Why is GH down?
Down 16% from Oct 29 to Nov 10.
- Guardant Health fell 16% from Oct 29 to Nov 10. 8 points of it came on Nov 5.
Down 16% from Oct 29 to Nov 10.
GH's Quality Score rose 1 point on Tue, Nov 10, to 12. The Sep 15 sale of $1.4M by Darya Chudova (Chief Technology Officer) counts for less as it ages.
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| The company | Sales up 42% on the year |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Nov 5 |
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After its last 4 reports it closed +1.3% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
Above Averagefor quality, not price, 2 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
GH is #6 of 18 by Quality Score.
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| 6 |
Share count against a year before: GH +7.7%, LH -2.4%, NTRA +5%.
Expected to report Thu Feb 18, after the close (in 100 days).
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.
Sales of $361.0M, 36% more than a year ago; a loss of $0.93 a share, from $0.74.
“Reported total revenue of $361.0 million, an increase of 36%, driven by:”
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oncology | $231M | $219M | $184M |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Nov 5)
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total revenue | $1.36B to $1.37B |
“Screening revenue grew 180% to $67.6 million for the third quarter of 2026, from $24.1 million for the corresponding prior year period, driven primarily by an increase in Shield test volume, which grew to 83,000 tests in the third quarter of 2026, from 24,000 tests in the prior year period.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Nov 5)
Sales grew 28% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Its share count grew 5.2% a year over 5 years.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2026 | -7.6% | -1.7% | not yet |
| Jul 30, 2026 | +6.7% | +6.3% | +3.4% |
| May 7, 2026 | +4.7% | +3.7% | +6.9% |
Sales grew every year from 2018 to 2025, to $982M. It lost money in each of the seven years.
RSI 41.3, MACD below signal, below its 50-day, above its 200-day. Not scored.
One insider bought $78K across 1 filing, and 10 insiders sold $49.8M across 40 filings, in the last 6 months. 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: GH is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
Guardant Health, based in Redwood City, California, is a leader in liquid-based cancer tests for clinical and research use. The company's main franchises are Guardant360 for genomic profiling of tumors, Reveal for molecular residual disease testing, and Shield for colorectal cancer screening. Additionally, Guardant offers research development services such as regulatory approval consultancy and clinical trial referrals.
“The promise of liquid biopsy testing is also leading to more companies attempting to enter the space and compete with us.”
GH scores 12 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average. It is #6 of 18 in Services-Medical Laboratories by Quality Score, with 2 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 16% from Oct 29 to Nov 10. 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.
GH scores 12 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average (11 to 14). That is #6 of 18 in Services-Medical Laboratories 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 GH's 12.
One insider bought $78K across 1 filing, and 10 insiders sold $49.8M across 40 filings, in the last 6 months. The newest is Darya Chudova, Chief Technology Officer, who sold $1.4M on Sep 15. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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