NASDAQ:PACB - Pacific Biosciences of California Stock Price, Price Target & More

Pacific Biosciences of California trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PACB."

Pacific Biosciences of California (NASDAQ:PACB) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 2nd. The biotechnology company reported ($0.20) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.19) by $0.01. The biotechnology company had revenue of $19.40 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $23.97 million. Pacific Biosciences of California had a negative net margin of 105.22% and a negative return on equity of 91.11%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 22.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned ($0.26) earnings per share. View Pacific Biosciences of California's Earnings History.

Pacific Biosciences of California is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July, 31st 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Pacific Biosciences of California.

2 analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Pacific Biosciences of California's shares. Their forecasts range from $4.00 to $6.80. On average, they expect Pacific Biosciences of California's share price to reach $5.40 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 50.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Pacific Biosciences of California.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Pacific Biosciences of California in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

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News articles about PACB stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Pacific Biosciences of California earned a news sentiment score of 0.20 on Accern's scale. They also gave press coverage about the biotechnology company an impact score of 45.88 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.

Shares of PACB can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of PACB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $3.58.

Pacific Biosciences of California has a market capitalization of $472.12 million and generates $93.47 million in revenue each year. The biotechnology company earns $-92,180,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.87) on an earnings per share basis. Pacific Biosciences of California employs 456 workers across the globe.

Pacific Biosciences of California's mailing address is 1305 O`BRIEN DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA, 94025. The biotechnology company can be reached via phone at 650-521-8000 or via email at [email protected]