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NextCure, Inc. (NXTC): fair value, margin of safety and Wheel Score
Healthcare · Biotechnology · United States · Speculative / Distressed
Is NXTC undervalued?
At 6.88 (close of 16 Oct 2026), NXTC trades within a few percent of the GLS average fair value of 6.72 (2.4% above fair value). 1 models produced a value and they split 0 above the price to 1 below. A stock priced at fair value earns about half of the Wheel Score's Value points; the rest of the score comes from health, moat, premium and stability.
The average is built from just 1 models (DCF) - the rest returned nothing because an input they need (dividends, free cash flow, book value) is zero or negative - so treat it with more caution than usual.
The nightly engine files NXTC under Speculative / Distressed - negative earnings or a Piotroski score of 3 or less - which caps its Wheel Score at 45 and keeps it out of the Sunday Scan.
Nine valuation models for NXTC
Each model turns the latest filed numbers into a value per share; the GLS fair value is the simple average of the ones that produce a positive number. The last two rows are shown for reference and never enter the average. The Quote page lets you switch any model off and add your own margin of safety.
| Model | Value | vs price | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| DCF | 6.72 | -2% | Present value of the projected free cash flows, discounted at the cost of capital |
| Graham Number | - | - | The most a defensive investor pays for the earnings and book value per share; no value tonight |
| Graham Growth | - | - | Graham's growth formula: EPS × (8.5 + 2 × growth), adjusted for bond yields; no value tonight |
| Lynch | - | - | EPS × the earnings growth rate (PEG of 1), growth capped at 25%; no value tonight |
| GLS Growth | - | - | EPS compounded ten years at the blended growth rate, discounted back at 15% a year; no value tonight |
| 10 Cap | - | - | Owner's earnings (operating cash flow less maintenance capex) capitalised at 10%; no value tonight |
| Payback Time | - | - | Eight years of compounded free cash flow: the price at which the business pays for itself; no value tonight |
| DDM | - | - | Dividend discount model: next year's dividend ÷ (10% − 3% growth); needs a dividend; no value tonight |
| EPV | - | - | Earnings power value: current EPS capitalised at 9% with no growth; no value tonight |
| Zombie (liquidation) | 6.23 | -9% | Current assets less all liabilities, per share: the balance-sheet floor. Not in the average |
| Wall St target | 20.00 | +191% | Analysts' average 12-month price target. Not in the average |
Quality and financial health
NextCure, Inc. scores only 1 of 9 on the Piotroski F-score, which fails the Sunday Scan's "6 or more" rule. A reading this low means several of the basic tests - positive earnings, positive operating cash flow, falling debt, no new share issuance - are not met. A GLS Moat score of 0.0/10 is a weak reading: the ten-year history the score grades (revenue, EPS, book value, margins, cash flow, share count, ROIC) has not been steady, so the Moat part of the Wheel Score contributes little.
Returns on capital are thin or negative - ROIC -139.3%, ROE -159.8%, ROA -111.3% - with debt at 0.15 times equity and negative free cash flow.
NextCure, Inc. pays no dividend, so the DDM model does not apply and a covered-call holder earns only the premium and any price gain.
Institutional ownership scores 5/10, insider activity 9/10 and Congressional trading 5/10 on the GLS smart-money scales.
| Piotroski F-score | 1 / 9 | ROIC | -139.3% |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLS Moat | 0.0 / 10 | ROE | -159.8% |
| Debt / equity | 0.15 | ROA | -111.3% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | -117.4% | Payout ratio | 0% |
| Institutions | 5 / 10 | Insiders · Congress | 9 · 5 / 10 |
Wheel Score 19: No options
No options are listed on NextCure, Inc. in our nightly snapshot. The Wheel Score is therefore capped at 39 (it reads 19) and the stock is left out of every options screen; the fair value and health figures above are still useful for a plain stock position.
Volume runs at 72k shares a day on a market cap of $31M, with a beta of 1.35 - a high beta, so the stock tends to move more than the market and a strike can be gapped through; the Stability part of the Wheel Score gives that 6 of 20.
| Part | Points | From | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 11 / 25 | -2% margin of safety | |
| Health | 2 / 20 | Piotroski 1/9 | |
| Moat | 0 / 15 | moat 0.0/10 | |
| Premium | 0 / 20 | no option data | |
| Stability | 6 / 20 | 72k shares/day, $31M cap, beta 1.35 |
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Upcoming events
The next earnings report is due on 4 Nov 2026, 19 days away; a 30-45-day put sold today would expire after it, which is worth weighing against the premium.
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Is NXTC undervalued right now?
Not meaningfully: at 6.88 the stock trades within a few percent of the GLS average fair value of 6.72 (2.4% above fair value, data as of 16 Oct 2026).
What is the Wheel Score of NXTC and what does it mean?
NXTC has no listed options in our nightly snapshot, so it cannot be wheeled; its Wheel Score is capped at 39 and shown as "No options".
What is the GLS fair value for NXTC?
6.72 per share as of 16 Oct 2026 - the simple average of the 1 valuation models (out of nine: DCF, Graham Number, Graham Growth, Lynch, GLS Growth, 10 Cap, Payback Time, DDM and EPV) that produced a positive value. The models run every night on the latest filings; the Quote page lets you switch any of them off and add a margin of safety of your own.
When does NextCure, Inc. report earnings next?
The next earnings report is due on 4 Nov 2026, 19 days from the data date of 16 Oct 2026. The Calendars page lists every upcoming report with its time of day.
Does NXTC have listed options, and how liquid are they?
No. The nightly options snapshot found no listed contracts on NXTC, so the wheel strategy cannot be run on it and the Wheel Score is capped at 39.