The framework has shifted from accumulation to markup since the last review. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 9.6% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 40%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 43%. The street (7 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $67.
GRAIL, Inc.
GRAL · Nasdaq · USD · Market cap $4.6B · 910 employees
GRAIL, Inc., a commercial-stage healthcare company, provides multi-cancer early detection testing and services in the United States and internationally.
FAIL · Does not pass the screenScreen close, 2026-09-21 · not a live quote
Screened 2026-09-21 · the tape above runs as of 09:00 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
What this means: price 107.97 against the desk's fair-value range, base estimate 75.00, over the last year.
- Trend Accumulation
- Insiders no filings inside 60 days, left as found
- Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
- Options no verdict drawn today, left as found
- Ethical does not pass the values gate
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
This name holds its accumulation label.
GRAIL, Inc. holds its Accumulation at $107.97. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 46 days.
| Phase | Accumulation |
| Quantitative state | Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 46 days |
| Price at the screen | $107.97 |
| Valuation | N/A trailing · -8.49 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 70.0 |
| Beta | 3.25 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Revenue purity
| 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 | 1.88% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is just 1.9% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money. | Pass |
| Interest-bearing cash | 22.41% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 22.4% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 9.17% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 9.2% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 19.47% | Below 5% | 19.5% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, over the 5% line. | Fail |
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
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-21 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. The price runs 30.5% above the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 9 covering, consensus Buy. The average target sits −31% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the Street see limited upside at this price.
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 2026-09-21 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 WordsCancer Test Business Still Deep in the Red
A blood test that promises to spot cancer early sounds like a breakthrough, yet GRAIL keeps posting losses that dwarf its sales. Revenue is rising at 28 percent, but the company is still losing 253 pence for every pound it brings in, with return on equity at minus 16 percent and a forward multiple that sits at minus 7.5 times because earnings remain negative. Our fair value sits at 70 dollars against a 72.62 dollar price, so there is no margin of safety and the opportunity rating is none.
The analyst crowd rates the shares a buy with a 70 dollar median target, yet those forecasts ignore how far the firm is from turning a profit. Ethical screens clear the business, which is why we even looked, but the numbers do not support paying up for a commercial-stage test that has yet to prove it can scale without burning cash.
Risk sits in the execution gap. A single missed reimbursement decision or slower adoption among over-50s could widen losses further, and an unknown moat leaves the firm exposed to bigger diagnostics players. Analysis, not advice.
| Forward P/E | -8.5x |
| EPS, trailing | -9.69 |
| EPS, forward | -8.94 |
| Revenue growth | +25.7%strong top-line growth |
| Profit margin | -236.9%currently unprofitable |
| Return on equity | -16.1%not currently earning a positive return on equity |
| FCF yield | -3.06% |
| Debt to equity | 3.59heavy leverage: higher risk if revenue softens |
| Current ratio | 10.95comfortably covers its short-term bills |
| Beta | 3.25much more volatile than the market |
| Short interest, float | 0.19% |
| 52-week range | 36.98 - 118.84 |
| Market cap | $4.6B |
| Employees | 910 |
The risks · The things to watch: it already moves more than the market on an average day; it carries a real debt load, which raises the stakes if revenue slips.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 21.3% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 40%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 43%. The street (7 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $67.
The framework reads accumulation. 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: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 40%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 43%. The street (7 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $67.
The framework reads accumulation. 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: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
- Grail CFO Aaron Freidin Sells 7,900 Shares for $672,000 Motley Fool · 13d ago
- Grail Stock Jumps in August as FDA Schedules a Key Meeting for its Galleri Cancer Test Motley Fool · 18d ago
- GRAIL Highlights Galleri Growth Ahead of Key FDA Advisory Meeting MarketBeat · 14 Aug 2026
- GRAIL (GRAL) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Motley Fool · 13 Aug 2026
- Is GRAIL (GRAL) Fairly Valued Following Galleri Adoption Growth And The FDA Panel Date? Simply Wall St. · 8 Aug 2026
Headlines from third-party outlets, linked for reference: not our reporting, not advice.
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $61.26 | -3.4% | · | $966 | -3.4% |
| 2 months | $45.63 | +29.7% | · | $1,297 | +29.7% |
| 3 months | $44.34 | +33.5% | · | $1,335 | +33.5% |
| 6 months | $95.06 | -37.7% | · | $623 | -37.7% |
| 1 year | $42.15 | +40.5% | · | $1,405 | +40.5% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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