CORT - Latest News
Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (CORT), operates in Healthcare / Biotechnology, trades on NASDAQ.
Market capitalization stands near $6.13B. Trailing twelve-month P/E ratio is 124.44. Beta to the broader market is 0.35.
The article list below shows the most recent CORT headlines from major financial news vendors. For options traders, the most actionable items are earnings releases, analyst rating changes, M&A activity, and regulatory filings - each can drive a meaningful repricing of implied volatility and shift dealer hedging flow. Pair the news context with the implied-volatility skew and gamma exposure views to see whether the options market has already priced in the headline.
Recent CORT Headlines
Will Korlym Continue to Aid CORT's Growth in 2026 After a Strong Q1?
zacks.com - May 15, 2026
Corcept raises 2026 revenue guidance after strong Korlym Q1 performance. New launches and pipeline progress may diversify future growth.
Corcept: 'Strong Buy' On Lifyorli FDA Approval And ALS Phase 3 Advancement
seekingalpha.com - May 4, 2026
Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated remains a Strong Buy following early FDA approval of Lyforli [relacorilant] plus nab-paclitaxel for platinum-resista
CORT Q1 Earnings Match Estimates, Revenues Miss, 2026 Outlook Raised
zacks.com - May 1, 2026
Corcept Q1 loss meets estimates, while revenues miss. The company boosts 2026 outlook as new drug Lifyorli and rising Korlym demand reshape growth tr
Corcept Therapeutics Pivotal Study Shows 87% Lower Death Risk
benzinga.com - May 1, 2026
Corcept Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:CORT) shares are up on Friday as the company reported significant findings from its Phase 2 DAZALS study, demonstra
Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (CORT) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
seekingalpha.com - May 1, 2026
Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (CORT) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
How News Affects CORT Options Pricing
Headlines and scheduled events drive implied volatility in two distinct ways. Pre-event, IV typically inflates as uncertainty about the outcome rises; this is the implied-volatility expansion that creates the long-vol setup. Post-event, IV typically contracts sharply as uncertainty resolves; this is IV crush, which makes premium-selling structures profitable when they survive the underlying move. The size of the crush depends on how stretched pre-event IV is relative to the realized move. Track CORT's implied vs realized volatility over the news cycle to size pre-event vs post-event positioning. For ticker-level dealer positioning context, the gamma exposure view shows whether dealers are positioned to amplify or dampen post-news moves.
Frequently asked CORT news questions
- What is the latest CORT news headline?
- The most recent CORT headline (May 15, 2026) is "Will Korlym Continue to Aid CORT's Growth in 2026 After a Strong Q1?". The five most recent stories with summaries and publication times are listed above, sourced from major financial news vendors.
- How fresh is the CORT news on this page?
- News rows refresh roughly every 30 minutes during the trading day. The five most recent headlines are listed in publication-time order. Press releases from the company itself typically appear within minutes of the wire release; third-party reporting may lag by 30-60 minutes depending on the source.
- What CORT news moves options pricing?
- Three categories move single-name IV most aggressively: scheduled earnings releases (priced into pre-event IV, crushed post-event), unscheduled M&A or strategic announcements (rapid IV expansion, slower decay), and regulatory or legal events (drug-trial readouts, antitrust filings, FDA approvals). Routine news flow (analyst commentary, sector rotation) typically does not move IV meaningfully unless it triggers a cluster of rating changes.
- How can I track unusual CORT options activity related to news?
- Unusual options activity often precedes news by hours to days; the canonical signals are volume substantially above the trailing average concentrated in a small number of strikes, atypical put/call skew, and aggressive execution (at-the-ask sweeps or block prints). Cross-reference the per-ticker gamma-exposure and volume-history pages with the news flow above to triangulate informed vs uninformed flow.