What's Going On With Panbela Therapeutics Stock Today?
Portfolio Pulse from Nabaparna Bhattacharya
Panbela Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PBLA) shares dropped over 2% on Tuesday after a 65.3% decline on Monday. The company announced an abstract for SBP-101 was accepted for a poster presentation at the American Association for Cancer Research. Panbela is collaborating with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine on this. Additionally, Panbela disclosed the pricing of a public offering of 4.38 million shares or pre-funded warrants, with two classes of warrants to purchase up to 8.75 million shares. The common warrants have an exercise price of $2.06 per share and are exercisable immediately, expiring in five years. The offering aims to raise approximately $9.0 million and is expected to close by January 31, 2024. Last week, Panbela was in news for enrolling in the ASPIRE global clinical trial for metastatic pancreatic cancer treatment.
January 30, 2024 | 2:56 pm
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Panbela Therapeutics' stock experienced a significant drop following the announcement of a public offering and the acceptance of an abstract for SBP-101 for presentation. The public offering could dilute current shareholders but also provides funding for ongoing research and development.
The recent decline in PBLA's stock price is likely due to the market's reaction to the public offering announcement, which typically leads to dilution of existing shares. However, the acceptance of the SBP-101 abstract and the ongoing clinical trial are positive developments for the company's pipeline, which could have a favorable long-term impact. In the short term, the negative sentiment around dilution is likely to outweigh the positive research news.
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