Scholar Rock Holding 株価情報 (NASDAQ: SRRK)

Scholar Rock Holding (NASDAQ:SRRK) 株価情報

Scholar Rock Holding

Scholar Rock Holding Corp is a biopharmaceutical company. It is engaged in the discovery and development of innovative medicines for the treatment of serious diseases including neuromuscular disorders, cancer, fibrosis, and anemia. Geographically, the company operates in the United States. The company's product candidate is Apitegroma which is a selective, fully human, monoclonal antibody, with a mechanism of action that results in inhibition of the activation of the growth factor, myostatin, in skeletal muscle. Its other product comprises SRK-181, an inhibitor of the activation of latent transforming growth factor beta-1 ("TGFβ1"), for the treatment of cancers that are resistant to anti-PD-(L)1 antibody therapies.

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Scholar Rock Holding Corp

Waymo is now serving over 200,000 paid trips in its robotaxis each week, Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) CEO Sundar Pichai said on Thursday.
What Happened: &#8220;Exciting new Waymo milestone: Waymo One is now serving 200k+ paid trips each week across LA, Phoenix and SF &#8211; that's 20x growth in less than two years!,&#8221; Pichai said in a post on social media platform X.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">Exciting new <a href="https://twitter.com/Waymo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Waymo</a> milestone: Waymo One is now serving 200k+ paid trips each week across LA, Phoenix and SF &#8211; that's 20x growth in less than two years! Up next: Austin, Atlanta and Miami. <a href="https://t.co/K2bENRTjik">pic.twitter.com/K2bENRTjik</a>
&mdash; Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) <a href="https://twitter.com/sundarpichai/status/1895188101645082980?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2025</a></blockquote>
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In late October, Waymo said that the company is now serving over 150,000 paid rides every week, implying that the company has added 50,000 rides per week in four months.
Waymo first started offering paid autonomous rides to members of the public in 2020 and currently operates its robotaxis in Phoenix, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
The company also plans to operate its robotaxis in Austin and Atlanta starting in 2025 as part of its&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/24/09/40855784/uber-stock-spikes-as-ceo-praises-waymos-fully-autonomous-trips" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">partnership with Uber</a>.
In December, the company said that it would introduce its vehicle to streets in Miami in 2025 and launch ride-hail services to riders starting in 2026 via the Waymo One app.
Why It Matters: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/09/40792410/us-autonomous-vehicle-sales-to-hit-230k-by-2034-after-progress-resumes-at-alphabets-waymo-gms-cruise" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Waymo is currently the frontrunner&nbsp;</a>in the field of autonomous vehicles in the U.S.&nbsp;While General Motors' Cruise was at par with Waymo until 2023, it suspended all of its operations in the U.S. following the involvement of one of its robotaxis in an&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/23/10/35052444/self-driving-cruise-car-accident-leaves-pedestrian-trapped-and-injured-in-san-francisco" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">accident in San Francisco</a>, and it subsequently ceased operations in late 2024.
EV giant Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>), meanwhile, is also looking to start an <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/10/41288103/elon-musks-fully-autonomous-driving-dreams-now-scheduled-for-2025-but-regulatory-hurdles-stand-in-th" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">autonomous ride-hailing service</a> in Austin, Texas in June.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk envisions deploying the company's Model Y and Model 3 vehicles equipped with the company's full self-driving (FSD) driver assistance technology in Austin. While FSD currently requires active driver supervision, Musk and Tesla are optimistic that it can enable autonomous driving in time.
Musk said earlier this month that the company will also roll out robotaxis to American cities <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/02/44020824/tesla-seeks-california-ride-hailing-permit-amid-declining-ev-sales">beyond Austin before</a> the end of the year.
Check out more of Benzinga's Future Of Mobility coverage by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/mobility" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">following this link.</a>
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Waymo Offering 200,000 Robotaxi Rides Per Week, Says Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai: '20x Growth In Less Than 2 Years'

Activist investor ValueAct Holdings, L.P., known for its role in Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) leadership changes a decade ago, disclosed significant portfolio adjustments <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/25/02/43518855/jeff-ubbens-valueact-bet-on-meta-visa-and-exited-spotify-in-q3-was-it-a-clever-move">in its third-quarter 13F filing</a> with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
What Happened: The San Francisco-based hedge fund established new positions in Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) and Visa Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/V#NYSE">V</a>) while completely divesting its stake in Spotify Technology (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPOT#NYSE">SPOT</a>), according to the Nov. 14 filing. 
More recently, ValueAct initiated a position in Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) in the fourth quarter, purchasing 536,900 shares worth <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/02/43875453/valueact-bets-119-million-on-amazon-as-analysts-see-25-upside-whats-driving-jeff-bezos-e-commerce-giant">approximately $119 million</a>.
ValueAct&#8217;s third-quarter moves have produced mixed results. Meta shares have risen 14.04% since the filing date, while Visa stock has increased 15.14%. 
However, Spotify recorded the strongest performance among the three, surging 23.71% despite ValueAct&#8217;s exit. This represents a potential missed opportunity worth about $76.63 million on the position ValueAct exited.
A ValueAct spokesperson confirmed to Benzinga that the firm has <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/24/11/42006101/activist-hedge-fund-valueact-boosts-meta-stake-with-121m-bet-but-ceo-morfit-supports-mark-zuckerbergs-ai-vision-heres-what-investors-should-know">built a $1 billion stake in Meta</a>.
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Why It Matters: ValueAct&#8217;s investment approach merits particular attention given its history of influential corporate activism. The firm, led by CEO Mason Morfit, employs event-driven strategies to influence corporate policy and enhance company value, typically taking a collaborative approach compared to more <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/25/02/43518855/jeff-ubbens-valueact-bet-on-meta-visa-and-exited-spotify-in-q3-was-it-a-clever-move">confrontational activist funds</a>.
The investment firm made headlines in 2013 when it gained a board seat at Microsoft despite owning less than 1% of the company. This unprecedented move came just one week after then-CEO Steve Ballmer announced his retirement plan. Though both parties publicly denied ValueAct&#8217;s influence on Ballmer&#8217;s departure, analysts noted the timing raised questions.
&#8220;ValueAct I think played an indirect role in Steve&#8217;s retirement,&#8221; Rick Sherlund, an analyst with Nomura Securities, <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323324904579045373716627460">told</a> The Wall Street Journal at the time. &#8220;ValueAct very much surfaced the interests of shareholders, and one of those interests is management succession.&#8221;
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Activist Investor ValueAct, Once Linked To Steve Ballmer's Microsoft Exit, Bought Meta, Visa, Sold Spotify In Q3: A Smart Bet?

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France Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (MoM) Preliminary For February 0.0% Vs. 0.3% Est.; -0.2% Prior

France Gross Domestic Product (YoY) For Q4 0.6% Vs. 0.7% Est.; 1.2% Prior

France Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) For Q4 -0.1% Vs. -0.1% Est.; 0.4% Prior

France Consumer Price Index (MoM) Preliminary For February 0.0% Vs. 0.5% Est.; 0.2% Prior

France Consumer Spending (MoM) For January -0.5% Vs. -0.6% Est.; 0.7% Prior

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Reported Earlier, Fifth Era Acquisition Corp I Prices $200M Initial Public Offering Of 20M Units At $10/Unit

DA Davidson&#8216;s tech analyst,&nbsp;Gil Luria, anticipates a deceleration in growth for&nbsp;Nvidia Corporation&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) despite the company&#8217;s impressive performance.
What Happened:&nbsp;While discussing Nvidia&#8217;s earnings on CNBC&#8217;s &#8216;Squawk on the Street&#8217;, Luria noted that while the chipmaker&#8217;s fiscal year 2025 revenue more&nbsp;than doubled year-over-year to $130.5 billion, the company&#8217;s growth is expected to slow down. &#8220;This&nbsp;is as good as it&nbsp;gets for Nvidia,&#8221; he told on&nbsp;Thursday as the stock&nbsp;continued to see a sharp decline.
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According to Luria, the spending for Nvidia&#8217;s&nbsp;GPU chips by its most significant customers, such as&nbsp;Microsoft (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>),&nbsp;Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>), and&nbsp;Amazon (NASDAQ&#8221; AMZN), has probably reached its highest point. &#8220;Two&nbsp;of their three largest customers&nbsp;have said capex will be&nbsp;flat into the first half&nbsp;of the year,&#8221; he stated. Luria also expects Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) to say so by the middle of the year. This is critical as just over one-third of Nvidia&#8217;s revenue comes from these three customers, as per the analyst.
Additionally, Luria also pointed out to Business Insider about the growing competition in the region, noting that Chinese labs are reportedly moving their inference workloads to GPU chips produced by Huawei. Additionally, the analyst sees Nvidia&#8217;s profit margin outlook as a key concern in its latest earnings report, as the company anticipates a gross profit margin of approximately 71% in the first quarter while managing the production ramp-up of its Blackwell GPUs.
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Why It Matters:&nbsp;Analyst Gil Luria doesn&#8217;t have a bearish outlook on Nvidia. He has a $135 price target on the stock with a &#8216;Neutral&#8217; rating. His primary concern lies in the pace of future growth. Nvidia's year-over-year revenue increase for the fourth quarter reached 78%, marking its slowest quarterly growth in nearly two years. This slowdown raises questions about whether the company's rapid expansion can be sustained.
Nevertheless, Luria&#8217;s worries contrast with those of others who have expressed confidence in Nvidia&#8217;s future growth. Anticipating a significant upside to the shares, JPMorgan explained that the first half of the year is usually weaker due to seasonal trends, but strong demand for PC gaming, data centers, and automotive sectors could help counterbalance this slowdown. Meanwhile, Rosenblatt analyst Kevin Cassidy views gross margin pressure and temporary networking weakness as near-term fluctuations. 
Nvidia stock dropped 8.48% to close at $120.15 on Thursday, according to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/">Benzinga Pro</a>. It has plummeted over 13% in 2025
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'This Is As Good As It Gets For Nvidia:' Analyst Says Jensen Huang-Led Chipmaker's Explosive Growth May Have Peaked As NVDA Stock Falls 13% This Year

SoundHound AI Inc.&#8216;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SOUN#NASDAQ">SOUN</a>) speech recognition model &#8220;outperformed&#8221; Google and OpenAI during the fourth quarter, the company&#8217;s CEO said. The company also announced a new seven-figure deal, foraying into the energy sector as it exceeded analyst expectations in the fourth quarter.
What Happened: SoundHound achieved a new milestone as its multimodal and multilingual foundation model — Polaris outperformed the models from Alphabet Inc.&#8217;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) Google along with OpenAI, which is backed by Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>).
CEO Keyvan Mohajer, during the earnings call highlighted that Polaris was benchmarked against models in diverse, real-world conditions, including noisy environments and those requiring speed and low latency. The testing also accounted for variations in human speech, such as accents and background noise.
Against Google&#8217;s models, &#8220;We outperformed by north of 20% better accuracy. We also beat them on speed with four times better latency. Against OpenAI&#8217;s Whisper model, we are 26% to 36% more accurate on various benchmarks, and we are able to do this on models one-tenth of the size of what OpenAI uses,&#8221; added Mohajer.
The CEO further said &#8220;Our largest deal in Q4 was in energy.&#8221; Without disclosing many details, the management said that it was a seven-figure, multi-year deal.
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Why It Matters: SoundHound beat fourth quarter revenue estimates with $34.54 million, up 101% year-on-year. It also exceeded earnings expectations, reporting a 5 cent loss per share. The company reported an adjusted EBITDA loss of $16.8 million and ended the quarter with $198 million in cash.
SoundHound boosted its 2025 revenue guidance to $157 million-$177 million, up from the previous forecast of $155 million-$175 million.
&#8220;There will be a ramp in revenue through the year given the nature of our customer base, underlying seasonality, and expected large deal timing,&#8221; said CFO Nitesh Sharan. He added that the firm remains &#8220;committed&#8221; to the path to profitability. &#8220;We will get there through continued scale and through surgical high ROI investments,&#8221; Sharan said.
Price Action: SoundHound fell 3.76% on Thursday and jumped 8.9% in after-hours, this outpaced the 2.66% fall in the Fidelity NASDAQ Composite Index ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ONEQ#NASDAQ">ONEQ</a>), which tracks the Nasdaq Composite index.
The stock remains 54.32% lower on a year-to-date basis, however, it&#8217;s up 45.27% over a year.
<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/SOUN/analyst-ratings">Benzinga tracks seven analysts</a> with an average price target of $12.36 for the stock, reflecting a &#8220;hold&#8221; rating. Estimates range widely from $7 to $26. Recent ratings from Northland Capital Markets, HC Wainwright &amp; Co., and HC Wainwright &amp; Co. average $20, suggesting a potential 99.40% upside.
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SoundHound AI Says Polaris Speech Recognition Model Outperforms Google, OpenAI: Company Forays Into Energy Sector With 7-Figure Deal

FTAI Infrastructure (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FIP#NASDAQ">FIP</a>) reported quarterly losses of $(1.24) per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $(0.37) by 235.14 percent. This is a 163.83 percent decrease over losses of $(0.47) per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $80.76 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $94.83 million by 14.84 percent. This is a 0.83 percent decrease over sales of $81.44 million the same period last year.

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FTAI Infrastructure Q4 2024 GAAP EPS $(1.24) Misses $(0.37) Estimate, Sales $80.76M Miss $94.83M Estimate

Compensation for board members was reduced by 50%, and the Board of Directors has currently been reduced from nine members down to seven. Additionally, incentive awards granted to executive management and other associates have been reduced by more than 50% in aggregate relative to recent years. Ashford Trust expects that these changes will result in more than $11 million in incremental EBITDA, reinforcing the company's commitment to financial discipline and operational efficiency.

Reported Earlier, Ashford Trust Reduces Board Size And Cuts Executive Compensation By 50% As Part Of 'GRO AHT' Strategy

Continues Seacoast's Successful M&amp;A Strategy, Expanding its Footprint in Central Florida
Adds a Seasoned Franchise with a History of High Profitability and Low-Cost Core Deposits

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Reported Earlier, Seacoast Banking Acquires Heartland Bancshares In $110M Deal, Expanding Florida Market Presence

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<li>Cenerimod is a novel oral S1P1 receptor modulator with potential to be a first- or best-in-class therapy for multiple autoimmune diseases</li>
<li>Viatris previously acquired rights to cenerimod in all other territories from Idorsia, and now has exclusive global rights
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Reported Earlier, Nxera Pharma Assigns Cenerimod Rights In Japan And APAC (ex-China) To Viatris In Strategic Deal

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<li>Pearson to expand its use of AWS cloud infrastructure and AI capabilities with Amazon Bedrock to further optimize and scale its learning products and services, especially in higher education</li>
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Pearson And AWS Expand Partnership To Revolutionize AI-Powered Personalized Learning Worldwide

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<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">3,552</td>
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<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">3,552</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">3,674</td>
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<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">600</td>
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<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">541</td>
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<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">662</td>
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In an attempt to counter China&#8217;s Belt and Road Initiative, President Donald Trump is planning to strike &#8216;big deals&#8217;, as per Marco Rubio, the U.S. Secretary of State.
What Happened: Rubio announced that Washington is seeking to &#8216;reverse&#8217; projects that boost Beijing&#8217;s influence, <a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3300432/trump-looking-strike-big-deals-counter-chinas-belt-and-road-projects-rubio?module=top_story&amp;pgtype=homepage">reported</a> the South China Morning Post.
Earlier this month, President&nbsp;Trump and Indian Prime Minister&nbsp;Narendra Modi agreed to collaborate on the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor, a project designed to enhance transport connections between India, the Middle East, and Europe. The Secretary of State, in a conversation with Breitbart News, stated, &#8220;I think there&#8217;s&nbsp;more big deals like that&nbsp;coming under President Trump.&#8221;
China&#8217;s&nbsp;Belt and Road Initiative, a&nbsp;transcontinental infrastructure scheme, has sparked worries in Washington about Beijing&#8217;s growing influence. Rubio cautioned that the initiative could &#8220;threaten&#8221; U.S. interests and result in China dominating its trading partners. However, he reassured that Trump was taking steps to &#8220;reverse all of that&#8221;.
Rubio also highlighted that nations in the Indo-Pacific, such as Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Australia, and India, are eager for the U.S. to stay actively &#8216;engaged and involved&#8217;.
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Why It Matters: This development comes amid a backdrop of increasing trade tensions. Trump has planned to go ahead with the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/global/25/02/44010093/trumps-plan-for-canada-mexico-china-tariffs-to-start-march-4-could-shake-stock-market">tariffs on Canada, Mexico</a>, and China, a move that could impact multiple sectors and cause concern for American consumers. On Thursday, Trump announced that the U.S. would not only implement his initially proposed 10% tariffs on all Chinese imports starting March 4, but would double them, resulting in an effective rate of 20%.
Nevertheless, the U.S. is also keen on making trade agreements with China&#8217;s Xi Jinping. Rubio also stated that Washington required a diplomatic relationship with both China and Russia. "These are big, powerful countries with nuclear stockpiles. They can project power globally," added Rubio. Meanwhile, China has kickstarted efforts towards initiating <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/02/44001823/china-us-to-begin-military-talks-signaling-possible-de-escalation-beijing-urges-america-first-in-nuclear-disarmament">discussions with the U.S. military</a>, signaling a possible easing of recent tensions.
As for the Belt and Road initiative, the U.S. believes that more than 150 countries signing cooperation agreements are at risk of debt traps from China. However, Beijing has dismissed these arguments. 
These &#8216;big deals&#8217; that the U.S. is planning could be seen as a strategic move to counter China&#8217;s influence and protect its own interests in the region.
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