Rani Therapeutics Holdings
RANI on Nasdaq. Market value $65m.
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. 67 funds in all.
Largest holders overall
- Samsara Biocapital$8mAdded
- RA Capital Management, L.P.$6m
- AWM Investment Company$6mAdded
- Vanguard Capital Management$3m
- Longaeva Partners L.P.$2m
- Polar Asset Management Partners$2mNew
- Siren, L.L.C.$2m
- Heights Capital Management$710,655New
- Geode Capital Management$677,575
- Citadel Advisors$488,173New
From 13F filings for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.
Big holders and activists
7 investors own more than 5%.
- MIR A IMRANat least 22.1%(filed with 3 related holders)Since 23 October 2025
What they said
The information set forth in Item 1 and Item 3 of this Amendment No. 1 is incorporate herein by reference. Item 4 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: In connection with a private placement, as promptly as possible following the closing, but in no…
Read the filing - Raymond DebbanePassive investorat least 10.0%(filed with 7 related holders)Since 16 October 2025
- RA Capital Management, L.P.Passive investorat least 9.9%0.0 pts(filed with 3 related holders)Since 30 June 2026
- Srinivas Akkarajuat least 9.9%0.0 pts(filed with 4 related holders)Since 26 May 2026
- AWM Investment Company, Inc.Passive investor9.9%Since 31 December 2025
- Armistice Capital, LLCPassive investorat least 5.0%−3.8 pts(filed with 1 related holder)Since 30 September 2025
- South Cone Investments Limited PartnershipPassive investorat least 4.9%(filed with 2 related holders)Since 20 October 2025
What they said
Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated by the following: The Reporting Persons acquired and hold the shares of Class A Common Stock reported herein for investment purposes. The Reporting Persons intend to review their investment on a regular basis and, as a…
Read the filing - Vanguard Capital ManagementPassive investorSold down below 5%Since 30 June 2026
- SymBiosis Capital Partners, LLCPassive investorSold down below 5%Since 27 March 2026
- Orca Capital AGPassive investorSold down below 5%Since 22 July 2025
- The Vanguard GroupPassive investorSold down below 5%Since 13 March 2026
| Holder | Stake | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|
MIR A IMRAN | at least 22.1% (filed with 3 related holders) | 23 October 2025 | What they saidThe information set forth in Item 1 and Item 3 of this Amendment No. 1 is incorporate herein by reference. Item 4 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: In connection with a private placement, as promptly as possible following the closing, but in no… Read the filing |
Raymond Debbane Passive investor | at least 10.0% (filed with 7 related holders) | 16 October 2025 | |
RA Capital Management, L.P. Passive investor | at least 9.9%0.0 pts (filed with 3 related holders) | 30 June 2026 | |
Srinivas Akkaraju | at least 9.9%0.0 pts (filed with 4 related holders) | 26 May 2026 | |
AWM Investment Company, Inc. Passive investor | 9.9% | 31 December 2025 | |
Armistice Capital, LLC Passive investor | at least 5.0%−3.8 pts (filed with 1 related holder) | 30 September 2025 | |
South Cone Investments Limited Partnership Passive investor | at least 4.9% (filed with 2 related holders) | 20 October 2025 | What they saidItem 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated by the following: The Reporting Persons acquired and hold the shares of Class A Common Stock reported herein for investment purposes. The Reporting Persons intend to review their investment on a regular basis and, as a… Read the filing |
Vanguard Capital Management Passive investor | Sold down below 5% | 30 June 2026 | |
SymBiosis Capital Partners, LLC Passive investor | Sold down below 5% | 27 March 2026 | |
Orca Capital AG Passive investor | Sold down below 5% | 22 July 2025 | |
The Vanguard Group Passive investor | Sold down below 5% | 13 March 2026 |
From Schedule 13D and 13G filings: anyone owning more than 5% must file one.
What insiders did
In the last 12 months, 2 insiders bought $1m of shares on the open market. 1 sold $301.
- IMRAN MIR ADirectorBought
- Date
- 21 July 2026
- Shares
- 36,000
- Price
- $0.69
- Value
- $24,840
- Imran TalatChief Executive Officer, DirectorBought
- Date
- 17 July 2026
- Shares
- 35,000
- Price
- $0.72
- Value
- $25,193
- Javadi AlirezaChief Technical OfficerSold
- Date
- 27 March 2026
- Shares
- 386
- Price
- $0.78
- Value
- $301
- IMRAN MIR ADirectorBought
- Date
- 23 October 2025
- Shares
- 2,083,334
- Price
- $0.61
- Value
- $1m
| Date | Who | Did | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 July 2026 | IMRAN MIR A Director | Bought | 36,000 | $0.69 | $24,840 |
| 17 July 2026 | Imran Talat Chief Executive Officer, Director | Bought | 35,000 | $0.72 | $25,193 |
| 27 March 2026 | Javadi Alireza Chief Technical Officer | Sold | 386 | $0.78 | $301 |
| 23 October 2025 | IMRAN MIR A Director | Bought | 2,083,334 | $0.61 | $1m |
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 Rani Therapeutics Holdings’ 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 26 Mar 2026, plus the 10-Q filed 13 Aug 2026 and 6 later 8-Ks.
Weak checks on its own accounts
SeriousThe company said its checks on its own accounts did not work at the end of its latest quarter. Mistakes could slip into the numbers.
“Based upon their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, solely as a result of the material weakness previously identified by management and described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of June 30, 2026.”
Show the full paragraph
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e) and 15(d)-15(e) under the Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objective and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based upon their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, solely as a result of the material weakness previously identified by management and described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of June 30, 2026.
From the 10-Q filed 13 August 2026, Part I, Item 4. Controls and Procedures. Read it in the filing
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