Relay Therapeutics

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$19.72
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Updated Nov 11, 4:00 PM ET · Regular session · May be delayed

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$19.94
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$19.69–$20.21
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$6.04–$21.27
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Understand the Business

Why the Stock Moved

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The core investment thesis

Own RLAY if its Phase 3 program and partnering/milestone cadence convert scientific differentiation into regulatory approval and non‑dilutive funding before cash runs out.

RLAY price history

Latest price$19.72Today−$0.22 (-1.10%)
RLAY +10.04%S&P 500 -2.42%Since first plotted close
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Investment thesis

What must happen next

3 MATERIAL PROPOSITIONS
  • A positive ReDiscover‑2 Phase 3 readout and subsequent FDA approval will convert the scientific differentiation of zovegalisib into material commercial revenue growth for Relay.HoldingMateriality: High

    MD&A: initiation of global Phase 3 ReDiscover‑2 (Q2 2025) for zovegalisib. If true, Relay transitions from pre‑revenue R&D value into a commercial oncology company (supporting the current valuation); if false, the primary value driver collapses and the stock would likely fall sharply.

    Watch: Competitor efficacy/safety: a rival PI3K/AKT pathway agent (or an improved standard of care such as capivasertib combinations) demonstrating superior efficacy or safety would limit uptake.

    Supporting sources

    Source notes are factual paraphrases; read the original disclosures below.

    MD&A: initiation of global Phase 3 ReDiscover‑2 (Q2 2025) for zovegalisib.

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  • Relay’s Dynamo platform can repeatedly generate partnerable assets or licensing revenue, creating non‑dilutive cash inflows that lengthen runway and derisk the pipeline.HoldingMateriality: High

    MD&A: Elevar Agreement produced upfront and milestone payments (received $5.0M + $3.4M + $7.0M as of 12/31/25 and up to $488.0M potential). Sustained licensing/milestone income would reduce dilution risk and validate the platform as a recurring value driver beyond any single asset.

    Watch: Partner appetite risk: large partners could decline to license future candidates if Dynamo‑derived assets don’t show clinical differentiation.

    Supporting sources

    Source notes are factual paraphrases; read the original disclosures below.

    MD&A: Elevar Agreement produced upfront and milestone payments (received $5.0M + $3.4M + $7.0M as of 12/31/25 and up to.

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  • At current burn rates, Relay needs near‑term new financing, milestone receipts, or a material partnership to fund ongoing Phase 3 and development activities; otherwise dilution or program cuts are likely.StrengtheningMateriality: Medium

    fundamentals: cash = 84018000.0 USD (instant 2025‑12‑31). Insufficient non‑dilutive cash forces equity raises or asset sales that dilute existing shareholders and are typically sold at lower valuations, truncating upside even if clinical programs later succeed.

    Watch: Milestone monetization: receipt of large Elevar or other partner milestones would extend runway materially.

    Supporting sources

    Source notes are factual paraphrases; read the original disclosures below.

    fundamentals: cash = 84018000.0 USD (instant 2025‑12‑31).

    Open source ↗
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Original research

A positive ReDiscover‑2 Phase 3 readout and subsequent FDA approval will convert the scientific differentiation of zovegalisib into material commercial revenue growth for Relay. If true, Relay transitions from pre‑revenue R&D value into a commercial oncology company (supporting the current valuation); if false, the primary value driver collapses and the stock would likely fall sharply.

Relay’s Dynamo platform can repeatedly generate partnerable assets or licensing revenue, creating non‑dilutive cash inflows that lengthen runway and derisk the pipeline. Sustained licensing/milestone income would reduce dilution risk and validate the platform as a recurring value driver beyond any single asset.

At current burn rates, Relay needs near‑term new financing, milestone receipts, or a material partnership to fund ongoing Phase 3 and development activities; otherwise dilution or program cuts are likely. Insufficient non‑dilutive cash forces equity raises or asset sales that dilute existing shareholders and are typically sold at lower valuations, truncating upside even if clinical programs later succeed.

All standing thesis claims
Original report summary

its Phase 3 program and partnering/milestone cadence convert scientific differentiation into regulatory approval and non‑dilutive funding before cash runs out.

Evidence assessed Nov 7, 2026. Expand each conclusion for its evidence and what would change it. Thesis evidence—not a buy or sell recommendation.

Bull case and bear case

Bull case and bear case for Relay Therapeutics

Where the evidence on Relay Therapeutics stands: Holding on the latest evidence (Nov 7, 2026). Of its 3 thesis points, 1 strengthening and 2 holding.

Bull case: what the evidence supports

  • A positive ReDiscover‑2 Phase 3 readout and subsequent FDA approval will convert the scientific differentiation of zovegalisib into material commercial revenue growth for Relay.

    sec.gov ↗

  • Relay’s Dynamo platform can repeatedly generate partnerable assets or licensing revenue, creating non‑dilutive cash inflows that lengthen runway and derisk the pipeline.

    sec.gov ↗

  • At current burn rates, Relay needs near‑term new financing, milestone receipts, or a material partnership to fund ongoing Phase 3 and development activities; otherwise dilution or program cuts are likely.

    sec.gov ↗

Bear case: what would count against it

  • Competitor efficacy/safety: a rival PI3K/AKT pathway agent (or an improved standard of care such as capivasertib combinations) demonstrating superior efficacy or safety would limit uptake.

    sec.gov ↗

  • Partner appetite risk: large partners could decline to license future candidates if Dynamo‑derived assets don’t show clinical differentiation.

    sec.gov ↗

  • Milestone monetization: receipt of large Elevar or other partner milestones would extend runway materially.

    sec.gov ↗

Thesis-Break Engine

What has broken in Relay Therapeutics’s thesis

Each break OptimistFi flagged on Relay Therapeutics, dated — with what has historically followed the same kind of break across the market, not a forecast for Relay Therapeutics.

  • Insider-selling clustercondition set before this filing

    Across all companies, this kind of break has happened 9,137 times before. Those stocks beat comparable companies by a median of 1% over the next six months, and 30% of them trailed it by 10 points or more.

Several kinds of break have stacked on Relay Therapeutics at once. A cluster is a stronger read than any one signal alone.

How the Thesis-Break Engine works →Historical outcomes are measured against comparable companies after past breaks of the same kind, across all companies. Not a prediction.

MARKET + FINANCIAL SNAPSHOT

The numbers behind the thesis

Sourced from filings and market data

What Changed

  1. Mixed
    Reported results of operations (earnings release).

    Relay Therapeutics filed an SEC 8-K on 2026-11-04: Reported results of operations (earnings release). It is a dated development that tests the current thesis.

  2. Mixed
    Reported results of operations (earnings release).

    Relay Therapeutics filed an SEC 8-K on 2026-08-06: Reported results of operations (earnings release). It is a dated development that tests the current thesis.

  3. Mixed
    Entered a material definitive agreement.

    Relay Therapeutics filed an SEC 8-K on 2026-05-21: Entered a material definitive agreement. It is a dated development that tests the current thesis.

Risks / falsifiers

What could break the thesis

  • Competitor efficacy/safety: a rival PI3K/AKT pathway agent (or an improved standard of care such as capivasertib combinations) demonstrating superior efficacy or safety would limit uptake.
  • Partner appetite risk: large partners could decline to license future candidates if Dynamo‑derived assets don’t show clinical differentiation.
  • Milestone monetization: receipt of large Elevar or other partner milestones would extend runway materially.

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Financial statements

RLAY income statement

Annual filed results · USD · Oldest to newest. Margins are calculated from the reported figures.

RLAY: quick answers

Have members of Congress traded RLAY?
4 trades in RLAY have been disclosed under the STOCK Act by members of Congress, the President or senior officials, none in reports made public in the last 90 days. Every disclosed RLAY trade
Which well-known investors own RLAY?
1 of the 37 well-known funds tracked here reported RLAY shares in their latest 13F filing. By share of the fund's portfolio: Duquesne Family Office (Stanley Druckenmiller), 0.1%. Fund portfolios

RLAY in well-known investors’ portfolios

1 of 37 funds reported RLAY shares in their latest 13F filing. A 13F shows quarter-end positions and arrives up to 45 days later.

FundOf its portfolioValueChangeQuarter
Stanley DruckenmillerDuquesne Family Office0.13%$6.5MNewQ2 2026

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