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argenx SE American Depositary Shares (ARGX) fair value

Healthcare · Biotechnology · NASDAQ · United States
$873.71-0.23%
Market cap $54.9BNext earnings 2026-10-22Updated Oct 23, 2026
Our verdict
Trades 119% above our fair value
Price
$873.71
Model fair valueConfidence: good
$399
Model range
$297 to $473
Fair value $399
Price $874
3 models fit argenx SE American Depositary Shares and they disagree: 1 of 3 land within 15% of the average. The price is above every model.
Two or more of our models back this value.
Large premium(i)Bronze43
Valued as a growth company: Discounted cash flow, P/E comparison, and EV/EBITDA comparison.
ACCE opinionargenx SE American Depositary Shares (ARGX)
Fair value (3 models)
$399
ACCE price target
$885
Rating
Overvalued
Horizon
12 months
Fair value published on 23 Oct 2026, 12:04 CEST; previously $389 since 18 Oct 2026, 16:04 CEST.
ACCE price target published on 18 Oct 2026, 00:00 CEST; previously $1020 since 12 May 2026, 00:00 CEST.
Rating published on 18 Oct 2026, 16:04 CEST.
Price used: $874 at the close on 23 Oct 2026, 22:00 CEST.
Models: Discounted cash flow, P/E comparison, and EV/EBITDA comparison.
Fair value: the average of the applicable valuation models (discounted cash flow, multiples, residual income, dividend discount, shareholder yield), each run on the latest financial statements and the market price shown. Opinion columns (fair value, target, rating) are shown apart from the data. Full methodology: acceinvestments.com/data/how-we-value-stocks
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Data
Price vs fair value
118.8% above
-54.3% to fair value
ACCE score
74
out of 100
Analysts
88% buy
25 covering
P/E
30.3x
forward 26.2x
1-year return
+7.6%
Dividend yield
0.00%

argenx SE American Depositary Shares in four questions

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Overview

ACCE thesis

argenx develops VYVGART, an FcRn-blocking antibody therapy used in generalized myasthenia gravis and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, with additional indications in development across autoimmune disease. The moat is the drug's mechanism and the commercial infrastructure built around it, and the company's 59.3% revenue growth shows that the franchise is still ramping rather than maturing. Its 32.0% operating margin is high for a company still expanding its label count, and a forward P/E of 25.9 against a trailing 32.3 suggests the market expects earnings to keep compounding. The key question for a deeper look is how fast the pipeline indications can add to the existing base before competition from other FcRn and complement-pathway therapies erodes pricing. At a 53.2 billion dollar market cap with no index membership, the name sits outside the largest passive vehicles, which may matter for liquidity and for how the stock reprices on new data.

AI-assisted·How I use AIWritten Oct 18, 2026
⚠ Investor warnings · 3 flagsAI-assisted·How I use AI
  • high
    Valuation premium to model
    Forward P/E 25.9 and P/S 9.8 reflect stretched multiples despite strong growth.
  • moderate
    Score deterioration
    ACCE score fell 5 points in 90 days (75 to 70). Valuation component weak at 34/100, signalling model sees limited margin of safety.
  • moderate
    Quality score lag
    Quality score 91 is solid, but operating margin 32% and net margin 32.3% are exceptionally high for biotech; sustainability of this profitability warrants scrutiny.

AI research notes

AI-assisted·How I use AIWritten Oct 11, 2026 · figures from 2026-06-30 · prices to Oct 23, 2026
Why it could do well
  • Revenue grew 59.3% year over year with a 151.6% five-year average, showing sustained acceleration in a competitive market.
  • Net margin of 32.3% and ROE of 23.6% demonstrate exceptional profitability and capital efficiency for a biotech company.
Why it could disappoint
  • Forward P/E of 25.9x exceeds the healthcare sector median of 23.9x while the stock trades at 31.4x trailing.
  • Free cash flow yield of only 1.6% on $844M annual cash generation suggests the market prices in minimal margin of safety.
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Valuation

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Where ARGX's valuation models land
Price
$873.71
Model fair value
$399
Model range
$297 to $473
Fair value $399
Price $874
The price is above the whole model range.
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Wall Street consensus

Bullish88% buy · 25 covering analysts
● Strong buy 15● Buy 7● Hold 3● Sell 0● Strong sell 0
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Where it sits vs peers

News and Record

Press releases mentioning this company

Recent performance

1 week
+6.7%
1 month
-7.6%
3 months
-4.8%
6 months
+12.0%
YTD
+3.9%
1 year
+7.6%

SEC filings

Recommendation history, last 12 months

DateTypeNewPreviousPrice
23 Oct 2026, 12:04 CESTFair value$399$389$876
18 Oct 2026, 16:04 CESTRatingOvervaluedfirst publication$819
18 Oct 2026, 16:04 CESTFair value$389$507$819
18 Oct 2026, 00:00 CESTACCE price target$885$1020$819
14 Oct 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$507$513$812
10 Oct 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$513$386$819
9 Oct 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$386$379$928
29 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$379$384$959
25 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$384$388$946
20 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$388$393$990

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Investing in shares carries a risk of losing capital. The value of an investment can go down as well as up.

Valuation horizon: 12 months from the publication date.

Conflicts of interest. ACCE Investments is operated by Adrien Chantreuil, who may hold personal positions in the securities analysed. Positions are declared on each security. ACCE receives no payment from the companies analysed or from any intermediary for this analysis.

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Snapshot

Growth100Value34Quality91Momentum70Total74
Valuation
Trailing P/E
30.3x
Forward P/E
26.2x
PEG
0.36
P/B
7.03x
EV / Revenue
10.5x
Book value/sh
$5.38
Enterprise value
$54.7B
Profitability
ROE
23.6%
FCF yield
1.51%
ROIC
14.3%
Health and risk
Debt / equity
0.01
Dividend yield
0.00%
Beta
-0.04

Price

+6.9% · 1Y

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Answered from argenx SE American Depositary Shares fundamentals + recent valuations. Every number shows its source and date.

This stock Peer Peer median weaker → stronger
P/Ebetter than 40% of peers
low 0.0x30.3xhigh 69.1x
ROEbetter than 100% of peers
low -79%24%high 24%
Div yieldbetter than 50% of peers
low 0.0%0.0%high 2.1%

Peers

Prices Oct 23, 2026
CompanyPriceFair valuevs fair valueP/EROEQualityScore
ARGX argenx SE American Depositary Shares$873.71$399119% above30.3x23.6%9174
UCB.BR UCB€259.10€14381% above24.1x20.6%9576
CSL.AX CSLA$196.14A$16023% above--15.8%5252
ONC BeOne Medicines Ltd. American Depositary Shares$382.27$152151% above69.1x14.7%7669
RVMD Revolution Medicines Inc. Common Stock$187.69----79.1%3136
MRNA Moderna Inc. Common Stock$202.63----39.0%3146
RPRX Royalty Pharma plc Class A Ordinary Shares $63.75$641% below33.9x14.0%7768

Sector report card

Where ARGX ranks against its sector peers on each metric.

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  • GlobeNewswire•Sep 29, 2026
    argenx Presents New Data at AANEM and MGFA Scientific Session Showcasing Earlier and Sustained Treatment in MG and CIDP with VYVGART and Progress Across its Neuromuscular Pipeline
  • Business Wire•Sep 29, 2026
    Ginkgo Datapoints and Apheris Welcome AbbVie, argenx, Lundbeck, and Takeda as Founding Members of the Antibody Developability Consortium
  • GlobeNewswire•Sep 17, 2026
    argenx announces results of Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders and appointment of Thomas M. Brakel and Khurem Farooq as Non-Executive Directors
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27 filings of 40
October 2026
Oct 19
6-KForeign current reportPeriod 2026-10-19
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Oct 8
6-KForeign current reportPeriod 2026-10-08
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September 2026
Sep 29
6-KForeign current reportPeriod 2026-09-29
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