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Guardant Health, Inc.

GH

NASDAQ·Healthcare·Medical - Diagnostics & Research·Mkt cap $22.6B

$168.66

-1.24%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$40.35 - $172.61

P/E

-49.75

Fwd P/E

-62.87

Beta

1.62

Div Yield

0.00%

Avg Vol

2.6M

Shares Out

131.2M

Mkt Cap

$22.6B

Price action

Price chart

Up 240.3% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

6 reasons

  • Market-leading liquid biopsy platform with extensive clinical validation and real-world evidence
  • Proprietary clinical-genomic dataset of advanced cancer patients enabling superior analytics and insights
  • Integrated ecosystem connecting diagnostics, data, software, and clinical trial matching
  • Strong relationships with oncologists, biopharmaceutical companies, and healthcare systems
  • Regulatory approvals including FDA breakthrough designations and companion diagnostic certifications
  • Continuous innovation pipeline with early detection and treatment selection applications

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Above-average volatility (beta 1.6).
  • Growth premium of 0.0x vs Life Sciences Tools peers. Reasonable for this growth rate.

Growth

Moderate growth ahead

Expansion of liquid biopsy adoption in early-stage cancer detection and treatment monitoring

Value

Growth premium of 0.0x vs Life Sciences Tools peers. Reasonable for this growth rate.

Momentum

Hot

+82.0% over 3m

Quality

Excellent

High-growth business (40% revenue growth, 65% gross margin). Pre-profit but investing in growth.

Dividend

None

No dividend

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 28, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 7, 2026

Reported EPS of -$0.85 vs -$0.47 consensus (-80.8% surprise). Revenue of $301.7M vs $279.2M expected (+8.1%).

EPS miss
Rev beat +8.1%

EPS surprise · last 4Q

0 of 1 beats

Q2 26

-80.8%

Next: Apr 28, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+30%

+21%

+31%

+39%

+39%

+48%

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Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$177.2M

$191.5M

$201.8M

$203.5M

$232.1M

$265.2M

$281.3M

$301.7M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

Operating

Profit

-37.1%

Wall Street consensus

14 analysts · 100% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

14

100%

Hold

0%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$155.00

-8.1% vs $168.66

Low $115.00
Median $155.00
High $160.00

Latest: Bernstein · Jul 2, 2026

5 analysts covering

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How GH stacks vs Medical - Diagnostics & Research

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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