PRESS-RELEASE ·Filed May 19, 2026

RLAY

Relay Therapeutics, Inc.
BEARISH
Impact 7/10
Horizonweeks Processed4mo ago WireGlobeNewswire
Press release: activist
Actionable Insight ▼ Bearish

Watch for the pricing and share count details in the prospectus supplement; typical discounts for clinical-stage biotech follow-on offerings are 4-6%. Near-term dilution and potential overhang from the greenshoe may pressure RLAY. The historical calibration shows mixed outcomes for score-8 filings on this ticker, but the cross-filing amplifier signals that this activist+offering combo tends to move significantly — expect elevated volatility.

DirectionBearish
Confidencehigh
Horizonweeks
Final — all horizons settled through T+60d
RLAY ▲ +52.53% at T+60d
SHORT call ✗ call lost -52.53% · α vs SPY -47.53% · entry $13.02 → $19.86
Entry anchored
May 19, 03:59 PM ET
via exchange tick
T+1d
+4.92%
call -4.92% · α -4.72%
$13.66
settled 5mo ago
T+5d
+10.83%
call -10.83% · α -9.59%
$14.43
settled 4mo ago
T+20d
+21.97%
call -21.97% · α -21.23%
$15.88
settled 4mo ago
T+60d
+52.53%
call -52.53% · α -47.53%
$19.86
settled 7w ago

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Executive Summary

Relay Therapeutics announced a $175 million underwritten public offering of common stock, with an additional 15% option for underwriters. Proceeds are undisclosed but will support clinical development, including the Phase 3 trial of zovegalisib in HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer and other pipeline programs. The dilutive offering comes as a clinical-stage biotech with no approved products, putting pressure on the stock near-term due to dilution.

Key Financial Metrics

Deal Value
$175.0M

Key Facts

  • Relay Therapeutics commenced an underwritten public offering of $175 million shares of common stock.
  • Underwriters have a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 15% of shares.
  • All shares are offered by the company; Jefferies, TD Cowen, Goldman Sachs, Guggenheim Securities are joint book-runners, Raymond James is lead manager.
  • The offering is under an automatically effective shelf registration statement (S-3ASR) filed August 6, 2024.
  • Zovegalisib is the lead asset, in Phase 3 for HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer and also in genetic disease indications.
  • The company is clinical-stage with no approved products — the offering is dilutive with no near-term revenue to offset it.

Financial Impact

A $175 million offering (plus up to ~$26.25M from the greenshoe) against a $2.3B market cap implies ~7.6% base dilution, rising to ~8.7% if the full over-allotment is exercised. Proceeds will fund pipeline R&D with no offsetting revenue.

dilutionshare countcash runway

Risk Factors

  • Dilution of ~7.6-8.7% of outstanding shares reduces EPS and ownership percentage.
  • Clinical-stage company with no approved products — burn rate is high and offering signals need for additional capital beyond existing runway.
  • Market conditions could cause the offering to be priced at a larger discount or canceled.
  • Zovegalisib Phase 3 readout is still pending; negative data would compound dilution effects.

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances)
Analyst Consensus
89% bullish (19 analysts)

Investment Themes

Biotech & Drug Discovery

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 press release from GlobeNewswire.

DocumentAccession Number
PRESS-RELEASE Data (Synthetic)press-3297938
14 reports for RLAY
Performance horizon
80% Hit rate 8 of 10 directional calls best @ T+60▲ +65.12%May 19, 2026
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TypeNow
Sep 9, 2026
23d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$18.66 $18.84▲ +0.96%▲ +1.62%$18.96 (+1.61%)
Aug 28, 2026
5w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 6/10
$18.77 $19.04▼ −1.44%▼ −1.33%$18.96 (−1.01%)
Aug 18, 2026
6w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$20.61 $20.57▲ +0.19%▼ −0.01%$18.96 (+8.01%)
Jul 8, 2026
12w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$19.63 $19.08▼ −2.80%▼ −3.66%$18.96 (−3.41%)
Jun 22, 2026
14w ago
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NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$17.44 $19.74▲ +13.19%▲ +12.18%$18.96 (+8.72%)
Jun 12, 2026
16w ago
Institutional Cluster
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$14.81 $15.88▲ +7.22%▲ +6.55%$18.96 (+28.02%)
May 21, 2026
19w ago
8-K
BEARISH ★ 6/10
$13.53 $14.26▼ −5.40%▼ −3.74%$18.96 (−40.13%)
May 21, 2026
19w ago
Press Release
BEARISH ★ 7/10
$13.66 $14.05▼ −2.86%▼ −1.01%$18.96 (−38.80%)
May 19, 2026
19w ago
424B5
BEARISH ★ 6/10
$13.02 $13.90▼ −6.76%▼ −4.96%$18.96 (−45.62%)
May 19, 2026
19w ago
Press Release
BEARISH ★ 7/10
$13.02 $14.43▼ −10.83%▼ −9.59%$18.96 (−45.62%)
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Report published May 19, 2026