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MapLight TherapeuticsMPLT -7.57%12 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -6.30 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates MPLT with a GF Score™ of 12/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,113 Biotechnology companies, MapLight Therapeutics ranks better than 62.8% on this metric.
Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.
1-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past year, calculated as the percentage change in shares outstanding from the previous year to the current year. A positive ratio may indicates share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio suggests no buybacks or potential share issuance. MapLight Therapeutics's current 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -6.30%.
MPLT's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than 62.8% of 1113
companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: -14.5
vs MPLT: -6.30
MapLight Therapeutics (NAS:MPLT) 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation
A positive ratio may indicates share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio suggests no buybacks or potential share issuance.
Be Aware
Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.
MapLight Therapeutics 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio Related Terms
MPLT vs SRPT, ZYME, ABCL: 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio Comparison
For the Biotechnology subindustry, MapLight Therapeutics's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
MapLight Therapeutics 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio vs Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, MapLight Therapeutics's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where MapLight Therapeutics's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
What does a 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio of -6.30 mean?
MapLight Therapeutics (MPLT) has a 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio of -6.30 as of Jun. 2026. The 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past year, calculated as the percentage change in shares outstanding from the previous year to the current year. View historical data for MapLight Therapeutics and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, MapLight Therapeutics ranks #414 out of 1113 companies in the Biotechnology industry, placing it in the top 37.2%.
Is MapLight Therapeutics' 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio too high?
MapLight Therapeutics' current 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -6.30. Based on the distribution chart, MapLight Therapeutics ranks #414 out of 1113 companies in the Biotechnology industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, MapLight Therapeutics has a GF Score™ of 12/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does MapLight Therapeutics' 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio compare to SRPT and ZYME?
According to the Biotechnology industry distribution chart, MapLight Therapeutics ranks #414 out of 1113 companies for 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio. This puts MapLight Therapeutics in the upper half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio for a Biotechnology company?
A good 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio depends on the Biotechnology industry context. However, 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio mean?
A high 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past year, calculated as the percentage change in shares outstanding from the previous year to the current year. View historical data for MapLight Therapeutics and its competitors. MapLight Therapeutics's current 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -6.30. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is MapLight Therapeutics stock overvalued right now?
MapLight Therapeutics (MPLT) has a current 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio of -6.30. The current 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -6.30. MapLight Therapeutics' overall GF Score™ is 12/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio calculated?
1-Year Share Buyback Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For MapLight Therapeutics (MPLT), the current 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -6.30 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
MapLight Therapeutics Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for central nervous system disorders. Its discovery platform identifies neural circuits causally linked to disease and targets them for therapeutic modulation, aiming to improve efficacy, safety, tolerability, and ease of use. The company was founded by leaders in psychiatry and neuroscience research to address the lack of circuit-specific pharmacotherapies. Its product candidate, ML-007C-MA, is a fixed-dose combination of an M1/M4 muscarinic agonist and a peripherally acting anticholinergic, being developed for schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease psychosis, designed to activate central receptors while mitigating peripheral side effects.
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