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Aura Biosciences IncAURACompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

United States · USD·Health Care›Biotechnology
Momentum weak 31
Mkt cap
$680M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
40%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$5.22M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
n/m
no positive forecast
ROIC−WACC
n/a
WACC 6.9%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
144 days
30 Mar 2027
Close · USD$6.56
1D+3.5%
1W+6.8%
1M+0.8%
3M-14.8%
6M-21.9%
YTD+20.4%
1Y+20.6%
ATR %4.8%
Beta1.01
52w lowhigh31.2% off high

What Aura Biosciences does

Employees: 113

Aura Biosciences at a glance

Size Aura Biosciences (AURA) is a United States Health Care company (Biotechnology) with a market value of $680M, the 2504th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $6.56 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 21.9%, against -22.4% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 9th highest of 19 in its peer set.

Short interest Short interest is 10.5% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).

Next results Next results expected around 30 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

809010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026AURA 80Peer median 77
Six months, rebased to 100: Aura Biosciences against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Aura Biosciences financials

Reported figures in USD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue$0$0$0$0$0
Revenue growth—————
Gross profit-$1.15M-$1.13M-$1.22M-$1.29M-$1.18M
EBITDA-$137M-$112M-$94.9M-$83.7M-$59.1M
Net income-$131M-$106M-$86.9M-$76.4M-$58.8M
Free cash flow-$103M-$85.2M-$81.1M-$64.6M-$55.7M
Capital expenditure$344,000$447,000$1.25M$709,000$1.09M
Total debt$16.6M$17.4M$18.8M$19.6M$20.9M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Aura Biosciences competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

0%+200%+400%+600%+800%-50%-25%0%+25%002880FDMT688639300404ATTOKURADSGN1672GNFTAURA6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Aura Biosciences is the large dot.

Aura Biosciences competitors and peer comparison

How Aura Biosciences compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Aura Biosciences against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureAURAPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+0.8%-12.5%2nd highest of 21
6-month return-21.9%-22.4%9th highest of 19
Distance from 52-week high-31.2%-46.6%4th highest of 21

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginEV / SalesReq gDelivered g
Aura Biosciences AURAUnited States$680M-22%n/an/an/an/an/a
Shenzhen Weiguang Biological Products 002880.SZChina$682M-22%0%18%4.7×n/an/a
4D Molecular Therapeutics FDMTUnited States$677M+21%+278,712%-214%3.9×n/an/a
Anhui Huaheng Biotechnology 688639.SSChina$688M-40%+7%3%2.1×n/an/a
Candel Therapeutics CADLUnited States$670M+5%n/an/an/an/an/a
Boji Medical Technology 300404.SZChina$664M+7%+32%4%4.1×35.4%+27.2%
Attovia Therapeutics ATTOUnited States$697M+744%n/a-4,975%625.6×n/an/a
Wave Life Sciences WVEUnited States$664M-53%-35%-321%3.9×n/an/a
Solid Biosciences SLDBUnited States$707M-9%n/an/an/an/an/a
Sana Biotechnology SANAUnited States$709M-32%n/an/an/an/an/a
Getein Biotech 603387.SSChina$647M-12%+8%21%2.7×-8.3%-1.3%
Kura Oncology KURAUnited States$647M-23%-7%-412%2.0×n/an/a
Design Therapeutics DSGNUnited States$639M-28%n/an/an/an/an/a
Shouyao Holdings Beijing 688197.SSChina$726M-16%+4,564%-92%43.1×n/an/a
Geron GERNUnited States$636M-29%+19%-8%1.6×n/an/a
Apnimed APMDUnited States$629Mn/a+380%-140%20.3×n/an/a
Frontier Biotechnologies 688221.SSChina$746M-37%+153%-20%13.1×43.2%+21.5%
Ascletis Pharma 1672.HKHong Kong$610M-73%-59%-71,976%2,088.7×n/an/a
Shaanxi Micot Pharmaceutical Technology 2335.HKHong Kong$777Mn/an/an/an/an/an/a
Alphamab Oncology 9966.HKHong Kong$777M-39%-32%-38%8.2×n/an/a
Genfit GNFT.PAFrance$593M+19%+28%-130%11.2×40.0%+143.5%

Questions

Which companies are Aura Biosciences's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: Shenzhen Weiguang Biological Products (002880.SZ), 4D Molecular Therapeutics (FDMT), Anhui Huaheng Biotechnology (688639.SS), Candel Therapeutics (CADL), Boji Medical Technology (300404.SZ), Attovia Therapeutics (ATTO), Wave Life Sciences (WVE), Solid Biosciences (SLDB).
How has Aura Biosciences stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -21.9% against -22.4% for the median peer; over one year +20.6%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.