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Fractyl Health, Inc.

$GUTS·$51M·Biotechnology·Healthcare
$0.71+7.9%YTD-68.9%1Y-27.2%
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2026-08-22: 0 posts2026-08-23: 1 posts9-11%
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GUGUTS
$GUTSFractyl Health, Inc.
$0.71+7.86%9 posts-11%
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AI analysis

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Hinges on a big eventEvent coming upAI verdict · as of 2026-08-31

A known event soon (earnings, a ruling, etc.) will likely decide the next move.

Fractyl's Revita device showed durable weight maintenance one year post-GLP-1 — pivotal cohort data and De Novo FDA submission are the near-term events.

Fractyl Health (GUTS) is a clinical-stage GLP-1/metabolic-disease company whose July 15 data pushed the equity into the middle of the obesity-durability debate.

  • REMAIN-1 Midpoint Cohort one-year data showed dose-dependent durability of weight maintenance after GLP-1 discontinuation for the Revita duodenal metabolic therapy device — a meaningful differentiator vs the injectable-only paradigm.
  • Q2 EPS of -$0.12 beat the -$0.14 estimate by ~11%; sell-side spread is wide (H.C. Wainwright Buy $8, Morgan Stanley $2), reflecting the binary-catalyst nature of the setup.
  • Multiple securities-class actions (Bronstein, Robbins, Levi & Korsinsky, October 20 lead-plaintiff deadline) create real headline risk that runs alongside the pivotal-data and De Novo FDA submission expected around late Q4.

Bottom line: real durability signal in a scarce category, offset by legal overhang — this is a binary-catalyst trade with more upside than downside if pivotal reads cleanly.

Agrees with X sentimentX chatter is bullish on the REMAIN-1 data and near-term FDA setup; the fundamentals and news flow support that framing while the legal risk is real.

What to watch: Pivotal cohort readout (targeted early Q4), De Novo FDA submission (late Q4), class-action lead-plaintiff developments, and cash-runway updates.

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

litigation-overhang

X sentiment

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

Bullish sentiment7 posts analyzed · as of 2026-07-22

Fractyl Health reports positive REMAIN-1 midpoint cohort data showing durable weight maintenance one year after GLP-1 discontinuation. H.C. Wainwright reiterates Buy PT $8, Morgan Stanley PT $2, with pivotal cohort data expected early Q4 and potential De Novo FDA submission late Q4. Approval seen ~80% derisked.

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What it does

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

Develops the Revita duodenal mucosal resurfacing procedure targeting type 2 diabetes and obesity without systemic drugs.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

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

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 $GUTS

Direct beneficiary — GLP-1 or obesity pipeline directly participates in the platform competition bifurcating the industry; Fractyl Health, Inc.

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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
-0.5How 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
-104%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
0.0%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
-179%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
0.0Same 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
-45.7%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
0.0%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
2.8Total 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 2026Aug 10, 2026$-0.12$-0.14+11.1%
Q1 2026May 12, 2026$0.06$-0.17+135.3%
Q4 2025Mar 24, 2026$-0.29$-0.19-52.6%
Q3 2025Nov 12, 2025$-0.71$-0.34-108.8%
Next earningsWed, Nov 11·consensus EPS $-0.13

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$0———$0.12$-22.5M
Q4 FY25$0-100.0%——$-0.58$-21.3M
Q3 FY25$0-100.0%——$-0.71$-22.7M
Q2 FY25$0-100.0%——$-0.57$-21.3M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 5 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$12.4M$5.7M – $31.9M-$0.35-$0.40 – -$0.314
FY27$17.9M$8.1M – $45.9M-$0.47-$0.69 – -$0.323
FY28$78.1M$16.5M – $284.0M-$0.31-$0.42 – -$0.185
FY29$252.5M$114.8M – $647.4M$0.09$0.03 – $0.282
FY30$461.4M$209.8M – $1.2B$0.62$0.18 – $1.882

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.1.2×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.16%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.-5.0%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.-27.5%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 129.7M 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.β2.325-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

BuyJun 12Ajay RoyanDirector23.0K sh$20KBuyJun 10Harith RajagopalanCEO25.0K sh$18KBuyJun 10William BradleyDirector68.5K sh$50KBuyJun 10Ian SheffieldDirector35.0K sh$26KBuyJun 8Smith Weber LaraCFO20.0K sh$14K
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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 158-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

Fractyl Health (GUTS) disclosed one-year data from the REMAIN-1 Midpoint Cohort study for its Revita duodenal metabolic therapy device on July 15, 2026. The blinded, sham-controlled study demonstrated dose-dependent durability of weight maintenance at one year following discontinuation of GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy. Data confirmed that the metabolic effect achieved with Revita persists after GLP-1 drugs are stopped, a key differentiator in the obesity/metabolic disease space. An investor webcast to present the data was held on July 15, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

8-KShareholder voteJun 118-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Fractyl Health, Inc. (ticker GUTS) held its 2026 Annual Meeting on June 10, 2026, with ~70.7% of 158.6M eligible shares represented. Three Class II directors were elected for three-year terms: Marc Elia (65.2M For), Clive Meanwell (63.7M For), and Ian Sheffield (73.8M For, nearly unopposed); Ernst & Young LLP was ratified as independent auditor (107.9M For, 0.2M Against). All proposals passed. Routine governance with no contested items and modest opposition to the other two directors, consistent with normal institutional abstention patterns.

8-KPress release / Reg FDJun 48-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

Fractyl Health, Inc. (GUTS) disclosed its addition to Nasdaq Global Market Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 under 8-K Item 8.01 (other events). Index inclusions are significant because they trigger automatic buying from passive index funds and ETFs that track the benchmark, often resulting in increased share price and trading volume. Index providers typically announce additions in advance of the effective rebalancing date, giving institutions time to adjust their holdings. The event increases GUTS's institutional ownership base and enhances its market visibility and liquidity profile.

8-KPress release / Reg FDMay 118-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

GUTS filed an 8-K Item 7.01 (Reg FD) disclosure dated 2026-05-11. Reg FD disclosures make material information simultaneously available to all investors; content may include guidance updates, strategic plans, or preliminary results.

8-KPress release / Reg FDMar 248-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

GUTS reported period ending 2026-03-24 financial results (8-K Item 2.02). Investors should review the full earnings press release and any management guidance for forward outlook.

8-KListing / delisting noticeMar 178-K — Item 3.01: Listing / delisting notice
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Recent news

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

Deadline Soon: Fractyl Health, Inc. (GUTS) Shareholders Who Lost Money Urged To Contact The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz About Securities Fraud Lawsuitgurufocus.com·16h agoDeadline Soon: Fractyl Health, Inc. (GUTS) Shareholders Who Lost Money Urged To Contact The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz About Securities Fraud Lawsuitbusinesswire.com·16h agoBronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman LLC Urges Fractyl Health, Inc. Investors to Act: Class Action Filed Alleging Investor Harmglobenewswire.com·17h agoGUTS Shareholder Alert: Fractyl Health, Inc. Securities Class Action Lawsuit - Investors With Losses May Contact Levi & Korsinskyglobenewswire.com·19h agoGUTS CLASS ACTION NOTICE: Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Reminds Fractyl Investors of Securities Class Action Lawsuit Deadline on October 20, 2026newsfilecorp.com·1d ago

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