's consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024, have not been finalized or audited. Consequently, the actual cash and cash equivalents may differ significantly from the preliminary estimate. Investors are advised not to place undue reliance on this preliminary estimate.
IOBT_OUT_19 [2025-03-25 10:55:20 -0400] 4221 Bytes | 1178 tokens | Cum: 4164 tkns (52.05% of 8k)
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This is our set of metrics.
Please analyze the numbers.
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| Volume: 702,643 | SMA50: 36.67% | Market Cap: 84.21M | Option/Short: No / Yes | Sales past 5Y: 0.00% | Sales Surprise: - |
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| Avg Volume: 135.03K | SMA200: 18.26% | Shs Outstand: 65.88M | Short Float: 0.07% | Employees: 68 | EPS Surprise: -25.22% |
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| Rel Volume: 23.86 | Perf Week: 41.94% | Shs Float: 48.45M | Short Ratio: 0.24 | Debt/Eq: 0.03 | P/E: - |
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| RSI (14): 76.48 | Perf Month: 21.74% | Inst Own: 22.50% | Short Interest: 0.03M | Sales Y/Y TTM: - | Earnings: Nov 12 BMO |
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| ATR (14): 0.10 | Perf Quarter: 68.18% | Insider Own: 26.46% | Beta: 0.18 | ROE: -78.50% | |
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| SMA20: 36.23% | Index: - | Insider Trans: 0.38% | Sales Q/Q: - | ROI: -122.26% | |
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The next section covers any insider trading.
If this section may be blank due to no recent filings.
[Company Financial Summary]
[Company Details]
Name: IO Biotech, Inc. Common Stock
Market Cap: N/A
Shares Outstanding: N/A
Sector: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS
[Financial Statements - Latest Quarter]
Total Assets: N/A
Total Liabilities: N/A
Total Equity: N/A
Revenue (Quarter): {'value': 0, 'unit': 'USD', 'label': 'Revenues', 'order': 100}
Net Income: {'value': -90340000.0, 'unit': 'USD', 'label': 'Net Income/Loss', 'order': 3200}
Earnings Per Share (EPS): N/A
[Price Metrics - Last 30 Days]
Latest Close: 1.275
Average Volume: 150600.23
30-Day High: 1.275
30-Day Low: 0.8593
[Detailed Financials: Q3 2024]
- Total Assets: $89,945,000.0
- Total Liabilities: $17,380,000.0
- Total Equity: $72,565,000.0
- Current Assets: $86,244,000.0
- Current Liabilities: $16,055,000.0
[Income Statement: Q3 2024]
- Revenue: $0.00
- Net Income: N/A
- Gross Profit: N/A
- Operating Income: N/A
- Earnings Per Share (EPS): -0.36
[Cash Flow Statement: Q3 2024]
- Net Cash Flow: $0
[Detailed Financials: Q2 2024]
- Total Assets: $111,467,000.0
- Total Liabilities: $15,195,000.0
- Total Equity: $96,272,000.0
- Current Assets: $107,652,000.0
- Current Liabilities: $13,723,000.0
[Income Statement: Q2 2024]
- Revenue: $0.00
- Net Income: N/A
- Gross Profit: N/A
- Operating Income: N/A
- Earnings Per Share (EPS): -0.31
[Cash Flow Statement: Q2 2024]
- Net Cash Flow: $0
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You are now requested to make a summary analysis.
Save explaining why you didn't have enough information for the final survey.
Now, complete this report with the following:
1) Brief Summary: explain your findings in succinct wording.
2) MARKET_SCORE: If you calculate a 92% likelihood of an upward moves, say: MARKET_SCORE[92]
3) PRICE_TARGET: If you think the high today will be 50% higher, add to the price.
Eg., If the current price is $5.00, add 50%. Thus, PRICE_TARGET[$7.50] -- It should be at or above the current price.
4) Provide a thought-provoking take, 6-10 words, to use for the headline of this news story.
Like this: AI_RPT_HEADLINE: [6-12 words headline for news story, distilled from summary]
1) Brief Summary, 2) MARKET_SCORE, 3) PRICE_TARGET, and 4) AI_RPT_HEADLINE
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1) Brief Summary: IO Biotech, a pharmaceutical company, has shown a significant increase in performance over the past week, month, and quarter with an impressive Relative Volume of 23.86. However, the firm's financials reflect a lack of sales and a high negative return on equity. The company's earnings per share (EPS) surprise is also negative at -25.22%, indicating that the actual EPS was lower than the estimates. The market cap is relatively small at $84.21M, and there is a high level of insider ownership at 26.46%. Despite a high level of insider ownership, the company has a small number of employees (68). The company's RSI (14) stands high at 76.48, indicating that it may be overbought.
2) MARKET_SCORE: Given the lack of sales and negative indicators like ROE and EPS surprise, along with the high RSI, the likelihood of an upward move appears low. Hence, MARKET_SCORE[35].
3) PRICE_TARGET: With the current price at $1.275 and considering all the factors, it seems unlikely the price will increase by 50%. Therefore, the PRICE_TARGET remains the same [$1.275].
4) AI_RPT_HEADLINE: "IO Biotech's Performance Soars Amid Financial Uncertainties."
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Finally, if more data could have improved your confidence which would you have chosen? **Choose one option:**
-> X0 <- Nothing more would have helped my analysis
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-> X4 <- Broader sector & market news
-> X5 <- Your past analysis on similar companies (specify metrics)
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-> X7 <- Your past analysis on this exact company
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As a financial analyst, I would choose X2 <- More SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K) Financials, risk disclosures, and business changes. These documents contain a wealth of information about a company's financial health, risk factors, and significant changes in business operations, all of which can impact a company's stock performance. Having more detailed and up-to-date information from these filings would allow for a more thorough and accurate analysis.
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