Cara Therapeutic Stock Today
| CARA Stock | USD 5.20 0.08 1.56% |
PerformanceInsignificant
| Odds Of DistressVery High
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Cara Therapeutic is trading at 5.20 as of the 19th of March 2025, a 1.56 percent increase since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's open price was 5.12. Cara Therapeutic has a very high chance of experiencing financial distress in the next few years of operation. It also did not have a very good performance during the last 90 trading days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 19th of December 2024 and ending today, the 19th of March 2025. Click here to learn more.
Business Domain Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences | IPO Date 31st of January 2014 | Category Healthcare | Classification Health Care |
Cara Therapeutics, Inc., an early commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing and commercializing chemical entities with a primary focus on pruritus and pain by selectively targeting kappa opioid receptors in the United States. Cara Therapeutics, Inc. The company has 4.57 M outstanding shares of which 66.37 K shares are currently shorted by private and institutional investors with about 3.62 trading days to cover. More on Cara Therapeutic
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| CEO President | Christopher Posner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thematic Idea | Marijuana (View all Themes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Names | [Cara Operations Limited, Carasent ASA] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business Concentration | Pharmaceuticals, Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences, Health Care, NASDAQ Composite, NASDAQ Health Care, NASDAQ Composite Total, Marijuana, Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, Healthcare (View all Sectors) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Debt LevelsCara Therapeutic can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand Cara Therapeutic's financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of Cara Therapeutic's total assets is financed by creditors.
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Cara Therapeutic (CARA) is traded on NASDAQ Exchange in USA. It is located in 400 Atlantic Street, Stamford, CT, United States, 06901 and employs 10 people. Cara Therapeutic is listed under Pharmaceuticals category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Micro-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 23.42 M. Cara Therapeutic conducts business under Pharmaceuticals sector and is part of Health Care industry. The entity has 4.57 M outstanding shares of which 66.37 K shares are currently shorted by private and institutional investors with about 3.62 trading days to cover.
Cara Therapeutic currently holds about 157.51 M in cash with (60.92 M) of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 2.93.
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Ownership AllocationThe market capitalization of Cara Therapeutic is $23.42 Million. Cara Therapeutic shows 13.17 percent of its outstanding shares held by insiders and 24.52 percent owned by other corporate entities. Note, that even with negative profits, if the true value of the firm is larger than the current market value, you may still be able to generate positive returns on investment in this company.
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Cara Stock Institutional Holders
| Instituion | Recorded On | Shares | |
| Rathbone Brothers Plc | 2024-09-30 | 20.2 K | |
| Fmr Inc | 2024-12-31 | 19.4 K | |
| State Street Corp | 2024-12-31 | 14.9 K | |
| Bnp Paribas Arbitrage, Sa | 2024-12-31 | 13.4 K | |
| Lpl Financial Corp | 2024-12-31 | 12.2 K | |
| Ubs Group Ag | 2024-12-31 | 8.1 K | |
| Citigroup Inc | 2024-12-31 | 1.9 K | |
| Jpmorgan Chase & Co | 2024-12-31 | 1.4 K | |
| Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 2024-12-31 | 1.3 K | |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 2024-12-31 | 168.1 K | |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.p. | 2024-12-31 | 155.7 K |
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Cara Therapeutic Corporate Management
| Joana Goncalves | Chief Medical Officer | Profile | |
| Joana MD | Chief Officer | Profile | |
| Frdrique Menzaghi | Chief RD | Profile | |
| Scott Terrillion | Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel, Secretary | Profile | |
| Beth Weinberg | VP QA | Profile | |
| Eric Vandal | Senior Commercial | Profile |
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Earnings Share (15.53) | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth (0.52) | Return On Assets | Return On Equity |
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