Down 9.0% today, more than its specialty machinery peers' 2.7%; no story names it yet.
Down 13% since Oct 29
Down 13% so far from Oct 29 to Nov 2.
AZTA's Quality Score fell 3 points on Mon, Nov 2, to 3.
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| Holding it back | A $123M loss |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Oct 30 |
TodayNo story names it yet.
Wed Nov 11: Q4 2026 Earnings Conference CallDate confirmed.
After its last 4 reports it closed -6.5% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
Below Averagefor quality, not price, 2 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
Well below its recent run. AZTA scores 3 today, against a median of 7 over its last 20 recorded sessions.
AZTA is #7 of 14 by Quality Score among Special Industry Machinery.
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Reports Tue Nov 10, after the close (in 8 days). Confirmed.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
The figures are not read from the release yet.
“Gross margin was 44.9%, a decrease of 130 basis points year over year, primarily driven by unfavorable fixed-cost absorption associated with lower sales volumes in certain areas of the portfolio as well as costs related to quality remediation and rework activities in Automated Stores.”
AZTA's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total reported revenue from continuing operations | $613M to $618M |
Sales grew 8.9% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Its share count fell 9.1% a year over 5 years.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 sessions |
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| Aug 4, 2026 | +2.9% | +5.6% | +10.8% |
| May 5, 2026 | -23.7% | -25.3% | -28.8% |
| Feb 4, 2026 | -13.2% | -22.8% | -18.8% |
Sales grew in five of the last seven years, to $594M in 2025. It made a profit in five of the eight years.
One insider bought $164K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market sales on record. The newest:
One trade disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: AZTA is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
Azenta Inc provides biological and chemical sample exploration and management solutions, using precision automation and cryogenics to develop automated ultra-cold storage. It serves customers from research to commercialization with sample management, automated storage, genomic services, consumables, informatics, and repository services. The company operates through two segments: Sample Management Solutions, offering SRS and Core Products such as automated stores, cryogenic systems, sample tubes, consumables, instruments, and thawing devices, which generate majority of its revenue; and Multiomics, which provides genomic analysis services. The company operates in United States, China, United Kingdom, rest of Europe, and others, with majority of its revenue in the United States.
“Each segment, however, has unique competitors in their area of offerings.”
AZTA scores 3 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #7 of 14 in Special Industry Machinery by Quality Score, with 2 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 13% so far from Oct 29 to Nov 2. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
AZTA scores 3 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #7 of 14 in Special Industry Machinery by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind AZTA's 3.
One insider bought $164K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market sales on record. The newest is William L. Cornog, Director, who bought $164K on May 18.
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