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NYSE:ANRO12/30/2025

Shortfinder Short Report on ANRO

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Alto Neuroscience $ANRO

Shortfinder β€’ Published December 30, 2025 β€’ ML Model Identifies #1 Risk Stock

⚠️ 54.2% PROBABILITY OF SIGNIFICANT DECLINE

CORE INVESTMENT THESIS

ANRO faces acute supply risk as 8.4 million PIPE shares become freely tradeable with investors sitting on 200% unrealized gains.

Three converging factors create this setup: PIPE profit-taking pressure, toxic investor profiles with negative historical returns, and ANRO's own 22% decline following its last shelf effectiveness. Shortfinder's ML model assigns the highest risk score in their 800+ stock universe.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Company Name
Alto Neuroscience, Inc.
Precision Psychiatry Biotech
Headquarters
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
NYSE Listed
Current Business
Precision Psychiatry
AI-driven drug development
CEO
Amit Etkin, M.D., Ph.D.
Founder & CEO
PIPE Value
$150 Million
Current position value
KEY RISK
38% Float Overhang
8.4M shares now tradeable

KEY FINANCIAL METRICS

PIPE Purchase Price
$5.92

October 2025 private placement

Current Price
$17.75

As of report date

Unrealized Gain
+200%

PIPE investors' current profit

Volume Days to Clear
17 Days

At 100% volume capture

ML MODEL PREDICTIONS (v1.1.0)

Composite Risk Score: 0.0847 β€” Highest in 800+ stock universe

Low Risk Moderate High Risk
Horizon Decline Probability Expected Magnitude
1 Day 51.8% -3.2%
5 Day 54.2% -6.8%
20 Day 48.7% -9.1%

HISTORICAL RETURNS AFTER DILUTION EVENTS

-22.2%
-26.8%
Feb 2025
Shelf Effective
-9.9%
-14.1%
Apr 2024
424B Prospectus
-4.3%
-4.9%
Oct 2024
Shelf Effective
5-Day Return
20-Day Return

PIPE TRANSACTION STRUCTURE ($50M)

Pre-funded Warrants: 4.62M shares (54.7%)
Common Stock: 3.83M shares (45.3%)

Total: 8,454,514 shares

Float Impact: 38% of pre-deal float

KEY PLAYERS β€” PIPE INVESTORS

Perceptive Advisors
πŸ”΄ Lead Investor β€” Bad Actor Score: 0.42
Total SEC Filings: 418
Unique Issuers: 147
5-Day Decline Rate: 38.0%
20-Day Decline Rate: 45.5%
Avg 20-Day Return: -8.7%
Worst P2T: -78.9%
Commodore Capital
πŸ”΄ PIPE Participant β€” Bad Actor Score: 0.38
Total SEC Filings: 104
20-Day Decline Rate: 44.2%
Avg 20-Day Return: -2.9%
Worst P2T: -94.4%
Vivo Capital
🟠 PIPE Participant β€” Bad Actor Score: 0.37–0.39
Total SEC Filings: 27–30
Avg 20-Day Return: -1.9% to -2.9%
Vestal Point Capital
βšͺ PIPE Participant β€” Smaller Position
No historical data in Shortfinder database

TRADE STRUCTURE

Entry Zone

$17.00–$18.00

Price Target 1

$14.20 (βˆ’20%)

Price Target 2

$11.50 (βˆ’35%)

Stop-Loss

$21.00 (+18%)

Risk/Reward

1:1.5 to 1:2

Time Horizon

5–20 Days

Shortfinder's Verdict

According to Shortfinder, Alto Neuroscience ($ANRO) presents a high-conviction short opportunity. Their ML model identifies it as the highest-risk security in an 800+ stock universe. A $50 million PIPE with toxic investor participation became freely tradeable on December 10, 2025. PIPE investors hold $100 million in unrealized profit with every incentive to liquidate. Shortfinder concludes this is a "textbook" dilution setup with motive, means, and opportunity all aligned.

πŸ”» SHORTFINDER Recommended Short
Price Target: $11.50–$14.20 per share (20–35% downside)

This dashboard summarizes Shortfinder's analysis. Nothing herein constitutes investment advice. Short selling involves unlimited loss potential.