Why is MRNA up?
Up 5% on Nov 6 while the S&P 500 rose 0.3%.
- Its Nov 6 results:
MRNA's Quality Score rose 2 points on Mon, Nov 9, to 11.
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Up 5% on Nov 6 while the S&P 500 rose 0.3%.
| The chart | Stronger than 99% of stocks |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Nov 6 |
ReportFri Nov 6: sales of $1.3B; a profit of $0.38 a share. Raised its outlook for the year. Past reports ›
Fri Nov 6Moderna reported $1.31 billion of quarterly revenue and a profit of $0.38 a share
After its last 4 reports it closed +1.0% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
No shelf registration or at-the-market program on file in the last three years.
President Stephen Hoge sold 78,369 shares on Oct 15, under a planned sale. 12 more insider trades this year.
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Above Averagefor quality, not price, 6 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
MRNA is #43 of 281 by Quality Score.
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Share count against a year before: MRNA +2.8%, PCVX +6.2%, NBIX +2.2%.
Expected to report Fri Feb 12, before the open (in 95 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 $1.3B, 29% more than a year ago; a profit of $0.38 a share, from a loss of $0.51.
“Total revenue for the third quarter of 2026 increased 29% to $1.3 billion, compared to $1.0 billion in the same period in 2025, primarily driven by higher COVID vaccine sales in international markets, supported by deliveries under long-term strategic government partnerships.”
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product Sales | $1.3B | $94M | $973M |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Nov 6)
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total revenue growth | 15% to 25% |
Sales fell 53% a year over 3 years, fiscal 2022 to 2025.
Its share count fell 2.2% a year over 3 years.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2026 | +1.6% | +5.3% | not yet |
| Jul 31, 2026 | -0.1% | -5.3% | -7.0% |
| May 1, 2026 | +1.5% | -1.2% | +5.7% |
Sales grew in one of the last four years, to $1.9B in 2025. It made a profit in two of the six years.
RSI 63.7, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.
One insider sold $434K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
14 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: MRNA is 0.4% of SCHG, 0.1% of VOO, and 0.1% of IVV, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Aug 31, 2026.
Moderna is a commercial-stage biotech that was founded in 2010 and had its initial public offering in 2018. The firm's mRNA technology was rapidly validated with its covid vaccine, which was authorized in the United States in December 2020. Moderna had 25 mRNA development candidates in clinical studies as of March 2026. Programs span a wide range of therapeutic areas, including infectious disease, oncology, cardiovascular disease, and rare genetic diseases.
“The biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries utilize rapidly advancing technologies and are characterized by intense competition.”
MRNA scores 11 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average. It is #43 of 281 in Biotech by Quality Score, with 6 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 5% on Nov 6 while the S&P 500 rose 0.3%. 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.
MRNA scores 11 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average (11 to 14). That is #43 of 281 in Biotech 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 MRNA's 11.
One insider sold $434K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Noubar Afeyan, Director, who sold $434K on May 21.
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