The framework has shifted from markup to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is holding around 71% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 13%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 29%. The street (9 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $5.
Fate Therapeutics, Inc.
FATE · Nasdaq · USD · Market cap $248M · 161 employees
Fate Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, develops programmed cellular immunotherapies for cancer and immune disorders in the United States and internationally.
FAIL · Does not pass the screenAt the last full screen
2026-05-13
Screened 2026-05-13 · the tape above runs as of 10:31 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
This name holds its markdown label.
Fate Therapeutics, Inc. holds its Markdown at $1.98. Elevated stress, defensive posture warranted, held for 17 days.
| Phase | Markdown · caution |
| Quantitative state | Elevated stress, defensive posture warranted, held for 17 days |
| Price at the screen | $1.98 |
| Valuation | 0.00 trailing · -2.04 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 10.0 |
| Beta | 2.14 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Cash ratio
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Permissible | Core business clean | Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. | Pass |
| Debt load | 31.36% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is just 31.4% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money. | Pass |
| Interest-bearing cash | 82.03% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing cash and securities are 82.0% of assets, above the one-third limit. | Fail |
| Receivables | 0.00% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 0.0% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 0.00% | Below 5% | Only 0.0% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line. | Pass |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
What the Numbers Say It Is WorthThe Fair Value Range
Our framework reads AVOID: it trades at roughly a 100% discount to our $3.96 fair value.
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-05-13 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 100.0% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 8 covering, consensus Buy. The average target sits +175% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
Price History & ProjectionsWhere it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-05-13 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain WordsWhy it gives us pause
At -2.0x forward earnings, the price already runs ahead of the business. Our fair value sits at $3.96, below where it trades today.
| Forward P/E | -2.0x |
| Trailing P/E | 0.0x |
| EPS, trailing | -1.15 |
| EPS, forward | -1.05 |
| Revenue growth | -26.4%revenue is shrinking |
| Profit margin | 0.0%currently unprofitable |
| Return on equity | -51.8%not currently earning a positive return on equity |
| Debt to equity | 0.38minimal debt: a conservative balance sheet |
| Current ratio | 5.85comfortably covers its short-term bills |
| Beta | 2.14much more volatile than the market |
| Short interest, float | 0.10% |
| 52-week range | 0.91 - 2.47 |
| Market cap | $248M |
| Employees | 161 |
The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market; it already moves more than the market on an average day; as a biotechnology name, trial and regulatory outcomes can move it sharply either way.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is holding around 71% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 13%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 29%. The street (9 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $5.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is holding around 71% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 13%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 29%. The street (9 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $5.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | TAHL CINDY R | Officer | 25,590 | $48,084 | |
| 2026-05-20 | VALAMEHR BAHRAM | Chief Executive Officer | 28,946 | $54,482 | |
| 2026-05-06 | TAHL CINDY R | Officer | 166,664 | $207,997 | |
| 2026-05-05 | RASTETTER WILLIAM H | Director | 25,000 | $42,250 | |
| 2026-05-05 | EPSTEIN ROBERT S | Director | 25,000 | $42,250 | |
| 2026-01-15 | TAHL CINDY R | Officer | 100,000 | · | |
| 2026-01-15 | VALAMEHR BAHRAM | Chief Executive Officer | 335,000 | · | |
| 2026-01-15 | ADAWI KAMAL | Chief Financial Officer | 25,000 | · | |
| 2026-01-09 | TAHL CINDY R | Officer | 10,589 | $11,275 | |
| 2026-01-09 | VALAMEHR BAHRAM | Chief Executive Officer | 5,190 | $5,557 |
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $2.18 | -13.1% | · | $869 | -13.1% |
| 2 months | $1.24 | +52.8% | · | $1,528 | +52.8% |
| 3 months | $1.17 | +62.0% | · | $1,620 | +62.0% |
| 6 months | $1.11 | +70.7% | · | $1,707 | +70.7% |
| 1 year | $1.67 | +13.5% | · | $1,135 | +13.5% |
| 2 years | $3.86 | -50.9% | · | $491 | -50.9% |
| 3 years | $4.87 | -61.1% | · | $389 | -61.1% |
| 5 years | $89.75 | -97.9% | · | $21 | -97.9% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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