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Agenus (AGEN) Reports Narrower-than-Expected Q4 Loss

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Agenus Inc. (AGEN - Free Report) is a Lexington, MA-based development-stage company focused on the discovery and development of checkpoint modulators, vaccines and adjuvants for the treatment of cancer.

The company earns revenues primarily through fees received under collaboration and license agreements, which not only provide it with funds in the form of upfront and milestone payments and future royalties, but also validate the company’s proprietary product platform.

With no approved product in its portfolio yet, investor focus should remain on pipeline updates by the company. The company has three platform technologies for the development of its candidates – Retrocyte Display, SECANT and phage display – each designed to produce quality human antibodies. The company has several early-to-mid stage candidates in its portfolio.

Agenus’ track record has been disappointing so far. The company has surpassed estimates only once in the trailing four quarters and missed the same in all the other occasions, bringing the average negative surprise to 9.02%.

Currently, Agenus has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), but that could definitely change following the company’s earnings report which was just released. We have highlighted some of the key stats from this just-revealed announcement below:

Earnings: Agenus reported narrower-than-expected loss in the fourth quarter of 2016. Our consensus called for a loss of 33 cents per share, while the company reported a loss of 30 cents.

Revenue: Revenues, however, missed expectations. Agenus posted revenues of $5.6 million, compared to our consensus estimate of $6 million.

Key Stats: Agenus’ entered into a research collaboration with UCB to advance the development of multi-specific therapeutic antibodies. The collaboration presents a unique opportunity to discover novel therapeutics.

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