NASDAQ:LENZ LENZ Therapeutics (LENZ) Stock Price, News & Analysis $5.21 -0.15 (-2.80%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.40 +0.19 (+3.63%) As of 07:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About LENZ Therapeutics Stock (NASDAQ:LENZ) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get LENZ Therapeutics alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$5.05▼$5.4850-Day Range$4.88▼$7.2052-Week Range$4.68▼$50.40Volume505,923 shsAverage Volume934,319 shsMarket Capitalization$163.33 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice Target$29.80Consensus RatingHold Company Overview LENZ Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing and commercializing therapies to improve vision in the United States. Its product candidates include LNZ100 and LNZ101 which are in Phase III clinical trials for the treatment of presbyopia. The company is headquartered in Del Mar, California. Read More LENZ Therapeutics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks47th Percentile Overall ScoreLENZ MarketRank™: LENZ Therapeutics scored higher than 47% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 592nd out of 902 stocks in the healthcare sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.0 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingLENZ Therapeutics has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.38, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 2 sell ratings.Upside PotentialLENZ Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $29.80, representing about 472.0% upside from its current price of $5.21.Amount of Analyst CoverageLENZ Therapeutics has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about LENZ Therapeutics' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthGrowing Earnings GrowthEarnings for LENZ Therapeutics are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($4.63) to ($3.64) per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of LENZ Therapeutics is -1.45, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of LENZ Therapeutics is -1.45, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Book Value per Share RatioLENZ Therapeutics has a P/B Ratio of 0.57. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about LENZ Therapeutics' valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted39.37% of the float of LENZ Therapeutics has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverLENZ Therapeutics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 11.82, which indicates bearish sentiment.Change versus previous monthShort interest in LENZ Therapeutics has recently decreased by 4.56%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldLENZ Therapeutics does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthLENZ Therapeutics does not have a long track record of dividend growth. News and Social Media0.6 / 5News Sentiment0.00 News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for LENZ Therapeutics this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.MarketBeat Follows8 people have added LENZ Therapeutics to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.9 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, LENZ Therapeutics insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders8.30% of the stock of LENZ Therapeutics is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions54.32% of the stock of LENZ Therapeutics is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about LENZ Therapeutics' insider trading history. Receive LENZ Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for LENZ Therapeutics and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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LENZ Stock News HeadlinesLENZ Therapeutics Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Recent Corporate HighlightsAugust 11 at 4:05 PM | globenewswire.comLENZ Therapeutics Q2 2026 earnings previewAugust 11 at 1:12 AM | msn.comTrump Takes Emergency Action - Plus Elon Musk's New VentureElon Musk has quietly launched a new venture - one that has nothing to do with rockets, EVs, or Neuralink. Trump has issued emergency support to accelerate the rollout, and it's already live in multiple states. The Financial Times reports Sam Altman is personally calling people to build this for OpenAI. A few little-known companies control the entire supply chain - meaning anyone who wants access must go through them. Their stocks are available to buy right now.August 11 at 1:00 AM | Altimetry (Ad)LENZ Therapeutics Inc (LENZ) Q2 2026 Earnings Report Preview: What To Look ForAugust 10 at 3:11 PM | finance.yahoo.comLENZ Therapeutics to Report Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Recent Corporate Highlights on August 11, 2026August 4, 2026 | globenewswire.comLENZ Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:LENZ) Receives $29.80 Consensus Price Target from AnalystsAugust 4, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comLENZ Therapeutics Stock Dividends | NASDAQ:LENZ | BenzingaJuly 12, 2026 | benzinga.comLENZ Therapeutics (LENZ) Stock Fair Value Moves Lower As Analysts Reset Growth AssumptionsJuly 11, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines LENZ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have LENZ shares performed this year? LENZ Therapeutics' stock was trading at $16.00 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LENZ shares have decreased by 67.4% and is now trading at $5.21. How were LENZ Therapeutics' earnings last quarter? LENZ Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:LENZ) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 11th. The company reported ($1.02) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($1.05) by $0.03. The business earned $5.49 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.38 million. LENZ Therapeutics had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 46.82% and a negative net margin of 519.30%. Read the conference call transcript. When did LENZ Therapeutics IPO? LENZ Therapeutics (LENZ) raised $224 million in an IPO on Thursday, June 24th 2021. The company issued 14,000,000 shares at a price of $15.00-$17.00 per share. Who are LENZ Therapeutics' major shareholders? Top institutional investors of LENZ Therapeutics include BlackRock Inc. (7.31%), Blue Owl Capital Holdings LP (2.41%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.18%) and Deutsche Bank AG (0.05%). Insiders that own company stock include Ra Capital Management, LP, James W Mccollum, Daniel R Chevallard and Shawn Olsson. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of LENZ Therapeutics? Shares of LENZ stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of LENZ Therapeutics own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that LENZ Therapeutics investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Visa (V), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Netflix (NFLX). Company Calendar Last Earnings5/11/2026Today8/11/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)8/11/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Red Zone (9m+) 1-Year History Aug 25 Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 Aug 26 LENZ's financial health is in the Red zone, according to TradeSmith. LENZ has been in this zone for over 9 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorHealthcare Industry Pharmaceuticals Sub-IndustryPharmaceuticals Current SymbolNASDAQ:LENZ Previous SymbolNASDAQ:LENZ CIK1815776 Webwww.graphitebio.com Phone650-484-0886FaxN/AEmployees110Year Founded2013Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for LENZ Therapeutics$29.80 High Price Target$50.00 Low Price Target$12.00 Potential Upside/Downside+472.0%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.38 Research Coverage8 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)($3.60) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income-$82.13 million Net Margins-519.30% Pretax Margin-516.91% Return on Equity-46.82% Return on Assets-43.32% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio10.40 Quick Ratio10.26 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$19.09 million Price / Sales8.56 Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book Value$9.09 per share Price / Book0.57Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares31,350,000Free Float28,752,000Market Cap$163.33 million OptionableN/A Beta0.65 Social Links (Almost) Everything You Need To Know About The EV MarketLooking to profit from the electric vehicle mega-trend? 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