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Disclosure: The author holds a long position in RLAY.
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RLAY

Analysis as of: 2026-01-13
Relay Therapeutics, Inc.
Relay Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotech developing small-molecule therapies using a computational + experimental discovery platform, led by zovegalisib in breast cancer and vascular malformations.
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Summary

A cash-backed Phase 3 inflection with platform optionality
The setup is a binary-but-financed transition from clinical option to first-launch oncology company. Upside requires clear Phase 3 differentiation and credible commercial execution, with partnering as a dilution-reducer rather than the core value driver.

Analysis

Thesis
RLAY is a cash-backed, Phase-3 inflection biotech: if zovegalisib clears a differentiation bar and Relay turns its dynamics/ML loop into faster follow-on shots and repeatable co-dev deals, it can transition from “option on one asset” to an emerging precision-oncology revenue ramp by 2031.
Last Economy Alignment
AI lowers discovery/clinical ops cognition cost; Relay’s advantage is turning dynamics data into drugs, but value is still gated by clinical endpoints and launch execution.
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Opportunity Outlook

Average Implied 5-Year Multiple
5.6x (from 5 most recent analyses)
Reasoning
The stock is priced like a skeptical market is valuing Relay mostly as cash plus a discounted clinical option. Over 5 years, the key non-linear step-change is de-risking into (1) a credible first commercial launch with a biomarker-driven patient-finding engine and (2) a more repeatable partnering flywheel that funds more “shots on goal” without constant equity issuance. The multiple expansion is capped by concentration (one dominant value driver), a competitive bar that can move, and the fact that drug development doesn’t scale like pure software.
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Risk Assessment

Overall Risk Summary
This is a classic “single-asset, Phase-3 differentiation” risk stack: if the benefit-risk bar moves or results are not clearly practice-changing, the stock can revert toward cash/option value and dilution dominates. Even with success, commercialization risk (patient finding, payer access, competition, and combo sequencing) can slow the ramp and cap the terminal multiple.
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Third Party Analyst Consensus

12-Month Price Target
$16.00
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