The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. 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 excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is holding around 49% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 74%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 45%. The street (7 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $11. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
Personalis, Inc.
PSNL · Nasdaq · USD · Market cap $1.7B · 259 employees
Personalis, Inc.
FAIL · Does not pass the screenPrice as of 23 Oct 2026Daily close, not a live quoteLast reviewed 6 days ago
Screened 2026-10-23 · the tape above runs as of 07:18 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
Key facts today
- Price15.85 USD at the 23 Oct 2026 close
- Ethical screenDoes not pass
- OptionsOpen interest leans to puts (put/call 1.69)
- Last reviewed23 Oct 2026 (6 days ago)
A summary of the dated readings below, not a live quote and not advice.
What this means: price 15.85 against the desk's fair-value range, base estimate 16.25, over the last year.
- Trend Markdown
- Insiders no filings inside 60 days, left as found
- Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
- Options put/call open interest 1.69, read 2026-10-28
- 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 markdown label.
Personalis, Inc. holds its Markdown at $15.85. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 26 days.
| Phase | Markdown · caution |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 26 days |
| Price at the screen | $15.85 |
| Valuation | N/A trailing · -16.37 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 70.0 |
| Beta | 2.32 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Interest-bearing securities
| 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 | 11.95% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is just 12.0% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money. | Pass |
| Interest-bearing cash | 34.63% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing cash and securities are 34.6% of assets, above the one-third limit. | Fail |
| Receivables | 42.03% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 42.0% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 10.27% | Below 5% | 10.3% 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.
The Ethical ReadWhy It Falls Short, in Plain English
Personalis,'s business is fine, but its cash and interest-bearing securities are about 35% of its assets, just over the ~33% line, so it does not pass on the financial screens.
Read as at 2026-10-28. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
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The Fair Value Range
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-10-23 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 2.5% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 3 covering, consensus None. The average target sits +3% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Our model and the Street both land near the screened price: fairly valued, with no strong edge either way.
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 2026-10-23 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 Words| Forward P/E | -16.4x |
| EPS, trailing | -1.09 |
| EPS, forward | -0.97 |
| Revenue growth | +30.0%strong top-line growth |
| Profit margin | -153.8%currently unprofitable |
| Return on equity | -50.3%not currently earning a positive return on equity |
| FCF yield | -3.32% |
| Debt to equity | 0.16minimal debt: a conservative balance sheet |
| Current ratio | 5.28comfortably covers its short-term bills |
| Beta | 2.32much more volatile than the market |
| Short interest, float | 0.12% |
| 52-week range | 4.96 - 18.89 |
| Market cap | $1.7B |
| Employees | 259 |
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.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. 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 excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is holding around 49% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 74%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 45%. The street (7 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $11. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.5% 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 holding around 53% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 74%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 45%. The street (7 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $11.
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 3.0% 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 74%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 45%. The street (7 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $11.
The framework has shifted from accumulation to markdown since the last review. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 3.9% 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 74%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 45%. The street (7 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $11.
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 up 10.9% 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 74%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 45%. The street (7 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $11.
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 60.5% 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 74%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 45%. The street (7 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $11.
Our analysis 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 74%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 45%. The street (7 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $11.
Our analysis 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.
Our analysis 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.
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $5.78 | +66.0% | · | $1,660 | +66.0% |
| 2 months | $6.02 | +59.4% | · | $1,594 | +59.4% |
| 3 months | $6.59 | +45.6% | · | $1,456 | +45.6% |
| 6 months | $9.28 | +3.4% | · | $1,034 | +3.4% |
| 1 year | $5.53 | +73.5% | · | $1,735 | +73.5% |
| 2 years | $1.32 | +626.9% | · | $7,269 | +626.9% |
| 3 years | $2.19 | +338.1% | · | $4,381 | +338.1% |
| 5 years | $22.80 | -57.9% | · | $421 | -57.9% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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