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Veracyte (VCYT) stock

Genomic cancer tests , market cap $1.9B

$24.06
-7.18%

As of Tuesday's close · Live for Pro members at the open

Why is VCYT down?

Down 7.2% today, more than its diagnostic peers' 3.4%; no story names it yet.

Fell on Nov 5

Down 54% on Nov 5, a down day for the market: the S&P 500 fell 4%, 86% of stocks fell, and diagnostic stocks a median 5%.

  • Its Nov 4 results: it cut its 2026 total revenue outlook for 2026 to $590M to $593M, from $590M to $596M. It fell 54% on Nov 5.

Sources: Price history, Nov 5, 2026; Company release, Nov 4, 2026

−1Long-term trend below a rising 200-day average, down over one year, down over two years

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Quality Score
6
Average
In its industry
#12of 18
Checks firing
2of 14
Trending up
From 52-week high
-60.5%
under its best in a year

VCYT's Quality Score fell 2 points on Tue, Nov 10, to 6. It closed away from its high of the day (2 chart checks stopped).

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Key facts on VCYT

Key facts on VCYT
The companyProfit up 318% to $127M
Latest filing10-Q, Nov 5 Filed its quarterly report (10-Q) for the quarter to Sep 30, 2026
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VCYT in the news

TodayNo story names it yet.

What's next

Tue Nov 10: UBS Global Healthcare Conference 2026Investor conference · date confirmed.

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VCYT catalysts

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After its last 4 reports it closed -10.8% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.

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How VCYT ranks in Diagnostics

VCYT is #12 of 18 by Quality Score.

How VCYT ranks in Diagnostics
RankStockQuality Score
12Veracyte (VCYT) logoVCYTVeracyte6

More in Diagnostics

When does VCYT report earnings, and what happens after?

Expected to report Wed Feb 24, after the close (in 106 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.

What VCYT reported on Nov 4, 2026

The quarter

Sales of $151.8M, 15% more than a year ago; a profit of $0.38 a share, from $0.24.

“Increased total revenue by 15% to $151.8 million and testing revenue by 15% to $146.4 million, driven by Decipher Prostate growth of 12% to $92.3 million and Afirma growth of 19% to $51.5 million.”

The quarter that ended Sep 30, from the company's press release

The press releaseThe filing on EDGAR

Where the sales came from

Where the quarter's sales came from
LineQ3
2026
Q2
2026
Q3
2025
By product
Testingup 15%$146M95%$146M94%$128M96%

Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Nov 5)

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The outlook

The outlook the company gave, by period
MeasureFigure
Full year 2026
Total revenue$590M to $593Mcut

Figures as filed (SEC filing, Nov 4)

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In the company's words

  • “Increased product revenue by 40% to $4.6 million, driven by strong adoption of Prosigna IVD following the release of the phase III OPTIMA trial results at ASCO.”

From its results filing (SEC filing · Nov 4)

The numbers

Market value
$1.9B
today
Sales
$582M
up 17.5% on the year
Free cash flow
$162M
last 12 months

Sales grew 35% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.

Its share count grew 8.6% a year over 5 years.

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The whole report on VCYT: every line of its sales, every outlook beside the one it replaced, and the company's words, for Pro members.

Close after the report, last 3

+24.9%-22.5%-54.3%
May 5Jul 30Nov 4
ReportedGapReaction5
days
Nov 4, 2026After close-43.7%-54.3%not yet
Jul 30, 2026After close-18.4%-22.5%-22.8%
May 5, 2026After close+18.3%+24.9%+20.0%

VCYT closed higher after 2 of its last 4 reports.

All 4 reports, and VCYT's Quality Score going into each

VCYT sales and profit by year

Sales and profit by year

Sales grew in six of the last seven years, to $517M in 2025. It made a profit in two of the eight years.

VCYT has 2 of 14 chart checks firing

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Tight range1 of 3 shown
Buying1 of 3 shown
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VCYT RSI today: 26.7, below its 50-day and 200-day averages

Not scored

RSI 26.7, MACD below signal, below both averages. Not scored.

The deep dive on VCYT

10 more findings on VCYT, each with its source, for Pro members.

VCYT insider trades

One insider sold $1.1M across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest:

SellJonathan Wygant$1.1MVP, Chief Accounting Officerat $45.40 on May 22, filed May 27

VCYT trades by Congress and the executive branch

One trade disclosed in the last six months. The newest:

SellDonald Trump$15K to $50KPresident (R)traded Jul 29, disclosed Sep 22(55 days later)

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VCYT's officers and directors

Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.

7 more officers and directors file at VCYT.

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Which ETFs hold VCYT?

In ETFs: VCYT is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.

About Veracyte

Veracyte Inc is a genomic diagnostics company. The group empowers clinicians with the insights necessary to guide and assure patients at pivotal moments in the race to diagnose and treat cancer. It offers tests for prostate cancer (Decipher Prostate), thyroid cancer (Afirma), breast cancer (Prosigna), and bladder cancer (Decipher Bladder).

755 employeesSouth San Francisco, CAveracyte.com

What Veracyte says it competes with

“Our main competition are companies that use next generation sequencing technology or other methods to measure genomic biomarkers in disease areas addressed by our tests.”

From its annual report, SEC filing · Feb 26, 2026

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BreakawaySep 22Donald Trump sold VCYT$15K to $50K, disclosed Sep 22

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As of Nov 10, 2026: VCYT's Quality Score is 6 (Average), #12 of 18 in Diagnostics. Insiders sold $1.1M in the last 6 months (Form 4).

What does VCYT's Quality Score say?

VCYT scores 6 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #12 of 18 in Services-⁠Medical Laboratories by Quality Score, with 2 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 54% on Nov 5, a down day for the market: the S&P 500 fell 4%, 86% of stocks fell, and diagnostic stocks a median 5%. 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.

What is VCYT's Quality Score?

VCYT scores 6 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #12 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 VCYT's 6.

Are insiders buying VCYT?

One insider sold $1.1M across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest is Jonathan Wygant, VP, Chief Accounting Officer, who sold $1.1M on May 22.

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