Acurx Pharmaceuticals closed at $1.02 on Nov 3, down 4.67%, within 0.0% of its 52-week closing low. Volume of 207.2K shares was 2.93× its 20-day average (well above normal).
Split-adjusted performance: -22.1% over one month, -49.0% over six months, -79.7% over one year.
Short interest was 90.8K shares at the Oct 15 settlement, down 18.7% from the prior report (1.8% of float, 1.2 days to cover).
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Quick answers
What does Acurx Pharmaceuticals do?
Acurx Pharmaceuticals Inc is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing a new class of small-molecule antibiotics for difficult-to-treat bacterial infections. Its approach is to develop antibiotic candidates with a Gram-positive selective spectrum (GPSS) that block the active site of the Gram-positive specific bacterial enzyme deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) polymerase IIIC (pol IIIC), inhibiting DNA replication and Gram-positive bacterial cell death.
What is ACXP's market cap?
$5.58M, based on the Nov 3 close of $1.02.
Does Acurx Pharmaceuticals pay a dividend?
No regular cash dividend has been paid in the last year.
How much of ACXP is sold short?
90.8K shares, 1.8% of float, as of Oct 15, 2026.
What sector is ACXP in?
Healthcare, in the Pharmaceuticals industry.
About Acurx Pharmaceuticals
Acurx Pharmaceuticals Inc is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing a new class of small-molecule antibiotics for difficult-to-treat bacterial infections. Its approach is to develop antibiotic candidates with a Gram-positive selective spectrum (GPSS) that block the active site of the Gram-positive specific bacterial enzyme deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) polymerase IIIC (pol IIIC), inhibiting DNA replication and Gram-positive bacterial cell death. Its research and development pipeline includes antibiotic product candidates targeting Gram-positive bacteria, including Clostridioides difficile, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, and drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae and B. anthracis. It operates in a single segment.
HQ: Staten Island, NY4 employeesListed Jun 25, 2021acurxpharma.com
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