Analyst Upside

AU · rank #1 · 2026-09-04

PGEN

NASDAQ · $2.46B (USD)

SignalStrong Buy10.0strength 10.0 / 10
verdict · PROCEED

The exact numbers the algorithm saw.

Factor scores and the inputs behind this pick.
Composite score
Z-score blend of all factors below.
3.623
EPS revisions (30d)
Change in consensus EPS estimate over the past 30 days ($/share).
+$0.48
Net revisions (30d)
Number of analysts revising upward minus downward.
2
Insider signal (90d)
$24,662 across 1 unique buyers.
2.409
Analyst upside
Consensus target $14.50
+103.1%
Momentum acceleration
3-month minus 12-month momentum.
+85.30%
Analyst rating
5 = Strong Buy, 1 = Strong Sell.
3.75
Gross margin TTM+53.0%
52w high$7.72
Market cap (USD)$2.46B

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Summary

Precigen is a commercial-stage gene therapy company whose entire revenue base rests on PAPZIMEOS, the first-and-only FDA-approved treatment for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis, which just delivered its first profitable quarter in Q2 2026.

Rationale

The 103% analyst upside, 100% revision agreement, a 475% earnings surprise, and sequential PAPZIMEOS revenue more than doubling in Q2 directly reinforce the analyst_upside strategy's logic that consensus targets are lagging a genuine commercial inflection.

Material risks

  • 1Single-product concentration means any safety signal, reimbursement denial, or payer pushback on PAPZIMEOS pricing would collapse the entire revenue thesis with no pipeline backstop to cushion the blow.
  • 2Coverage by only 3 analysts with high target dispersion (48%) and zero net upgrades in 90 days suggests the upside case is thinly followed and the 103% implied upside may reflect stale or outlier targets rather than broad institutional conviction.

AI verdict council

Each pick is reviewed independently by 3 models before any order. 3 of 3 voted to proceed.

OpenAI
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Claude
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Gemini
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