The stock price of Personalis Inc (NASDAQ: PSNL) has dropped by -1.63 compared to previous close of 3.67. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 1.12% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-03-03 that FREMONT, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Personalis, Inc. (Nasdaq: PSNL), in collaboration with Professor Nick Turner, Dr. Isaac Garcia-Murillas and their colleagues at The Institute of Cancer Research, London and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in the UK, published results from their early-stage breast cancer study in Annals of Oncology. In this groundbreaking study, the authors highlight advancements in breast cancer residual disease (MRD) and recurrence detection using NeXT Personal®, an ult.
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Additionally, the 36-month beta value for PSNL is 1.89. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 1 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for PSNL is 43.91M and currently, short sellers hold a 8.60% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of PSNL on March 21, 2025 was 1.25M shares.
PSNL’s Market Performance
PSNL’s stock has seen a 1.12% increase for the week, with a -38.03% drop in the past month and a -2.70% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.08%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 10.59% for Personalis Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -10.10% for PSNL’s stock, with a -14.42% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PSNL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PSNL stocks, with Craig Hallum repeating the rating for PSNL by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for PSNL in the upcoming period, according to Craig Hallum is $8 based on the research report published on March 17, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Needham, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PSNL reach a price target of $8. The rating they have provided for PSNL stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on February 06th, 2023.
PSNL Trading at -25.00% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PSNL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -49.86% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 10.59%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.08%, as shares sank -33.52% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -43.68% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PSNL rose by +1.12%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +177.69% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $4.02. In addition, Personalis Inc saw -37.54% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PSNL starting from Tachibana Aaron, who sale 708 shares at the price of $5.79 back on Jan 28 ’25. After this action, Tachibana Aaron now owns 166,390 shares of Personalis Inc, valued at $4,099 using the latest closing price.
Chen Richard, the CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER AND EVP of Personalis Inc, sale 519 shares at $5.79 during a trade that took place back on Jan 28 ’25, which means that Chen Richard is holding 123,367 shares at $3,005 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PSNL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.81 for the present operating margin
- 0.32 for the gross margin
The net margin for Personalis Inc stands at -0.96. The total capital return value is set at -0.29. Equity return is now at value -48.91, with -32.82 for asset returns.
Based on Personalis Inc (PSNL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.18 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -1.02. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.22. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -2625.65.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -70.3 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.67. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.21. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.39for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.31. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 6.46.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Personalis Inc (PSNL) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
