NASDAQ: GH

Guardant Health (GH) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Sep 28 close

$177.33+0.08 (0.0%)

Gekko Brief

AI summary

Guardant Health draws continued attention this week around its liquid biopsy franchise and valuation debate. Recent coverage points to FDA approval of Guardant360 CDx as the first liquid biopsy companion diagnostic for longitudinal testing in advanced or metastatic breast cancer, alongside 20 abstracts presented at WCLC 2026 on liquid biopsy and methylation-based lung cancer research. Separate pieces weigh whether the stock, up 73.4% year-to-date and roughly fivefold over three years, remains supported by future cash flows, while comparison articles set GH against peers such as CorVel and InfuSystem.

Shares close at $177.33, above both the 50-day average of $163.19 and the 200-day average of $122.43, with the 50-day above the 200-day. The GekkoIndex reads 49.7, placing it in the Neutral zone, down 1.3 over five days. Price sits 0.5% above Gekko Fair Value of $176.47, putting the two closely aligned. The 52-week range spans $59.03 to $183.51, with a one-month return of 5.2% and a six-month return of 109.6%.

Guardant Health's next earnings report is scheduled for 28 October 2026 after close, 29 days away and outside a typical 20-trading-day holding window. Analyst coverage from 22 firms is unanimously rated buy, with a consensus target of $196.38, implying 10.7% upside from current levels. Seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged -6% across 5 years, with gains in 1 of them, a pattern worth noting alongside the absence of recorded insider, Congress or unusual options activity in their respective windows.

Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.

Guardant Health price vs fair value

$177.33$176.47Sep ’25Mar ’26Sep ’26
Close $177.33200-day averageGekko Fair Value $176.47

Guardant Health quick facts

Market cap
$23.80B
P/E ratio
—
Forward P/E
—
EPS, TTM
−$3.51
Revenue, TTM
$1.18B
Profit margin
-38.3%
Dividend yield
—
Beta
1.58
Volume
1.32M avg 1.84M
1-year return
+194.7%
Typical daily move
±4.4%
Typical 20-day move
±11.4%
50-day average
$163.19
200-day average
$122.43
Next earnings
Oct 28 after close
Shares outstanding
134.2M
52-week range
$59.03$183.51

Guardant Health swing-trade checklist

Guardant Health scores 2 supportive, 2 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

2 supportive2 mixed1 headwind

  • Trendsupportive

    Above 50 and 200-day

    Close $177.33 is above the 50-day ($163.19) and 200-day ($122.43) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexmixed

    49.7, Neutral

    Reading 49.7 is in the Neutral zone.

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  • Fair valuemixed

    0.5% above

    Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (0.5% above).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 29 days

    Next report Oct 28, 2026, 29 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

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  • Seasonalityheadwind

    −6.0% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −6% over 5 years, rising in 1 of them.

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Guardant Health stock chart and price history

Guardant Health closed at $177.33 on Sep 28, 2026, +194.7% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $59.03 to $183.51.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Guardant Health share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$50$100$150NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep177.33

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
+5.2%
3 months
+15.3%
6 months
+109.6%
1 year
+194.7%
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About Guardant Health

Guardant Health focuses on precision oncology, offering blood-based diagnostic tests along with data sets and analytical tools for patients dealing with cancer, both in the United States and abroad. Its work centers on liquid biopsy testing, with products such as Guardant360 and GuardantOMNI aimed at people with advanced-stage disease, and the Guardant Reveal Test supporting treatment decisions for those in earlier stages. The company also markets Guardant360 for tissue genotyping and a coronavirus detection test called Guardant-19.

Beyond its diagnostic products, Guardant Health runs GuardantINFORM, a research platform built on genomic data gathered from liquid biopsies of advanced cancer patients, and is developing tools including LUNAR-2 for early colorectal cancer detection and GuardantConnect, a platform meant to connect patients with relevant clinical trials. The company also works with biopharmaceutical firms and medical institutions, providing services such as companion diagnostic development, regulatory support, clinical study management, and kit fulfillment.

Guardant Health was founded in 2011 and is based in Redwood City, California. Its shares are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker GH.

Listed
NASDAQ
Sector
Health services
Industry
Medical/Nursing services
Website
guardanthealth.com

Guardant Health GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Guardant Health’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 49.7, in the Neutral zone, down 1.3 points over five sessions.

010049.7Neutral

Down 1.3 points over five sessions.

Reading for Sep 28, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying21+4.7%+6.2%+0.7%+10.5%
Accumulation201+0.9%+2.5%+9.9%+28.4%
Neutral (current zone)379+2.4%+4.5%+8.1%+20.2%
Distribution60+2.1%+4.5%+5.2%+17.6%
Selling10−2.9%+0.1%+8.1%+15.4%

Average GH share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

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Is Guardant Health stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Guardant Health trades 0.5% above Gekko Fair Value of $176.47, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Guardant Health shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$176.47

Gekko Fair Value, Sep 29, 2026

0.5% above fair value · About fair value

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Guardant Health insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Guardant Health, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for GH in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in GH were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Guardant Health has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Mar 31, 2025
$45.01M
As a share of market cap
0.19%

From company filings.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

1of the funds Gekko tracks holds GH.

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Guardant Health earnings: next date and track record

Guardant Health reports on Oct 28, 2026, after the close (29 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports.

5 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±11.7%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+21.6%Nov ’24−12.5%Feb ’25−1.3%Apr ’25−5.4%Jul ’25+32.8%Oct ’25−4.0%Feb ’26+3.7%May ’26+12.4%Jul ’26

Last earnings call, Jul 30, 2026 AI summary

What they said
Guardant Health reported Q2 2026 revenue of $335 million, up 44% year-over-year, with broad-based growth across Oncology, Biopharma & Data, and Screening. Oncology revenue grew 38% to $219 million with test volumes surging 63% to ~104,000 tests. Key milestones include FDA approval for Guardant360 Liquid CDx, a higher-throughput Shield workflow, ACS guideline inclusion, and UnitedHealth Group coverage for Shield. Reveal MRD product volume exceeded 100% growth year-over-year.
Guidance
No explicit forward-looking financial guidance was provided in this excerpt. Management highlighted ~$400 billion in addressable market potential across therapy selection, recurrence monitoring, cancer screening, and multi-disease screening as long-term growth drivers.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Jul 30, 2026−$0.89
est −$0.74
−20.3%$335.0M
est $314.2M
+6.6%+12.4%
May 7, 2026−$0.45
est −$0.47
+5.0%$301.7M
est $279.2M
+8.1%+3.7%
Feb 19, 2026−$0.50
est −$0.77
+35.5%$281.3M
est $272.4M
+3.2%−4.0%
Oct 29, 2025−$0.39
est −$0.48
+18.7%$265.2M
est $267.6M
−0.9%+32.8%
Jul 30, 2025−$0.44
est −$0.72
+38.9%$232.1M
est $235.7M
−1.5%−5.4%
Apr 30, 2025−$0.49
est −$0.85
+42.4%$203.5M
est $211.4M
−3.8%−1.3%
Feb 20, 2025−$0.62
est −$0.50
−23.1%$201.8M
est $192.5M
+4.8%−12.5%
Nov 6, 2024−$0.88
est −$0.74
−18.9%$191.5M
est $189.0M
+1.3%+21.6%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Guardant Health stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Guardant Health is $196.38, +10.7% from the last close, from 22 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$196.38consensus 12-month target, +10.7% from the last close
Low $125High $225
Buy22
Hold0
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 22 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Sep 25BernsteinBuy, maintained$210+18.4%
Sep 18BarclaysBuy, maintained$200+12.8%
Sep 15Piper SandlerBuy, maintained$193+8.8%
Sep 15Craig-HallumBuy, maintained——
Sep 9UBSBuy, maintained$225+26.9%
+8.1%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
−6.0%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±4.4%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Guardant Health seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, Guardant Health averaged −6.0% across the last 5 years, rising in 1 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

−7.3%2021−10.9%2022−15.8%2023−3.2%2024+14.3%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days−1.1%2 of 5
Next 10 trading days−7.5%0 of 5
Next 15 trading days−7.0%1 of 5
Next 20 trading days−6.0%1 of 5
Next 30 trading days+6.6%2 of 5

For scale, GH’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 11.4%.

Guardant Health market cap and key statistics

Guardant Health’s market cap is $23.80B and revenue of $1.18B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$23.80B
EPS, TTM
−$3.51
Gekko Fair Value
$176.47

Trading

Volume
1.32M
Avg volume, 20 days
1.84M
52-week high
$183.51
52-week low
$59.03
Shares outstanding
134.2M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$1.18B
Profit margin
-38.3%
Return on equity
-4584%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
0.0%

Risk and income

Beta
1.58
Typical daily move
±4.4%
Typical 20-day move
±11.4%

Guardant Health stock news this week

Coverage of Guardant Health this week reads positive: 4 positive, 1 neutral and 0 negative headlines.

News sentiment positive

Guardant Health peers

Guardant Health’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
LHLabcorp+0.9%Accumulation3.9% below
SOLVSolventum+0.6%Neutral16.4% below
EHCEncompass Health+0.5%Neutral7.6% above
DVADaVita−0.4%Accumulation15.9% below
BTSGBrightSpring Health Services+0.8%Accumulation7.4% below
ENSGEnsign+0.6%Neutral11.2% above

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In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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Guardant Health stock FAQ

What is Guardant Health’s market cap?

Guardant Health’s market cap is $23.80B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $177.33, with 134.2M shares outstanding.

What is the Guardant Health stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Guardant Health is $196.38, +10.7% from the last close. Of the 22 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 22 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Guardant Health stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Guardant Health is about fair value: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $177.33 is 0.5% above Gekko Fair Value of $176.47. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Guardant Health report earnings next?

Guardant Health is expected to report on Oct 28, 2026, after the market closes (29 days away). Analysts expect earnings of −$0.29 per share on revenue of $350.8M. Guardant Health beat the earnings estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports, moving 11.7% on average across the report.

What is Guardant Health’s 52-week high and low?

Guardant Health’s 52-week high is $183.51 and its 52-week low is $59.03; it closed at $177.33 on Sep 28, 2026, +194.7% over the past year.

Is Guardant Health stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (trend and earnings risk), 2 as mixed (gekkoindex and fair value) and 1 as a headwind (seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

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