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Azenta, Inc.

$AZTA·$1.1B·Medical - Instruments & Supplies·Healthcare
$23.89+7.6%YTD-33.6%1Y-23.8%
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AZAZTA
$AZTAAzenta, Inc.
$23.89+7.61%1 posts0%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $AZTA, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Comeback attemptWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-06-04

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Azenta missed Q2 EPS by 140% and is the subject of Pomerantz and Levi & Korsinsky securities investigations — but director Cornog bought $164K open-market.

Azenta Inc. (formerly Brooks Automation) provides life-science sample-management products and services — automated cold-sample storage, genomic sequencing, gene synthesis, biospecimen procurement, sample storage and informatics — to pharma, biotech and research customers. The story is a deep restructuring with multiple shareholder securities investigations active. By the numbers: Q2 fiscal 2026 (March 31) revenue $145M was up 1.0% year on year, gross margin 42.8%, operating margin -10.6%, free cash flow $4.8M, ROIC -0.7%, ROE -10.7%, debt-to-equity 0.04. Q2 non-GAAP EPS of -$0.04 missed the $0.10 estimate by 140%. Trailing P/E -5.9 on GAAP loss, price-to-sales 1.77, EV/EBITDA 17.8. Shares are down 16% over twelve months and 29% year to date, at 31% of the 52-week range, 18% below the 200-day moving average, beta 1.43. May 18 director Cornog bought 10,000 shares at $16.38 for $164K. May 26-June 2 Pomerantz, Levi & Korsinsky and other firms announced shareholder securities investigations.

What to watch: Shareholder securities-investigation progression and any class-action filings, the August 4 Q3 print for revenue stabilization and operating-margin recovery, Life Sciences Services and Products segment mix progression, additional Cornog or other director open-market activity, and any strategic-alternatives review.

On the calendar: 2026-08-04 — Q3 fiscal 2026 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Provides biological sample storage, genomics sequencing services, and automated lab equipment to pharma and biotech researchers.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Medical - Instruments & Supplies sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $AZTA.

Medical - Instruments & Supplies · Healthcare

Hospital supply chain consolidation and bioprocessing volume recovery are the two structural drivers — Medline's prime vendor model wins market share as hospitals simplify sourcing, while bioprocessing component suppliers (WST, RGEN, AVTR) recover from the post-COVID inventory destocking cycle as biologics drug pipelines advance.

What this means for $AZTA

Direct beneficiary — biological sample storage and genomics sequencing services for pharma and biotech benefit from growing drug pipeline activity; automated lab equipment demand grows with R&D spending recovery.

Industry benchmark

9-name peer basket
+4.4%YTD
+5.0%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-5.9How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
-0.7%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
-2.6%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
2.7%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
1.8Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-10.7%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
44.6%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026May 6, 2026$-0.04$0.10-140.0%
Q4 2025Feb 4, 2026$0.09$0.11-18.2%
Q3 2025Nov 21, 2025$0.21$0.19+10.8%
Q2 2025Aug 5, 2025$0.19$0.13+46.2%
Next earningsTue, Aug 4·consensus EPS $0.10

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$144.8M+1.0%42.8%-10.6%$-3.49$4.8M
Q1 FY26$148.6M+0.8%42.9%-3.3%$-0.34$14.7M
Q4 FY25$159.2M+5.7%45.4%1.8%$1.03$-5.7M
Q3 FY25$143.9M-0.2%47.1%1.1%$-1.15$15.0M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 4 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$600.5M$589.6M – $603.8M$0.45$0.44 – $0.454
FY27$629.5M$618.1M – $633.1M$0.61$0.60 – $0.624
FY28$675.0M$662.8M – $678.8M$0.85$0.80 – $0.894
FY29$683.5M$671.1M – $687.4M$1.30$1.27 – $1.312
FY30$742.8M$729.4M – $747.0M$1.76$1.72 – $1.772

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.4×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.24%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+0.1%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-22.3%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 40.6M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.2% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.405-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

BuyMay 18William L CornogDirector10.0K sh$164K
+ 10 other (9 awards · 1 inkind) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 163
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for AZTA on 2026-04-16, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

8-KOfficer or director changeApr 78-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

AZTA disclosed a personnel change (8-K Item 5.02, dated 2026-04-07). An executive departure and a new appointment are both reported. Personnel changes are generally administrative; materiality depends on seniority and circumstances.

8-KMaterial agreementMar 48-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
8-KOfficer or director changeFeb 28-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
8-KShareholder voteJan 298-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
8-KMaterial agreementDec 29, 20258-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
+ 10 other (3 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 1 SD) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

INVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of Azenta, Inc. - AZTAprnewswire.com·20d agoINVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of Azenta, Inc. - AZTAglobenewswire.com·22d agoAzenta Inc (AZTA) Stock Up 5.4% and Still Undervalued -- GF Score: 72/100gurufocus.com·27d agoINVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of Azenta, Inc. - AZTAprnewswire.com·27d agoAzenta, Inc. (AZTA) Securities Fraud Investigation - Levi & Korsinskyprnewswire.com·28d ago

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