Cidara Therapeutics (CDTX) Rockets 722% in 2025 on Merck $9.2-Billion Merger

We recently published 10 Market Stars Behind Millionaire-Making in 2025. Cidara Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:CDTX) is one of the top performers. Cidara Therapeutics climbed by 721.76 percent in 2025, primarily bolstered by its looming merger with Merck for $9.2 billion. In an announcement last November, Cidara Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:CDTX) said that it signed a definitive agreement with Merck, under which the latter’s subsidiary would acquire the former’s issued and outstanding shares at a price of $221.50 ...