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Pacific Biosciences of California (PACB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$1.31 +0.08 (+6.50%)
Closing price 08/15/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$1.30 -0.02 (-1.15%)
As of 08/15/2025 07:56 PM Eastern
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About Pacific Biosciences of California Stock (NASDAQ:PACB)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$1.21
$1.35
50-Day Range
$1.16
$1.69
52-Week Range
$0.85
$2.72
Volume
8.06 million shs
Average Volume
8.86 million shs
Market Capitalization
$393.49 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$1.90
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Pacific Biosciences of California Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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42nd Percentile Overall Score

PACB MarketRank™: 

Pacific Biosciences of California scored higher than 42% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 698th out of 935 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Pacific Biosciences of California are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.72) to ($0.59) per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Pacific Biosciences of California is -0.57, 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. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Pacific Biosciences of California is -0.57, 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 Ratio

    Pacific Biosciences of California has a P/B Ratio of 6.55. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    14.30% of the float of Pacific Biosciences of California has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Pacific Biosciences of California has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Pacific Biosciences of California has recently decreased by 5.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Pacific Biosciences of California does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Pacific Biosciences of California does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    14.30% of the float of Pacific Biosciences of California has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Pacific Biosciences of California has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Pacific Biosciences of California has recently decreased by 5.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Pacific Biosciences of California has a news sentiment score of 0.70. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Medical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Pacific Biosciences of California this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    24 people have searched for PACB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
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PACB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Pacific Biosciences of California's stock was trading at $1.83 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, PACB shares have decreased by 28.4% and is now trading at $1.31.

Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (NASDAQ:PACB) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 7th. The biotechnology company reported ($0.13) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.18) by $0.05. The biotechnology company earned $39.77 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $36.35 million. Pacific Biosciences of California had a negative net margin of 336.40% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 66.75%.
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Pacific Biosciences of California subsidiaries include Circulomics, Omniome, PacBio Singapore PTE Limited, Pacific Biosciences Canada Limited, Pacific Biosciences Germany GmbH, Pacific Biosciences Japan GK, Pacific Biosciences (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., Pacific Biosciences UK Limited, and Pacific Biosciences International LLC.

Top institutional shareholders of Pacific Biosciences of California include ARK Investment Management LLC (12.10%), Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. (4.45%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (3.07%) and Nikko Asset Management Americas Inc. (3.07%). Insiders that own company stock include Oene Mark Van, Christian O Henry, Jeff Eidel, Susan G Kim, Michele Farmer and William W Ericson.
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Shares of PACB 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Pacific Biosciences of California investors own include Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), Alphabet (GOOG).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/07/2025
Today
8/17/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Medical
Industry
MED INSTRUMENTS
Sub-Industry
Life Sciences Tools & Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:PACB
CIK
1299130
Employees
730
Year Founded
2004

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$3.00
Low Price Target
$1.50
Potential Upside/Downside
+45.0%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.43
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($2.29)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$309.85 million
Net Margins
-336.40%
Pretax Margin
-337.14%
Return on Equity
-66.75%
Return on Assets
-16.90%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
10.51
Current Ratio
6.92
Quick Ratio
6.02

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$156.11 million
Price / Sales
2.52
Cash Flow
N/A
Price / Cash Flow
N/A
Book Value
$0.20 per share
Price / Book
6.55

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
300,371,000
Free Float
292,862,000
Market Cap
$393.49 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
2.17

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This page (NASDAQ:PACB) was last updated on 8/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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