M&AJuly 14, 2026NXTC

NextCure ($NXTC) Rose 260% After Merger Announcement — Scored 100/100 at 6:00 AM ET

NXTC stock rose 260% after announcing a merger with Avere Therapeutics. RTPR scored the release 100/100 at 6:00 AM ET.

100
Impact Score · 6:00 AM ET
$2.97
Price at Wire
$10.68
Peak Price
+260%
Gain
171ms
RTPR Delivery

NextCure (NASDAQ: NXTC) stock is up today after the company announced a merger with Avere Therapeutics, rising as much as 260% from its price when the release crossed the wire. RTPR assigned the press release (free account required) an impact score of 100/100 at 6:00 AM ET, when the stock traded at $2.97. It later reached an intraday high of $10.68.

What the release announced

According to the press release, NextCure and Avere Therapeutics are combining in an all-stock merger to advance AVR-001, an oral IL-23 therapy designed for once-weekly dosing. The deal includes $320 million in concurrent funding.

What the stock did

Following the announcement, NXTC traded from $2.97 to an intraday high of $10.68, a gain of about 260%.

Historical context

This release received an impact score of 100/100.

  • Releases scoring 80-100 produced a 15%+ move 50% of the time.
  • Sample size: 122 settled outcomes over the past 90 days.
  • Historical observations only, not predictions. Full band-by-band table on the impact scoreboard.

Timeline

  • 6:00:00 AM ET — press release crossed the wire
  • +171 ms — RTPR delivered the release
  • 6:00:19 AM ET — impact score written: 100/100
  • $2.97 — price at publication
  • $10.68 — intraday high (260% above the price at publication)

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