Personalis, Inc. (PSNL)
NASDAQHealth CareMedical - Diagnostics & ResearchSnapshot 2026-10-30
$15.82-0.69%
Close 2026-10-30 · 1-day change
NASDAQHealth CareMedical - Diagnostics & ResearchSnapshot 2026-10-30
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Life Sciences Tools & Services: structurally weak cohort (structural / late-cycle), so the cyclical early-warning is suppressed.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar under pressure — Achieve full-year 2026 revenue of $78M to $80M: Comparison needs review.
View ThesisRevenue is contracting — down about 13% over the past year.
View GrowthManagement screens weak on capital allocation, margins, market reaction to earnings.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is highly volatile — it swings about 1% on a typical day and fell roughly 55% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskPSNL's core case rests on revenue growth, but its latest reported growth was 30% year over year. Its Q2 FY2026 revenue beat is not recorded, and earnings missed by 20%. PSNL trades at 24× sales versus a 5× peer median and 24× its own history. The price reflects less growth than our forecast, though merger concerns challenge the Tempus AI deal. Our model puts the next-quarter miss probability near 33%. The 2026 revenue pillar needs review because its comparison is unverified. Peer multiples imply a price about 14% below where it trades; the thesis is on watch. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-30. PSNL is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 6 analysts currently covering PSNL (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 4 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for PSNL in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 3 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-30. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Life Sciences Tools & Services — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Threatens: Pursue merger with Tempus AI, Inc.
Downgrade reflects concerns over merger prospects.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-30. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $15.82
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $15.82.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Bottom 25% on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.
Threatens: Pursue merger with Tempus AI, Inc.
Concerns raised about the merger with Tempus AI, Inc.
Buy rating supports positive outlook on growth potential.