CareDx (NASDAQ:CDNA) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.11 EPS

CareDx (NASDAQ:CDNAGet Free Report) released its quarterly earnings results on Monday. The company reported ($0.14) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.25) by $0.11, Briefing.com reports. CareDx had a negative net margin of 53.73% and a negative return on equity of 53.65%. The company had revenue of $82.88 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $80.04 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned ($0.43) earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 23.4% on a year-over-year basis. CareDx updated its FY 2024 guidance to EPS.

CareDx Stock Down 0.5 %

CDNA traded down $0.12 on Tuesday, hitting $22.81. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 839,142 shares, compared to its average volume of 898,408. The firm has a market cap of $1.20 billion, a P/E ratio of -8.50 and a beta of 1.80. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $27.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is $20.86. CareDx has a 12 month low of $6.11 and a 12 month high of $34.84.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. HC Wainwright reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of CareDx in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company began coverage on CareDx in a research report on Tuesday, August 27th. They set an “underweight” rating and a $28.00 target price for the company. Craig Hallum boosted their price target on shares of CareDx from $22.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 1st. BTIG Research upgraded shares of CareDx from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $40.00 price objective for the company in a report on Monday, August 19th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of CareDx from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, CareDx has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $30.60.

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Insider Transactions at CareDx

In other CareDx news, insider Alexander L. Johnson sold 21,557 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.58, for a total value of $702,327.06. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 284,983 shares in the company, valued at $9,284,746.14. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. In related news, Director Peter Maag sold 35,552 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.04, for a total transaction of $1,174,638.08. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 330,024 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,903,992.96. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Alexander L. Johnson sold 21,557 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.58, for a total value of $702,327.06. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 284,983 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,284,746.14. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 91,340 shares of company stock valued at $3,025,415 over the last three months. Company insiders own 4.90% of the company’s stock.

CareDx Company Profile

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CareDx, Inc engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of diagnostic solutions for transplant patients and caregivers in the United States and internationally. It also provides AlloSure Kidney, a donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) solution for kidney transplant patients; AlloMap Heart, a gene expression solution for heart transplant patients; AlloSure Heart, a dd-cfDNA solution for heart transplant patients; and AlloSure Lung, a dd-cfDNA solution for lung transplant patients.

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