Syndax Pharmaceuticals is a cash-burning biotechnology company with analyst consensus implying 111% upside, heavy concentration in two commercial-stage drugs (Revuforj and Niktimvo), and 19% short interest — a high-asymmetry speculative position where the bull and bear cases are both extreme.
Thesis pillars
- Revuforj Niktimvo Commercial Concentration↑Improving
- Analyst Target 111pct Upside↑Improving
- Cash Burn Below Quality Floor↑Improving
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Feb 26, 2026· older than 90 days
Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (SNDX) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup · Inst Constrain edge
Healthcare · Biotechnology
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $10.45: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 6.0/10. Specifically: High short interest: 20%; Elevated put/call ratio: 4.00; Below-average business quality.
Syndax Pharmaceuticals has two FDA-approved cancer therapies: Revuforj (revumenib), approved for relapsed/refractory acute leukemia in November 2024 and for R/R NPM1-mutated AML in October 2025, and Niktimvo (axatilimab-csfr), approved for chronic graft-versus-host disease in... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $10.45: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 6.0/10. Specifically: High short interest: 20%; Elevated put/call ratio: 4.00; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 33, MACD bearish. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 112d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: speculative.
About Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
About Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Syndax Pharmaceuticals launched two FDA-approved cancer therapies within a twelve-month window: Revuforj (revumenib), a menin inhibitor approved in November 2024 for relapsed/refractory KMT2A-rearranged acute leukemia and again in October 2025 for R/R NPM1-mutated AML, and Niktimvo (axatilimab-csfr), a CSF-1R antibody approved in August 2024 for chronic graft-versus-host disease after at least two prior systemic therapy lines. Both products entered commercial sale—Revuforj in November 2024 and Niktimvo in late January 2025—with revenue driven by U.S. prescription sales and Incyte collaboration income.
Syndax earns revenue through direct product sales of Revuforj, which the company commercializes independently in the U.S., and through co-commercialization of Niktimvo with Incyte in the U.S., under which profits and losses are split equally. Incyte holds exclusive ex-U.S. commercialization rights for axatilimab subject to royalty and milestone payments, and may terminate the agreement with 90 or 180 days' notice depending on whether Niktimvo has been commercialized in the applicable territory. Manufacturing is fully outsourced: Syndax relies on third-party contract manufacturers and Incyte for all raw materials, active pharmaceutical ingredients, and finished product for both commercial supply and clinical programs. In the R/R AML market, Revuforj competes with Komzifti (ziftomenib), FDA-approved for adult R/R NPM1-mutated AML in November 2025, while Niktimvo faces competition from Imbruvica (ibrutinib), Rezurock (belomosidil), and Jakafi (ruxolitinib) in the cGVHD space.
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Syndax's near-term pipeline carries two pivotal Phase 3 binary readouts for revumenib: EVOLVE-2 (revumenib plus venetoclax and azacitidine in newly diagnosed NPM1-mutated and KMT2A-rearranged AML, initiated Q1 2025, topline timing not yet disclosed) and REVEAL-ND (revumenib plus intensive chemotherapy in newly diagnosed NPM1-mutated AML, initiated November 2025). A third high-value readout—MAXPIRe, a Phase 2 trial of axatilimab in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis—completed enrollment in Q1 2026, with topline data expected in Q4 2026. If EVOLVE-2 or REVEAL-ND fail to meet their primary endpoints, the company's path to profitability could be substantially delayed.
See also: Healthcare · Biotechnology
From Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s most recent 10-K filing, extracted June 11, 2026.
Recent developments
updated Nov 4, 2026Recent Developments — Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Syndax Pharmaceuticals Announces Acceptance of 19 Abstracts for ASH 2026 Annual Meeting — fiscal.ai Nov 4, 2026 positive
- NEWS Syndax Pharmaceuticals Reports Inducement Grants for New Employees — fiscal.ai Nov 4, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Syndax Pharmaceuticals to Host Investor Event at ASH 2026 — fiscal.ai Nov 4, 2026 neutral
- NEWS 12 Health Care Stocks Moving In Wednesday's Intraday Session — benzinga Nov 4, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Syndax Pharma Announces Acceptance Of Multiple Revuforj And Niktimvo Abstracts For Presentation At 68th ASH Annual Meeti — benzinga Nov 4, 2026 positive
Latest item Nov 4, 2026 · Generated 2026-11-05T11:39:31Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHProductRevuforj and Niktimvo10-K Item 1A: 'Our business depends heavily on our ability to successfully commercialize Revuforj and Niktimvo in the United States'
- MEDIUMcounterpartyIncyte10-K Item 1A: 'We are dependent upon our collaboration with Incyte to further develop and commercialize axatilimab'
- HIGHSupplierthird-party contract manufacturers10-K Item 1A: 'We currently rely...on third-party contract manufacturers as well as Incyte for all of our required raw materials, active pharmaceutical ingredients and finished product'
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Rating Breakdown
4 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Volatile — 9.5% daily ATR makes tight stops impractical. Position-size conservatively.static
Clinical-stage biotech: losses expected pre-commercialisation. Quality floor doesn't distinguish R&D investment from operational decay — components above tell the real story.static
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $10.45: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 6.0/10. Specifically: High short interest: 20%; Elevated put/call ratio: 4.00; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 33, MACD bearish. Prior stop was $9.72. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Resistance target: $17.07 (+63.3% upside). Prior stop was $9.72. Stop-loss: $9.72.
Concentration risk — Product: Revuforj and Niktimvo; Concentration risk — Supplier: third-party contract manufacturers; DATA_ISSUE: analyst_target_implausible (raw $37.27 vs price $10.45 — ratio 3.6×). Rejected, falling back to technical TP..
Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward -14.4). TrendMatrix value score: 8.1/10. Verdict: Sell.
18 analysts rate SNDX, with a consensus score of 4.3/5. 11 analysts publish price targets averaging $37.
What does Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. do?Syndax Pharmaceuticals has two FDA-approved cancer therapies: Revuforj (revumenib), approved for relapsed/refractory...
Syndax Pharmaceuticals has two FDA-approved cancer therapies: Revuforj (revumenib), approved for relapsed/refractory acute leukemia in November 2024 and for R/R NPM1-mutated AML in October 2025, and Niktimvo (axatilimab-csfr), approved for chronic graft-versus-host disease in August 2024. Revenue comes from U.S. product sales of Revuforj and co-commercialization of Niktimvo with collaboration partner Incyte.