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Sight Sciences, Inc.

$SGHT·$406M·Medical - Devices·Healthcare
$8.28+6.8%1Y+94.8%
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SGSGHT
$SGHTSight Sciences, Inc.
$8.28+6.84%25 posts+11%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $SGHT, 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 2026-08-12

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

Small-cap ophthalmic-device company +88% over twelve months but P&L is still deep in the red.

Sight Sciences is a commercial-stage ophthalmic-device name still working through the loss-to-profit ramp.

What the numbers say:

  • Price $7.75, +88% over twelve months — a real turnaround-in-motion tape.
  • Fundamentals reflect the ramp: PE -12.7, PS 4.6, op margin -33%, ROIC -29%, FCF yield -8%. D/E 0.79 is manageable.
  • Q2 earnings call ran Aug 6 with call-highlights pieces published; no marquee product news since.
  • The op-margin and ROIC trajectory are the arbiter — turnaround thesis needs revenue leverage.

Setup is show-me — the Q2 call was step one; Nov 5 Q3 has to demonstrate a narrower loss.

What to watch: Nov 5 Q3 print — revenue growth, gross-margin trajectory, and cash-runway commentary. Any material product-launch pickup.

On the calendar: 2026-11-05 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

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

Ophthalmic device company with the OMNI surgical system for minimally invasive glaucoma surgery and TearCare for dry eye.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Medical - Devices sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $SGHT.

Medical - Devices · Healthcare

No material change from last week — ISRG's da Vinci 5 procedure growth (+23%) confirms surgical robotics has transitioned from premium to standard-of-care in major procedures.

Industry benchmark

26-name peer basket
+7.5%YTD
+29.0%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

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

Key ratios

P/E
-12.7How 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
-29.3%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
-33.4%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
-7.9%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
4.6Same 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
-50.6%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
88.0%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
0.8Total 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 5, 2026$-0.08$-0.18+56.4%
Q1 2026May 6, 2026$-0.24$-0.19-26.3%
Q4 2025Mar 4, 2026$-0.08$-0.15+46.7%
Q3 2025Nov 6, 2025$-0.16$-0.26+38.5%
Next earningsThu, Nov 5·consensus EPS $-0.13

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$23.4M+19.5%91.4%-16.6%$-0.08$-12.8M
Q1 FY26$19.7M+12.5%86.2%-63.0%$-0.24$-7.1M
Q4 FY25$20.4M+6.9%87.3%-18.0%$-0.08$-1.7M
Q3 FY25$19.9M-1.2%86.4%-39.7%$-0.16$-8.9M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 5 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$86.1M$85.5M – $86.8M-$0.78-$0.99 – -$0.605
FY27$95.8M$94.3M – $97.9M-$0.67-$0.93 – -$0.385
FY28$104.7M$99.5M – $109.1M-$0.56-$0.94 – -$0.014

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.2.2×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.84%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.+53.2%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.+46.9%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 35.1M 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.β2.385-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

SellJul 6Jeremy B. HaydenChief Legal Officer12.7K sh$70KSellJul 6David BadawiCTO7.4K sh$41KSellJul 2Alison BauerleinCOO24.2K sh$130KSellJul 2James RodbergCFO6.9K sh$37KSellJul 1Brenton TaylorEVP, Operations & R&D2.8K sh$15KSellJul 1Paul BadawiCEO28.7K sh$155KBuyJun 10Staffan EncrantzDirector14.1K sh$69KSellMay 18Alison BauerleinCOO12.7K sh$65KSellApr 6James RodbergCFO7.2K sh$26KSellApr 6Jeremy B. HaydenChief Legal Officer13.8K sh$49K
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+ 6 other (5 awards · 1 exempt) 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

8-KOfficer or director changeAug 108-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

Sight Sciences (SGHT) appointed Kashif Rashid, age 53, as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary effective August 10, 2026. Rashid previously served as General Counsel of Nevro Corp. This is a C-suite legal leadership appointment.

8-KPress release / Reg FDAug 58-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Sight Sciences (SGHT) issued a press release on August 5, 2026 announcing Q2 2026 financial results and raised its revenue guidance while reducing adjusted operating expense guidance for the full year 2026. This is a positive guidance revision accompanying earnings. Specific figures are in Exhibit 99.1.

8-KShareholder voteJun 58-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
8-KPress release / Reg FDMay 68-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
8-KPress release / Reg FDApr 238-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
8-KPress release / Reg FDMar 308-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
8-KPress release / Reg FDMar 48-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
+ 7 other (2 10-Qs · 2 proxys · 1 SD · 1 13G) in window

Recent news

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

Sight Sciences, Inc. (SGHT) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·7d agoSight Sciences Q2 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com·7d agoSight Sciences Q2 Earnings Call Highlightsdefenseworld.net·7d agoSight Sciences, Inc. (SGHT) Reports Q2 Loss, Tops Revenue Estimateszacks.com·7d agoSight Sciences (SGHT) Q2 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimateszacks.com·8d ago

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