ZLAB
Zai Lab Limited
Healthcare · Biotechnology · NGM
$16.62
Data: 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

Unknown MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 85.7%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$2.1B
Total market value of the company
-10.70
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
-6.5%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
-39.3%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
-24.2%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$32.24
+94% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
STRONG_BUY
Consensus view from 12 analysts covering this stock
About Zai Lab Limited

Zai Lab Limited, a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on discovering, developing, and commercializing products that address medical conditions in the areas of oncology, immunology, neuroscience, and infectious diseases. Its commercial products include Zejula, an orally administered poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1/2 inhibitor for treating ovarian cancer; VYVGART, a human IgG1 antibody fragment for generalized myasthenia gravis and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy; NUZYRA for community-acquired bacterial pneumonia and acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections; Optune for glioblastoma multiforme; Qinlock for gastrointestinal stromal tumors; Xacduro for treating hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia caused by a cinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex; and Augtyro for the treatment of ROS proto-oncogene 1 and non-small cell lung cancer. The company has a strategic collaboration with Tesaro, Inc., NovoCure Ltd., Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Paratek Bermuda Ltd., argent BV, Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc., Entasis Therapeutics Holdings Inc., Karuna Therapeutics, Inc., Pfizer Inc., Amgen Inc., and with Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Pudong, China.

https://www.zailaboratory.com

Country: China Employees: 1,784 Industry: Biotechnology
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
0.0% N/A
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% N/A
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% N/A
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

DISTRIBUTION
Smart money appears to be selling into strength — caution
0.315
Positive but modest risk-adjusted returns
0.0206
Modest edge detected — smaller position warranted
0.023
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
1.5%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-62.1%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
BEAR
Statistical model detects bearish conditions
Days in State
178
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.85
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$44.34
63% below the year high
52W Low
$15.96
4% above the year low
Avg Volume
783,644
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
6.1
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
4.7%
Low short interest — limited bearish positioning
N/A
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$-1.70
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

35.03
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
2.40
Strong balance sheet — comfortably covers short-term obligations
Quick Ratio
1.84
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
8.1%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
-69.7%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$-73,355,376
Negative — the business is spending more than it generates
Revenue (TTM)
$453M
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$-178,115,008
Loss-making — spending exceeds revenue after all costs
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
12
Target High
$52.00
Target Median
$32.24
Target Low
$21.60
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-28

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