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NASDAQ · PLRX

Pliant Therapeutics, Inc.

Healthcare · Biotechnology

$1.16

Up+$0.04 (+3.12%)

Updated Aug 22, 2026, 8:40 PM

SID Score

3.9/10

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Market cap
80.8M
P/E ratio
-0.46
Dividend yield
0.00%
52-week range
$1.02 – $1.95
Volume
504.69K
Avg. volume
1.08M

Price performance

PLRX price history

1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

PLRX closed at $1.16 after 21 trading sessions, up 5.96% for the selected period.

Last close
$1.16
Period change
+5.96%
Period low
$1.03
Period high
$1.17
Daily close
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PLRX OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Aug 21, 2026$1.12$1.17$1.12$1.155504.69K
Aug 20, 2026$1.188$1.188$1.12$1.12401.77K
Aug 19, 2026$1.17$1.20$1.16$1.17681.75K
Aug 18, 2026$1.17$1.23$1.12$1.151.37M
Aug 17, 2026$1.07$1.12$1.07$1.10590.77K
Aug 14, 2026$1.09$1.09$1.06$1.07235.03K
Aug 13, 2026$1.09$1.10$1.07$1.08557.03K
Aug 12, 2026$1.04$1.08$1.02$1.07913.69K
Aug 11, 2026$1.05$1.0699$1.03$1.03220.28K
Aug 10, 2026$1.05$1.055$1.03$1.04185.13K
Aug 7, 2026$1.05$1.07$1.03$1.05310.41K
Aug 6, 2026$1.04$1.07$1.03$1.05639.02K
Aug 5, 2026$1.06$1.068$1.05$1.05152.76K
Aug 4, 2026$1.05$1.07$1.035$1.05259.71K
Aug 3, 2026$1.06$1.06$1.03$1.04161.73K
Jul 31, 2026$1.06$1.08$1.04$1.04334.1K
Jul 30, 2026$1.06$1.075$1.05$1.06173.51K
Jul 29, 2026$1.08$1.08$1.05$1.05230.48K
Jul 28, 2026$1.07$1.10$1.07$1.07358.71K
Jul 27, 2026$1.08$1.11$1.07$1.08208.39K
Jul 24, 2026$1.10$1.105$1.07$1.09307.55K

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Overview

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Company profile

Pliant Therapeutics Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel therapies for the treatment of fibrosis and related diseases. Its primary product candidate is bexotegrast (PLN-74809), an oral, small molecule, that the company is developing for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF, and primary sclerosing cholangitis.

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Average target
$31.14
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PLRX recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Mar 13, 2026Canaccord GenuityHold
Mar 12, 2026Piper SandlerOverweight
Nov 7, 2025RBC CapitalSector Perform
Oct 10, 2025JP MorganUnderweight
Aug 8, 2025Piper SandlerOverweight
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Benzinga · Aug 11, 2026

Pliant Therapeutics Q2 EPS $(0.36) Misses $(0.34) Estimate

Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) reported quarterly losses of $(0.36) per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $(0.34) by 5.88 percent. This is a 49.3 percent increase over losses of $(0.71) per share

Yahoo · Jul 13, 2026

Pliant Therapeutics Names Flavia Borellini, Ph.D. and Robert Iannone, M.D., M.S.C.E. to Board of Directors

Appointments bring global oncology drug development experience and deepen Board’s operational and regulatory expertise SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLRX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of integrin-based therapeutics, today announced the appointments of Flavia Borellini, Ph.D. and Robert Iannone, M.D., M.S.C.E. to its Board of Directors. "On behalf of the Board of Directors, I am

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