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Veracyte (VCYT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$40.08 -0.06 (-0.15%)
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Key Stats

Today's Range
$39.50
$41.45
50-Day Range
$40.14
$59.78
52-Week Range
$29.45
$60.91
Volume
322,522 shs
Average Volume
1.10 million shs
Market Capitalization
$3.22 billion
P/E Ratio
28.41
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$55.78
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Veracyte, Inc. is a diagnostics company that develops and commercializes genomic tests designed to help physicians diagnose cancer, assess disease risk and guide treatment decisions. The company combines genomic data with bioinformatics and machine-learning technologies to provide clinically actionable information from patient tissue samples.

Veracyte’s portfolio includes Afirma tests for evaluating thyroid nodules, Decipher tests for assessing the risk and biological characteristics of prostate cancer, and Prosigna for classifying and evaluating recurrence risk in certain breast cancers. Its offerings also include diagnostic tools for lung cancer, including tests intended to help evaluate indeterminate lung nodules and improve treatment planning. The company’s tests are generally used by physicians, hospitals and laboratories as part of routine clinical decision-making.

Founded in 2008, Veracyte is headquartered in South San Francisco, California. It provides testing services through its laboratories and commercial partnerships, primarily serving the United States while also supporting international markets. Marc Stapley serves as the company’s chief executive officer.

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Veracyte Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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84th Percentile Overall Score

VCYT MarketRank™: 

Veracyte scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 90th out of 903 stocks in the healthcare sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Veracyte has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.82, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Veracyte has a consensus price target of $55.78, representing about 39.7% upside from its current price of $39.92.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Veracyte has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Veracyte's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Veracyte are expected to grow by 16.67% in the coming year, from $1.32 to $1.54 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Veracyte is 28.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.93.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Veracyte is 28.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Healthcare sector average P/E ratio of about 273.78.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Veracyte has a P/B Ratio of 2.41. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Veracyte's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    10.21% of the float of Veracyte has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Veracyte has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.84.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Veracyte has recently increased by 18.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Veracyte does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Veracyte does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    Veracyte has a news sentiment score of 0.15. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.80 average news sentiment score of Healthcare companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Veracyte this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 2 people have searched for VCYT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    4 people have added Veracyte to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Veracyte insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,139,324.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    1.60% of the stock of Veracyte is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Veracyte has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

  • Read more about Veracyte's insider trading history.
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VCYT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Veracyte's stock was trading at $42.10 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, VCYT stock has decreased by 5.2% and is now trading at $39.9220.

Veracyte, Inc. (NASDAQ:VCYT) released its earnings results on Thursday, July, 30th. The biotechnology company reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.13. The company's quarterly revenue was up 15.5% on a year-over-year basis.
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Veracyte subsidiaries include these companies: HalioDx Inc., Decipher Biosciences Inc., Allegro Diagnostics, Decipher Corp., Delight Merger Sub II LLC, Veracyte Global B.V., Veracyte International Corp., and Veracyte SAS.

Veracyte (VCYT) raised $70 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday, October 30th 2013. The company issued 5,000,000 shares at $13.00-$15.00 per share.

Veracyte's top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (16.78%), Wellington Management Group LLP (2.83%), William Blair Investment Management LLC (1.78%) and Bank of America Corp DE (1.37%). Insiders that own company stock include Marc Stapley, Rebecca Chambers, Phillip G Febbo, John Leite, Annie Mcguire, Robert S Epstein, Jonathan Wygant, Jonathan Wygant, Muna Bhanji, Evan/ Fa Jones, Jens Holstein and Karin Eastham.
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Shares of VCYT 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 Veracyte investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), Broadcom (AVGO) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/30/2026
Today
9/16/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/03/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Biotechnology
Sub-Industry
Biotechnology
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:VCYT
CIK
1384101
Employees
755
Year Founded
2008

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$69.00
Low Price Target
$44.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+39.7%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.82
Research Coverage
11 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.41
Trailing P/E Ratio
28.34
Forward P/E Ratio
30.24
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$66.35 million
Net Margins
20.37%
Pretax Margin
20.65%
Return on Equity
9.26%
Return on Assets
8.61%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
9.16
Quick Ratio
8.80

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$517.15 million
Price / Sales
6.21
Cash Flow
$1.44 per share
Price / Cash Flow
27.67
Book Value
$16.57 per share
Price / Book
2.41

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
80,390,000
Free Float
79,105,000
Market Cap
$3.21 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.93

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This page (NASDAQ:VCYT) was last updated on 9/16/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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