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CareDx, Inc

$CDNA·$2.4B·Medical - Diagnostics & Research·Healthcare
$45.32-4.3%YTD+149.9%1Y+283.4%
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$CDNACareDx, Inc
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $CDNA, 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.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-08-14

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Transplant diagnostics +291% TTM + Q1 revenue +39% — 4 insider sales in a week with no buys is the fresh warning cluster.

CareDx is the transplant-diagnostics company whose stock has ripped 291% year-over-year and 150% YTD on the specific organ-transplant-diagnostics commercial expansion. Coiled at 94% of the 52-week range and sitting 111% above the 200-day. Four insider sales this past week are the specific caveat.

  • The Q1 print showed decisive acceleration: revenue of $117.7M grew 39% year-over-year with a 69% gross margin and 1.5% operating margin — the specific transplant-diagnostics profile where operating leverage is arriving alongside continued top-line acceleration.
  • The technical setup shows extraordinary momentum: shares at 94% of the 52-week range, 45% above the 50-day, and 111% above the 200-day reflect specific institutional accumulation into a genuine compounder — the type of pattern that supports continuation moves.
  • The peer-basket positioning is a real flow context: bulls note CDNA + IOVA both holding above 21DMA with expanding volume as the "kind of price action they pay attention to" — the specific pattern that supports continuation as the diagnostics/biotech cohort compounds.
  • The insider tape is a fresh warning cluster: four insider open-market sales in a week with no buys reflects specific board-and-officer profit-taking — the specific "pattern" X notes that argues bulls should respect the level. Director Bickerstaff's $926K sale on Aug 5 is the largest.

Coming into Nov 3 earnings, the tape needs continued 30%+ revenue growth, specific transplant-diagnostics adoption commentary, and any new-vertical or commercial-partnership disclosures. A clean beat plus reaffirmed FY guide extends the compounder trend past current highs; any transplant-market slowdown or additional insider-selling on top of the four-in-a-week cluster is what would compress the setup materially.

Agrees with X sentimentAgree with the bullish read — the Q1 print, 291% year-over-year run, and IOVA-cohort peer positioning are all real, aligned catalysts. The 4-insider-sales-in-a-week pattern X notes is a real warning cluster that argues bulls should respect the level.

What to watch: Nov 3 Q3 earnings — continued 30%+ revenue growth, specific transplant-diagnostics adoption commentary, and any new-vertical or commercial-partnership disclosures. Any transplant-market slowdown or additional insider-selling on top of the four-in-a-week cluster compresses the setup materially.

On the calendar: 2026-11-03 — Q3 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment⚠6 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-14 · top-engagement diverged

CareDx is bullish. Top 1-month relative strength in Deepvue Leaders screen, ETF-component tear alongside BFLY/TWST/GH/NTRA/TXG, holding above 21DMA with expanding volume signaling absorption/accumulation. Squeeze potential 8/21 $50 calls at $0.40. Some insider selling this week noted as a caution.

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What it does

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

Transplant diagnostics company using donor-derived cell-free DNA testing to monitor organ rejection risk post-transplant.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Medical - Diagnostics & Research sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $CDNA.

Medical - Diagnostics & Research · Healthcare

No material change from last week — pharma R&D spending is recovering and CDMO demand is growing as drug pipelines advance toward clinical trials.

What this means for $CDNA

Partial — CareDx, Inc. is a global innovator specializing in the discovery, development, and commercialization of diagnostic and management tools designed for transplant recipients and their healthcare provi; partial earnings exposure to medical - diagnostics & research demand dynamics through its product portfolio.

Industry benchmark

21-name peer basket
+30.1%YTD
+69.9%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

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

Key ratios

P/E
-255.2How 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
-3.9%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
-3.2%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
3.1%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
5.0Same 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
-2.6%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
68.6%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
0.1Total 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
Q2 2026Jul 30, 2026$0.37$0.23+59.4%
Q1 2026Apr 28, 2026$0.34$0.11+209.1%
Q4 2025Feb 24, 2026$0.12$0.02+503.0%
Q3 2025Nov 4, 2025$0.28$0.13+115.4%
Next earningsTue, Nov 3·consensus EPS $0.24

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$117.7M+39.0%71.4%1.5%$0.05$514K
Q4 FY25$108.4M+25.2%66.6%-5.4%$-0.08$19.7M
Q3 FY25$100.1M+20.7%68.7%2.0%$0.03$36.1M
Q2 FY25$86.7M-6.1%66.9%-12.8%$-0.16$8.9M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 5 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$455.9M$455.5M – $456.3M$0.93$0.88 – $0.973
FY27$481.3M$481.0M – $481.5M$1.13$1.07 – $1.185
FY28$507.2M$474.1M – $540.3M$1.53$1.45 – $1.592

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.0.6×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.88%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.+36.3%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.+101.0%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 49.3M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.4% 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.β2.425-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

SellAug 5Novack Jeffrey AdamSecretary and General Counsel2.7K sh$124KSellAug 5George BickerstaffDirector20.0K sh$926KSellAug 4Christine CournoyerDirector16.0K sh$751KSellAug 4Michael GoldbergDirector44.7K sh$2.1MSellJul 16Hannah ValantineDirector28.8K sh$1.0MSellJul 16Hanna John Walter JrCEO118.0K sh$4.5MSellJun 29Hanna John Walter JrCEO39.9K sh$1.2MSellJun 26Hanna John Walter JrCEO100 sh$3KSellJun 15Hanna John Walter JrCEO17.7K sh$425KSellJun 15Hannah ValantineDirector12.1K sh$280K
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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

8-KPress release / Reg FDJul 308-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

CDNA (CDNA) reported financial results for quarter ended June 30, 2026 via 8-K Item 2.02, filed 2026-07-30. Full financials are in the attached press release (Exhibit 99.1). Quarterly earnings contain headline P&L, balance sheet, and guidance. Investors should review the exhibit for revenue, margins, EPS, and any updates to full-year outlook.

8-KAcquisition completedJul 78-K — Item 2.01: Acquisition completed · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

CareDx (CDNA) completed two back-to-back portfolio transactions: (1) sold CareDx AB (Swedish subsidiary, kitted lab products business) to Eurobio Scientific for $171.7M cash on June 30, 2026; (2) acquired Naveris Inc. via merger for $161.8M cash on July 1, 2026. The net cash effect is roughly neutral (~$10M outflow pre-adjustments), but the deal pair reshapes CareDx — divesting kitted diagnostics while acquiring Naveris's capabilities. Transformative back-to-back portfolio realignment executed within two days.

8-KOfficer or director changeJun 158-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

At CareDx's (CDNA) June 11, 2026 Annual Meeting (93% quorum, ~48.1M shares), shareholders approved a 1,600,000 share increase (~3.1% dilution) to the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan, effective upon stockholder approval. The plan amendment was previously adopted by the board April 21, 2026. Routine annual meeting vote with modest dilutive impact from the equity plan expansion.

S-3ASRAuto-shelf registrationApr 28S-3ASR
8-KMaterial agreementApr 288-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD · Item 8.01: Other event
8-K/AOfficer or director change (amended)Apr 238-K/A — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
8-KMaterial agreementApr 168-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
8-K/AOfficer or director change (amended)Feb 258-K/A — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
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Recent news

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

CareDx Announces Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)businesswire.com·8d agoCareDx Announces Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)businesswire.com·15d agoWhy CareDx Stock Jumped Todayfool.com·15d agoCareDx, Inc. (CDNA) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·16d agoCareDx (CDNA) Beats Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimateszacks.com·16d ago

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