Pliant Therapeutics (Pliant Therapeutics) Beta : 1.23 (As of May. 12, 2024)

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What is Pliant Therapeutics Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-12), Pliant Therapeutics's Beta is 1.23.

Pliant Therapeutics Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pliant Therapeutics's Beta can be seen below:

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Pliant Therapeutics Annual Data

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1.28

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Beta	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-	1.30	1.36	1.28	1.07

Competitive Comparison of Pliant Therapeutics's Beta

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Pliant Therapeutics's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta data, can be viewed below:

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Pliant Therapeutics's Beta Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Pliant Therapeutics's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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Pliant Therapeutics Beta Calculation

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. A stock's beta can be calculated by dividing the product of the covariance of the individual stock's returns and the market's returns by the variance of the market's returns over a specified period. Basically, GuruFocus uses the returns calculated over three-year period.

Pliant Therapeutics (NAS:PLRX) Beta Explanation

Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. We usually compare beta to 1. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price will move with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.

Beta is primarily used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the Cost of Equity, which can be used in the calculation of WACC %. The formula of Cost of Equity is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)

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Pliant Therapeutics (Pliant Therapeutics) Business Description

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Address

260 Littlefield Avenue, South San Francisco, CA, USA, 94080

Website

https://www.pliantrx.com

Pliant Therapeutics Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel therapies for the treatment of fibrosis and related diseases. Its primary product candidate is bexotegrast (PLN-74809), an oral, small molecule, that the company is developing for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF, and primary sclerosing cholangitis.

Executives

Hans Hull	officer: Chief Business Officer	C/O AVALANCHE BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC., 1035 O'BRIEN DRIVE, SUITE A, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Eric Lefebvre	officer: Chief Medical Officer	C/O TOBIRA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 701 GATEWAY BOULEVARD, #200, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Keith Lamont Cummings	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O PLIANT THERAPEUTICS, INC., 260 LITTLEFIELD AVENUE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Bernard Coulie	director, officer: President and CEO	C/O PLIANT THERAPEUTICS, INC., 260 LITTLEFIELD AVENUE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Mike Ouimette	officer: General Counsel	C/O PLIANT THERAPEUTICS, INC., 260 LITTLEFIELD AVENUE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Thomas A Mccourt	director	C/O IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 100 SUMMER STREET, SUITE 2300, BOSTON MA 02110
Darren S Cline	director	35 CAMBRIDGE PARK DRIVE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02140
Lily Cheung	officer: Chief Human Resource Officer	260 LITTLEFIELD AVENUE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Katharine Knobil	director	C/O KALEIDO BIOSCIENCES, INC., 65 HAYDEN AVE., LEXINGTON MA 02421
Pyott David E I	director	C/O ALLERGAN, 2525 DUPONT DRIVE, IRVINE CA 92612
Third Rock Ventures Gp Iv, L.p.	10 percent owner	29 NEWBURY STREET, 3RD FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Kevin P Starr	10 percent owner	29 NEWBURY STREET, 3RD FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Smital Shah	director	C/O PLIANT THERAPEUTICS, INC., 260 LITTLEFIELD AVENUE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Suzanne Louise Bruhn	director	C/O AEGLEA BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC., 901 S. MOPAC EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 250, AUSTIN TX 78746
Redmile Group, Llc	10 percent owner	ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, SUITE D3-300, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129