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Neutral 47 (OpenAI - 5.2)
Rating:47Neutral
Price Target:
$7.50
▲(3.45% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/06/26
The score is held down primarily by weak financial performance—ongoing losses, declining revenue, and substantial cash burn—despite low leverage. Technicals are mixed (neutral momentum with longer-term moving-average support), while valuation is constrained by negative earnings and no dividend yield data. Corporate events are a relative positive due to pipeline progress and extended debt maturity, but they do not offset the current cash-flow and profitability pressures.
Positive Factors
Proprietary ARCUS platform and partner model
Owning a proprietary genome-editing platform provides durable technical differentiation and multiple commercialization pathways. ARCUS enables both internal programs and licensing/collaboration revenue, increasing optionality, enabling technology leverage across indications, and attracting biopharma partners over the medium term.
Negative Factors
Large and persistent cash burn
Sustained negative operating and free cash flow at ~-$52M TTM signals ongoing funding needs. Persistently high cash burn increases reliance on external capital, risks dilutive financings or strategic cutbacks, and limits flexibility to scale programs without securing new non-dilutive or dilutive funding.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Proprietary ARCUS platform and partner model
Owning a proprietary genome-editing platform provides durable technical differentiation and multiple commercialization pathways. ARCUS enables both internal programs and licensing/collaboration revenue, increasing optionality, enabling technology leverage across indications, and attracting biopharma partners over the medium term.
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Precision BioSciences (DTIL) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)

Precision BioSciences Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description
Precision BioSciences, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology firm based in the United States, specializing in the creation of both in vivo gene editing solutions and ex vivo allogeneic CAR T-cell therapies. At its core is ARCUS, a proprietary gen...
How the Company Makes Money
Precision BioSciences generates revenue primarily through collaboration and licensing arrangements tied to its ARCUS genome editing platform rather than from product sales (as it has been a clinical-stage company). These arrangements typically inc...

Precision BioSciences Financial Statement Overview

Summary
Overall fundamentals are weak. Income statement quality is pressured by declining TTM revenue (~$45.1M, down ~4%) and large ongoing losses (TTM net loss ~-$52.7M) despite some narrowing of operating losses. The balance sheet is a relative positive with very low debt (~$1.6M) versus equity (~$45.3M), but equity has fallen sharply (from ~$92.2M in 2025), reflecting sustained losses. Cash flow is the main risk: TTM operating cash flow ~-$51.9M and free cash flow ~-$52.0M indicate significant ongoing cash burn.
Income Statement
28
Negative
Balance Sheet
55
Neutral
Cash Flow
22
Negative
BreakdownTTMDec 2025Dec 2024Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue45.05M34.26M68.70M48.73M25.10M115.53M
Gross Profit45.05M34.26M68.70M48.73M25.10M115.53M
EBITDA-50.05M-42.43M13.53M-32.04M-62.79M-20.27M
Net Income-52.73M-45.72M7.17M-61.32M-111.64M-30.60M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets125.92M154.42M136.39M159.78M238.17M211.50M
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments87.55M115.58M86.31M116.68M189.58M143.66M
Total Debt28.10M28.81M30.05M31.27M24.96M9.11M
Total Liabilities80.63M62.17M80.00M140.92M177.74M120.33M
Stockholders Equity45.29M92.25M56.39M18.86M60.43M91.17M
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow-51.95M-65.93M-58.70M-86.39M-49.07M-16.66M
Operating Cash Flow-51.90M-65.84M-58.45M-84.11M-45.75M-10.85M
Investing Cash Flow-421.00K-634.00K-215.00K5.83M-3.32M-5.80M
Financing Cash Flow79.92M95.16M50.45M5.39M94.98M70.52M

Precision BioSciences Risk Analysis

Precision BioSciences disclosed 75 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Precision BioSciences reported the most risks in the "Tech & Innovation" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks

Precision BioSciences Peers Comparison

Overall Rating
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (51)
Financial Indicators
Name
Overall Rating
Market Cap
P/E Ratio
ROE
Dividend Yield
Revenue Growth
EPS Growth
51
Neutral
$7.86B-0.30-43.30%2.27%22.53%-2.21%
51
Neutral
$753.93M-7.64-36.61%-87.03%-179.91%
51
Neutral
$74.70M-0.71-74.90%44.73%
47
Neutral
$206.74M-2.67-91.60%3472.96%67.74%
45
Neutral
$64.18M-1.10-35.20%31.98%
42
Neutral
$74.05M-0.87-64.43%9.80%
* Healthcare Sector Average
Performance Comparison
Ticker
Company Name
Price
Change
% Change
DTIL
Precision BioSciences
7.46
3.11
71.49%
CTMX
CytomX Therapeutics
3.44
1.13
48.92%
ACET
Adicet Bio
8.11
-1.43
-15.01%
IMA
ImageneBio
5.72
-9.02
-61.19%
ACRV
Acrivon Therapeutics, Inc.
1.74
0.51
41.46%

Precision BioSciences Corporate Events

Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Precision BioSciences Announces Key Executive Leadership Changes
Positive
Jul 27, 2026
On July 23, 2026, Precision BioSciences’ board approved a series of senior leadership changes effective August 1, 2026, including promoting Chief Financial Officer Alex Kelly to the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer to oversee ke...
Business Operations and StrategyProduct-Related Announcements
Precision BioSciences Advances Gene-Editing Programs in Hepatitis B
Positive
Jul 1, 2026
Precision BioSciences, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on developing gene-editing therapies targeting serious chronic and genetic diseases. Its pipeline includes programs for chronic hepatitis B and Duchenne muscular dystrophy, positioning...
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
Precision BioSciences Extends Term Loan Maturity to 2029
Positive
Jun 16, 2026
On June 10, 2026, Precision BioSciences, Inc. amended its existing loan and security agreement with Banc of California, entering into a first amendment that modifies the terms of its term loan facility. Under the revised agreement, the maturity da...
Business Operations and StrategyProduct-Related Announcements
Precision BioSciences Reports Promising New Hepatitis B Trial Data
Positive
May 27, 2026
On May 27, 2026, Precision BioSciences reported new and late-breaking clinical and biopsy data from its ongoing Phase 1 ELIMINATE-B trial of PBGENE-HBV in chronic hepatitis B, presented at the European Association for the Study of the Liver Congre...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesRegulatory Filings and ComplianceShareholder Meetings
Precision BioSciences Shareholders Approve Incentive Plan and Directors
Positive
May 26, 2026
On May 21, 2026, Precision BioSciences held its annual meeting of stockholders, where shareholders approved an amended and restated 2019 Incentive Award Plan that increases the pool of shares available for equity-based compensation by 3,800,000 sh...
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