Cingulate
CING on Nasdaq. Market value $69m.
Should I look at this?
Look carefully before going further
Why it could be worth it
Nothing stands out yet.
What to watch out for
Read the warning sign in its own filings
This is not advice.
Who owns it
None of the long-term investors we follow own it. 33 funds in all.
Largest holders overall
- Vanguard Capital Management$3mAdded
- Raymond James Financial$912,932New
- Chicago Partners Investment Group$911,996Added
- Kestra Advisory Services$828,705Added
- Geode Capital Management$791,371Added
- Renaissance Technologies$697,425Added
- Vanguard Fiduciary Trust$433,005Added
- BlackRock$290,620Added
- BCV Asset Management$272,943
- State Street$261,947Added
From 13F filings for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.
Big holders and activists
1 investor owns more than 5%.
- Falcon Creek Capital Advisor LLCat least 28.5%+8.6 pts(filed with 2 related holders)Since 24 March 2026
What they said
See Exhibit 99.6 for a complete description of the information called for by Items 1 through 7.
Read the filing
| Holder | Stake | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|
Falcon Creek Capital Advisor LLC | at least 28.5%+8.6 pts (filed with 2 related holders) | 24 March 2026 | What they saidSee Exhibit 99.6 for a complete description of the information called for by Items 1 through 7. Read the filing |
From Schedule 13D and 13G filings: anyone owning more than 5% must file one.
What insiders did
In the last 12 months, 5 insiders bought $656,964 of shares on the open market.
- Hargroves Thomas JeffreyDirectorBought
- Date
- 13 February 2026
- Shares
- 97,276
- Price
- $5.04
- Value
- $490,271
- Werth Peter J.DirectorBought
- Date
- 6 February 2026
- Shares
- 19,455
- Price
- $5.04
- Value
- $98,053
- Callahan Jennifer L.SVP and CFOBought
- Date
- 6 February 2026
- Shares
- 4,864
- Price
- $5.04
- Value
- $24,515
- Schaffer Shane J.Chief Executive Officer, DirectorBought
- Date
- 6 February 2026
- Shares
- 6,809
- Price
- $5.04
- Value
- $34,317
- Brams MatthewEVP and Chief Medical OfficerBought
- Date
- 6 February 2026
- Shares
- 1,946
- Price
- $5.04
- Value
- $9,808
| Date | Who | Did | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 February 2026 | Hargroves Thomas Jeffrey Director | Bought | 97,276 | $5.04 | $490,271 |
| 6 February 2026 | Werth Peter J. Director | Bought | 19,455 | $5.04 | $98,053 |
| 6 February 2026 | Callahan Jennifer L. SVP and CFO | Bought | 4,864 | $5.04 | $24,515 |
| 6 February 2026 | Schaffer Shane J. Chief Executive Officer, Director | Bought | 6,809 | $5.04 | $34,317 |
| 6 February 2026 | Brams Matthew EVP and Chief Medical Officer | Bought | 1,946 | $5.04 | $9,808 |
From Form 4 filings: insiders must report trades in their own company's shares within two days.
Warning signs in its filings
Problems the company itself reported to the SEC, in its own words.
1 serious warning sign in Cingulate’s filings.
We look for five warning signs: doubt it can keep going, weak checks on its own accounts, a notice that its past accounts can't be relied on, a change of auditor, and one customer bringing in a big share of sales. We don't check lawsuits, investigations or debt yet.
We checked the auditor's report, internal controls, restatement notices, auditor changes and big customers in the 10-K filed 18 Mar 2026, plus the 10-Q filed 13 Aug 2026 and 11 later 8-Ks.
Doubt it can keep going
SeriousThe company or its auditor warned it may not have enough money to last the next year.
“These uncertainties raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for one year after the issuance date of our financial statements.”
Show the full paragraph
Since inception we have been engaged in organizational activities, including raising capital and R&D activities. We have not generated revenues and have not yet achieved profitable operations, nor have we ever generated positive cash flow from operations. There is no assurance that profitable operations, if achieved, could be sustained on a continuing basis. We are subject to those risks associated with any pre-clinical stage pharmaceutical company that has substantial expenditures for R&D. There can be no assurance that our R&D projects will be successful, that products developed will obtain necessary regulatory approval, or that any approved product will be commercially viable. In addition, we operate in an environment of rapid technological change that is largely dependent on the services of our employees and consultants. Further, our future operations are dependent on the success of our efforts to raise additional capital. These uncertainties raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for one year after the issuance date of our financial statements. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the possible inability of the company to continue as a going concern, which contemplates the continuation of operations, realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. We have incurred a net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 and had accumulated losses of $147.6 million since inception to June 30, 2026. We anticipate incurring additional losses until such time, if ever, that we can generate significant revenue from our product candidates currently in development. Our sources of capital have included private capital raises in various classes of units of CTx prior to the Reorganization Merger, the issuance of equity securities in connection with our initial public offering (IPO), follow-on public offerings in September 2023 and February 2024, sales of common stock under our 2023 ATM Agreement and 2026 ATM Agreement, Original LP Purchase Agreement and 2025 LP Purchase Agreement, a private placement with WFIA, the WFIA Note, which was subsequently converted to equity, the June 2024 warrant inducement, the issuance of the 2024 Note, which was subsequently converted to equity, and 2025 Note and the Private Placement in February 2026. Additional capital will be needed by us to fund our operations, to complete development of and to commercially develop our product candidates. There is no assurance that such capital will be available when needed or on acceptable terms.
From the 10-Q filed 13 August 2026, Part I, Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis. Read it in the filing
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The deep dive
Everything above is arithmetic on public filings. The deep dive reads the last ten years of annual reports, the proxy statements, and the earnings calls, then argues the case the way Buffett, Klarman, and Hohn would, and checks every claim against the source.
- What the business is worth, as a range, and the margin of safety at today’s price
- Prices to start buying, buy, and buy hard
- The three things that would make this a mistake
- Every number footnoted to the filing it came from
Your first deep dive is free.
Not advice. Numbers on this page come from SEC filings and are updated each night; prices are updated again after the US market closes. The five-year figures are rounded.