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Celularity Inc.

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$CELU·$61M·Biotechnology·Healthcare
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CECELU
$CELUCelularity 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 $CELU, 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.

Broken storySelling offAI verdict · as of 2026-08-28

Falling on heavy selling — points lower unless it turns around.

Revenue down 77% to $4.1M, negative book equity, and a Nasdaq listing-compliance problem.

Celularity develops placental-derived allogeneic cell therapies for cancer, immune and infectious disease, alongside commercial wound-care products and a cord blood banking business. The financial deterioration is severe. Revenue fell in every reported quarter — 22.2%, 52.6%, 43.2% and 77.4% YoY — dropping from $11.4M to $4.1M across four quarters. Operating margin ran between -92% and -537%. Losses were $0.84 to $1.02 per share each quarter, with free cash outflow of $1M to $5.1M. Trailing figures are all distressed: -0.57x P/E, -151% ROIC, and a negative debt-to-equity of -1.07 indicating negative book equity. The 4.11 ROE figure is an artifact of that negative equity base and carries no meaning. On August 25 the company issued an update on Nasdaq listing compliance — the immediate binary risk, since delisting would remove institutional access entirely. Two developments are being presented as the forward story: an August manufacturing collaboration with MuseCell Innovations for the Dezawa MuseCell platform, and a June arrangement with Fountain Life making Cenplacel-L available for investigational use under a new Florida law. That Florida pathway allows certain unapproved therapies to be offered in-state, which is a revenue route but not FDA approval. The single analyst models revenue jumping from $44M in 2026 to $286M in 2027 — a 6.5x increase that nothing in the reported trajectory supports.

Differs from X sentimentNo X sentiment snapshot is available. Visible communications are entirely company-issued — the MuseCell collaboration, the Florida pathway announcement, a CEO letter to shareholders — with no independent analysis alongside the collapsing revenue and compliance issue.

What to watch: Nasdaq listing compliance is the immediate binary — resolution or delisting. Whether the Florida investigational-use pathway or the MuseCell collaboration produces any recognised revenue. The 2026-11-13 report. With negative book equity and continuing cash burn, dilutive financing is the standing risk.

On the calendar: Q3 earnings, 2026-11-13

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X sentiment

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

Bullish sentiment40 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-31

The conversation is dominated by daytraders working a roughly 139% weekly rip after Celularity announced a MuseCell manufacturing deal with potential $300M in orders over five years. Posts are heavy on scalp levels — $1.85 support, $2.20-$2.45 resistance triggers — and PnL brags from Discord groups. A minority is openly skeptical, flagging $6M cash against $74M debt and dismissing the Asian counterparty as a headline grabber with no revenue credibility.

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What it does

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

Celularity Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology enterprise dedicated to pioneering "off-the-shelf" allogeneic cell therapies, which are developed from placental sources. These innovative treatments are designed to combat a range of serious conditions, including various cancers, immune system dysfunctions, and infectious diseases. The company’s operations are segmented into three distinct areas: Cell Therapy, Degenerative Disease, and BioBanking. Their therapeutic pipeline features several key candidates: CYCART-19, a placental-derived CAR-T therapy, currently in Phase I trials for B-cell malignancies; CYNK-001, an unmodified natural killer (NK) cell also from placental sources, advancing through Phase I trials for acute myeloid leukemia and Phase I/IIa trials for glioblastoma multiforme and COVID-19; and CYNK-101, an allogeneic genetically modified NK cell, which is in Phase I for HER2+ gastric and gastroesophageal cancers. Furthermore, two mesenchymal-like adherent stromal cell candidates, APPL-001 and PDA-002 (both derived from placentas), are in pre-clinical development for Crohn's disease and facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, respectively. In addition to its therapeutic development, Celularity is involved in commercial activities, offering surgical and wound care products like Biovance and Interfyl through sales and licensing agreements. The company also specializes in collecting stem cells from umbilical cords and placentas, providing storage services under its LifebankUSA brand. Founded in 2016, Celularity Inc. maintains its headquarters in Florham Park, New Jersey.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Biotechnology sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $CELU.

Biotechnology · Healthcare

GLP-1 oral formulation competition — emerging clinical data from pipeline challengers — is the central bifurcation: platform holders (LLY, NVO) defend on efficacy breadth while precision oncology names decouple entirely. FDA catalyst cadence over the next 60 days sets the near-term tone.

What this means for $CELU

Partial — fee-based midstream revenue has limited direct commodity price exposure but volume ties to upstream production activity.

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Fundamentals & catalyst

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

Key ratios

P/E
-0.6How 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
-151%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
-231%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
-21.8%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
2.3Same 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
411%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
76.0%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
-1.1Total 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
Q1 2026Apr 30, 2026$-0.95$-1.50+36.7%
Q3 2025Nov 14, 2025$-0.88$-1.50+41.3%
Q2 2025Aug 29, 2025$-0.75——
Q1 2025May 8, 2025$-0.84$-1.50+44.0%
Next earningsFri, Nov 13

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q4 FY25$4.1M-77.4%208%-537%$-0.95$-5.1M
Q3 FY25$5.3M-43.2%61.8%-244%$-0.88$-4.2M
Q2 FY25$5.7M-52.6%8.6%-277%$-1.02$-999K
Q1 FY25$11.4M-22.2%68.9%-91.8%$-0.84$-3.0M

Forward consensus

2-year forecast · up to 1 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$44.0M$44.0M – $44.0M-$2.75-$2.75 – -$2.751
FY27$285.7M$285.7M – $285.7M$1.50$1.50 – $1.501

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.37%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.+134.1%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.+63.0%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 18.9M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today17.8% 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.β0.545-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

No open-market buys or sells in the last 180 days.

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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-KOfficer or director changeAug 78-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

Celularity Inc. disclosed that it terminated Rick Gonzalez, its Chief Commercial Officer, effective August 5, 2026, with no severance terms or reason disclosed. As of the termination date, Gonzalez ceased all CCO duties. This is a routine leadership change for a financially distressed regenerative medicine company, with no information on a successor or strategic rationale provided.

8-KListing / delisting noticeJul 298-K — Item 3.01: Listing / delisting notice
AI summary

Celularity Inc. received a Nasdaq non-compliance notice on July 23, 2026, because its Class A common stock closing bid price fell below $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive business days, violating the minimum bid price requirement under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1). The company has a 180-day cure period through January 19, 2027, with a potential additional 180-day extension. This is a material regulatory risk event that could ultimately lead to delisting if the share price does not recover.

8-KMaterial agreementJun 308-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation · Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

Celularity Inc. entered into a $1 million secured loan with the Philip & Daniele Barach Family Trust (affiliated with a greater-than-5% beneficial owner, constituting a related-party transaction), at 4.0% per annum interest (18.0% on default), maturing the earlier of 30 days after closing or receipt of financing proceeds. The loan is secured by a first-priority interest in substantially all of Celularity's personal property; Robert J. Hariri (another creditor) entered a waiver and subordination agreement. This emergency related-party loan highlights severe liquidity constraints at the financially distressed company.

8-KOfficer or director changeJun 258-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
SC 13D/AActivist amendmentJun 23SC 13D/A
8-KListing / delisting noticeJun 128-K — Item 3.01: Listing / delisting notice
8-KOfficer or director changeJun 38-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
8-KMaterial agreementMay 288-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation
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Recent news

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

Celularity and MuseCell Innovations® Announce U.S. Manufacturing Collaboration for the Dezawa MuseCell® Platformgurufocus.com·5d agoCelularity and MuseCell Innovations® Announce U.S. Manufacturing Collaboration for the Dezawa MuseCell® Platformbusinesswire.com·5d agoCelularity Provides Update Regarding Nasdaq Listing Complianceglobenewswire.com·6d agoCelularity and Fountain Life Announce Availability of Cenplacel-L for Investigational Use Under New Florida Law, Establishing Scalable Pathway for Advancement of Placental-Derived Cell Therapiesglobenewswire.com·89d agoCelularity Releases CEO Letter to Shareholdersglobenewswire.com·90d ago

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