ASND
Ascendis Pharma A/S Ordinary ShareHealth Care · ·
$249.85
▲ $5.65 (+2.3%)
Market Cap
$15.49B
Day Range
$244.70 - $254.98
52-Week Range
$175.19 - $282.15
Beta
—
Next Earnings
06.11.2026
ASND is a stock from the Healthcare sector — Pharmaceuticals, biotech, medical devices, and health insurance — less sensitive to economic cycles, but exposed to regulation and FDA approvals.
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This score and all analysis on this page are for informational and educational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice. Read the full disclaimer
Weighted: Technical 25% · Fundamental 20% · Growth 15% · Valuation 15% · News 10% · Quality 10% · Risk 5%
🔍 Cross-Check
Overall Score
🟡 Mixed
Technical Trend
🔴 Bearish
Insiders
🟢 Bullish
✅ Why is the score relatively high?
- 🟢 Price is above the 50-day average
- 🟢 Price is above the 200-day average
- 🟢 +1.2% over the last 3 months relative to the index
⚠️ What's concerning?
- 🔴 MACD histogram is negative — falling momentum
- 🔴 Price is below the SAR point — downtrend
- 🔴 ROC 12 days: -2.1%
- 🔴 CMF 20 days: -0.18
- 🔴 RSI 48.3 — weak/negative bias
🚦 Quality & Risk Checks
📰 News Trend
Based on real financial news (Finnhub)Everyone's writing about Ascendis Pharma A/S Ordinary Share. News trend score: 56. Reason: 2 of the last 3 articles are positive, versus 1 negative.
News trend analysis is based on article sentiment only, and is not investment advice or financial counsel. Read the full disclaimer
📈 Technical Analysis
Based on the last 251 trading days, calculated from real price data. Click an indicator for details and a chart.
🔴 Most indicators support a downtrend (3 bullish · 5 bearish · 2 neutral)
Conclusions
- 🟢Price vs. SMA 50 — Price is above the 50-day average
- 🟢Price vs. SMA 200 — Price is above the 200-day average
- 🔴MACD — MACD histogram is negative — falling momentum
- 🔴RSI — RSI 48.3 — weak/negative bias
- 🟡Stochastic — %K 43.4 — neutral range
- 🟡ADX (trend strength) — ADX 16.3 — weak trend/choppy
- 🟢Relative strength vs. S&P 500 — +1.2% over the last 3 months relative to the index
- 🔴ROC (rate of change) — ROC 12 days: -2.1%
- 🔴Parabolic SAR — Price is below the SAR point — downtrend
- 🔴CMF (money flow) — CMF 20 days: -0.18
Wyckoff Method Analysis
A market-structure read based purely on real price and volume data — not full classic Wyckoff schematic identification (Phase A-E), but a quantitative analysis of what can reliably be computed: trading ranges, "effort vs. result", volume within the range, and Spring/Upthrust detection.
The stock is in a clear uptrend with no defined trading range in the period examined.
Medium confidence
Evidence Behind This Read
- 🟢Rising price trend — A 6.2% change over the last 50 days, with no defined trading range.
The Wyckoff Method, developed by Richard Wyckoff in the early 20th century, reads the balance of supply and demand through price and volume, based on the premise that large investors ("smart money") quietly accumulate shares before rallies and quietly distribute them before declines. The read here is based solely on real price and volume data — full, precise identification of classic Wyckoff patterns (such as Phases A-E) requires human chart-reading experience and judgment, so this is an approximate algorithmic read, not a substitute for professional analysis. This should not be considered investment advice.
🎯 Trade Planning (M.A.E.E Framework)
Based on a mechanical trading method: market structure → value zone → ATR-based exit point. Not investment advice — a calculation tool only.
1️⃣ Market Structure
🟢 Uptrend
The price is above the 200-day average — per the market-structure method, this environment mainly favors looking for buying (Long) opportunities.
2️⃣ Value Zone
🟢 Price in value zone
The price is close to the 50-day moving average — per the method, this is a reasonable area to look for an entry, rather than chasing the price far from it.
3️⃣ Suggested Exit Point (ATR-based)
Method formula: Stop-loss = support minusone ATR margin — this way the stop adapts to the stock's actual volatility, rather than an arbitrary number.
Entry
$249.85
Stop-Loss
$195.52
Risk per Share
$54.33
Direction
Long
Profit Targets by Risk/Reward Ratio (R)
1:2 R
$358.52
1:3 R
$412.85
1:5 R
$521.52
💰 Position Size Calculator
A core principle of the method: never risk a fixed dollar amount — risk a fixed percentage of equity, and let the position size vary according to the risk per share.
Suggested Position Size
1 sh.
🕴️ Insider Trading
Real transactions by officers and insiders, as reported to the SEC on Form 4 — 7 purchases and 1 sales out of the last 8 filings.
| Name | Transaction Type | Date | Shares | Change | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH SCOTT THOMAS | Open Market Purchase | 2.6.2026 | 4,367 | +100 | $219.00 |
| BIENAIME JEAN JACQUES | Open Market Purchase | 29.5.2026 | 600 | +200 | $223.76 |
| BIENAIME JEAN JACQUES | Open Market Purchase | 29.5.2026 | 800 | +200 | $222.30 |
| BIENAIME JEAN JACQUES | Open Market Purchase | 29.5.2026 | 900 | +100 | $223.50 |
| SMITH SCOTT THOMAS | Open Market Purchase | 29.5.2026 | 4,267 | +250 | $223.32 |
| BIENAIME JEAN JACQUES | Open Market Purchase | 26.5.2026 | 200 | +200 | $236.24 |
| BIENAIME JEAN JACQUES | Open Market Purchase | 26.5.2026 | 400 | +200 | $239.37 |
| JENSEN FLEMMING STEEN | Open Market Sale | 11.5.2026 | 0 | -19,460 | $238.49 |
📉 Short Interest
Official FINRA data — the number of shares open in short positions, plus daily short-sale activity.
Monthly Trend — Open Short Interest
3,104,151 shares short as of 2026-07-15 · vs. 3,277,898 on 2026-06-30
Official biweekly report (FINRA Rule 4560) — no real higher-frequency data exists for this metric.
Weekly Trend — Daily Short-Sale Activity
57.5% of trading volume this week was short selling, vs. 27.7% the prior week
Based on daily short-sale volume (Reg SHO) — a different metric from the open short interest above: this is daily trading volume, not an open position, so it updates weekly rather than biweekly.
📰 News & Sentiment
Sentiment based on basic keywords (not AI) — 2 positive, 0 neutral, 1 negative out of the last 3 articles.
Benzinga · 23.7.2026
ChartMill · 20.7.2026
Yahoo · 14.7.2026