NASDAQ: GRAL

GRAIL (GRAL) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Sep 28 close

$132.63+5.74 (+4.5%)

Gekko Brief

AI summary

GRAIL's stock surged this week after an FDA Medical Devices Advisory Committee voted favorably on the Galleri multi-cancer early detection test, with the panel backing its safety and narrowly endorsing its efficacy. The stock was halted during the vote, and coverage noted the mixed nature of the efficacy vote alongside the significance of moving toward potential premarket approval, which could affect insurer adoption and market access. A final FDA ruling is expected in the coming months. Separately, GRAIL's CFO sold $382,694.00 in stock on 21 September at an average price of $93.34.

GRAIL shares closed at $132.63, up 4.5%, sitting above both the 50-day average of $78.72 and the 200-day average of $72.73, with the 52-week high at $134.42. One-month returns stand at 66.6% and three-month returns at 101.2%. The GekkoIndex reads 29.2, placing the stock in the Selling zone, down 20.6 over the past five sessions. Gekko Fair Value is set at $83.39, putting price 59% above that level.

The next earnings date is 11 November 2026, after the close, 43 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day hold. In the last 90 days, insider activity included the CFO's sale noted above. Options activity shows 1 unusual signal over the past 30 days, with call premium of $1,188,015 against put premium of $39,843. Analyst consensus across 10 firms stands at 6 buy and 4 hold ratings, with a consensus target of $90.40.

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

GRAIL price vs fair value

$132.63$83.39Sep ’25Mar ’26Sep ’26
Close $132.63200-day averageGekko Fair Value $83.39

GRAIL quick facts

Market cap
$5.69B
P/E ratio
—
Forward P/E
—
EPS, TTM
−$9.69
Revenue, TTM
$165.3M
Profit margin
-236.9%
Dividend yield
—
Beta
3.25
Volume
1.11M avg 1.34M
1-year return
+184.7%
Typical daily move
±6.3%
Typical 20-day move
±14.6%
50-day average
$78.72
200-day average
$72.73
Next earnings
Nov 11 after close
Shares outstanding
44.67M
52-week range
$41.50$134.42

GRAIL swing-trade checklist

GRAIL scores 3 supportive, 0 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.

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

3 supportive0 mixed2 headwinds

  • Trendsupportive

    Above 50 and 200-day

    Close $132.63 is above the 50-day ($78.72) and 200-day ($72.73) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexheadwind

    29.2, Selling

    Reading 29.2 is in the Selling zone.

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  • Fair valueheadwind

    59.0% above

    Price is 59% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).

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  • Smart moneysupportive

    Leans bullish

    Last 30 days: 1 unusual options signal.

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  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 43 days

    Next report Nov 11, 2026, 43 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalityno data

    No data

    Not enough years of history for a seasonal read.

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GRAIL stock chart and price history

GRAIL closed at $132.63 on Sep 28, 2026, +184.7% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $41.50 to $134.42.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
GRAIL share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$40$60$80$100$120NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep132.63

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
+66.6%
3 months
+101.2%
6 months
+154.3%
1 year
+184.7%
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About GRAIL

GRAIL focuses on detecting cancer at an early stage through testing built around DNA methylation analysis. Its best-known offering, Galleri, is a screening test aimed at people over 50 who show no symptoms, designed to flag possible cancer before other signs appear. The company also offers a diagnostic aid meant to speed up the path to a confirmed diagnosis for patients whose doctors already suspect cancer is present.

Beyond its screening products, GRAIL supports clinical studies, pilot programs, and broader research and therapy development work for other parties. It also maintains a research-use-only methylation platform used in precision oncology, which can help gauge disease outlook, stratify patient risk, detect minimal residual disease, and monitor for recurrence or relapse. Together these offerings serve clinicians, researchers, and organizations working on cancer detection and treatment, in addition to individual patients.

GRAIL was incorporated in 2015 and operates out of Menlo Park, California, serving patients and partners both within the United States and abroad. Its shares are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker GRAL.

Listed
NASDAQ
Sector
Health technology
Industry
Medical specialties
Website
grail.com

GRAIL GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

GRAIL’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 29.2, in the Selling zone, down 20.6 points over five sessions.

010029.2Selling

Down 20.6 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.

Reading for Sep 28, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying8Too few readings yet
Accumulation163+3.2%+5.3%+16.8%+50.1%
Neutral348+2.2%+4.4%+7.4%+14.5%
Distribution43+4.2%+11.5%+16.1%+32.9%
Selling (current zone)6Too few readings yet

Average GRAL share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Selling readings averaged +7.4% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Selling zone: Smart money likely exiting positions. About the five zones →

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Is GRAIL stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

GRAIL trades 59.0% above Gekko Fair Value of $83.39, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.

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

$83.39

Gekko Fair Value, Sep 29, 2026

59.0% Overvalued

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GRAIL insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for GRAIL, 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 GRAL 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 GRAL were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

GRAIL has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Dec 31, 2023
$14K
As a share of market cap
0.00%

From company filings.

Unusual options activity last 30 days

1signal, 97% of the flagged premium in calls.

Latest: Bearish flow on Sep 25, $1.23M in unusual premium.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Dec 31

0of the funds Gekko tracks hold GRAL.

0added0opened0trimmed1sold out
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GRAIL earnings: next date and track record

GRAIL reports on Nov 11, 2026, after the close (43 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.

7 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±14.5%average move across the report
3 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+4.1%Nov ’24−22.6%Feb ’25−8.6%May ’25+3.9%Aug ’25−0.2%Nov ’25−50.9%Feb ’26+12.7%May ’26−12.8%Aug ’26

Last earnings call, Aug 5, 2026 AI summary

What they said
GRAIL's Q2 2026 earnings call highlighted continued commercial growth for the Galleri multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test, driven by increased test volumes (61,000+ in Q2, +35% year-over-year) and revenue growth (+26% YoY to $44.7M). Management emphasized extensive clinical validation from PATHFINDER, PATHFINDER 2 and NHS-Galleri studies presented at ASCO, positioning Galleri as a differentiated, low false-positive MCED (FPR <0.5%). The company is focused on securing FDA approval (anticipates potential AdCom in the fall and approval in early 2027), subsequent Medicare and commercial reimbursement, international distribution partnerships (including a $110M strategic investment by Samsung closed in June), salesforce expansion completed to accelerate market development, and R&D/cost-of-goods reductions. Financials were mixed: adjusted gross profit improved materially (+34% YoY) and revenues increased, but GAAP net loss remained large ($110.2M) and adjusted EBITDA loss widened (-$90.3M, up 15% YoY). Cash balance was $861.6M at quarter end. Management tone was confident about the evidence package and commercial opportunity but acknowledged regulatory and reimbursement uncertainties and marketplace noise from competing experimental MCEDs.
Guidance
Management reiterated the expectation of an Advisory Committee (AdCom) in the fall and potential FDA approval in the first part of 2027. They noted the Illumina royalty will resume toward the end of Q4 (historical rate disclosed around 7%), which they expect to have minimal impact on Q4 results. No explicit numerical revenue or EPS guidance was issued. Management expects continued progress over the next year on regulatory, reimbursement, distributor expansion, salesforce productivity ramp, and potential publications of NHS-Galleri and PATHFINDER 2 results.
Risks flagged
Risks mentioned include: timing uncertainty around FDA AdCom and final approval (possible delays), CMS/NCD and payer coverage timing (likely post-FDA approval), competitive noise from experimental MCEDs with unclear performance, NHS organizational reforms creating decision-making delays in the U.K., resumption of royalties to Illumina impacting margins starting Q4, continued adjusted EBITDA losses and cash burn if commercialization ramp is slower than expected, and external regulatory/inspection processes.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Aug 5, 2026−$2.56
est −$2.91
+12.0%$44.69M
est $42.39M
+5.4%−12.8%
May 5, 2026−$1.37
est −$1.96
+30.1%$40.79M
est $39.16M
+4.2%+12.7%
Feb 19, 2026−$2.44
est −$3.33
+26.7%$43.60M
est $43.58M
0.0%−50.9%
Nov 12, 2025−$2.46
est −$3.36
+26.8%$36.19M
est $34.60M
+4.6%−0.2%
Aug 12, 2025−$3.18
est −$3.14
−1.3%$35.54M
est $34.10M
+4.2%+3.9%
May 13, 2025−$3.10
est −$4.03
+23.1%$31.84M
est $35.20M
−9.6%−8.6%
Feb 20, 2025−$2.89
est −$4.97
+41.9%$38.25M
est $35.80M
+6.8%−22.6%
Nov 12, 2024−$3.50
est −$6.43
+45.6%$28.65M
est $34.40M
−16.7%+4.1%

“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.

GRAIL stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for GRAIL is $90.40, −31.8% from the last close, from 10 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$90.40consensus 12-month target, −31.8% from the last close
Low $56High $150
Buy6
Hold4
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 10 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Sep 28Canaccord GenuityBuy, reiterated$150+13.1%
Sep 24Canaccord GenuityBuy, reiterated$80−39.7%
Sep 24TD CowenBuy, maintained$88−33.7%
Sep 22Mizuho SecuritiesBuy, maintained——
Sep 22Robert W. BairdBuy, maintained$118−11.0%
±6.3%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.

GRAIL market cap and key statistics

GRAIL’s market cap is $5.69B and revenue of $165.3M over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$5.69B
EPS, TTM
−$9.69
Gekko Fair Value
$83.39

Trading

Volume
1.11M
Avg volume, 20 days
1.34M
52-week high
$134.42
52-week low
$41.50
Shares outstanding
44.67M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$165.3M
Profit margin
-236.9%
Return on equity
-16.1%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
0.0%

Risk and income

Beta
3.25
Typical daily move
±6.3%
Typical 20-day move
±14.6%

GRAIL stock news this week

Coverage of GRAIL this week reads positive: 4 positive, 3 neutral and 1 negative headlines.

News sentiment positive

GRAIL peers

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

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
TMOThermo Fisher Scientific+1.6%Distribution23.7% above
ABTAbbott Laboratories−0.1%Accumulation15.0% below
DHRDanaher+1.8%Distribution10.2% above
ISRGIntuitive Surgical+2.4%Neutral17.0% above
MDTMedtronic+1.3%Accumulation24.1% below
SYKStryker+0.7%Accumulation14.1% below

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In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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GRAIL stock FAQ

What is GRAIL’s market cap?

GRAIL’s market cap is $5.69B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $132.63, with 44.67M shares outstanding.

What is the GRAIL stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for GRAIL is $90.40, −31.8% from the last close. Of the 10 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 6 rate it a buy, 4 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is GRAIL stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate GRAIL is overvalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $132.63 is 59.0% above Gekko Fair Value of $83.39. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does GRAIL report earnings next?

GRAIL is expected to report on Nov 11, 2026, after the market closes (43 days away). Analysts expect earnings of −$2.51 per share on revenue of $44.34M. GRAIL beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 14.5% on average across the report.

What is GRAIL’s 52-week high and low?

GRAIL’s 52-week high is $134.42 and its 52-week low is $41.50; it closed at $132.63 on Sep 28, 2026, +184.7% over the past year.

Is GRAIL stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (trend, smart money and earnings risk) and 2 as headwinds (gekkoindex and fair value). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

Is there unusual options activity in GRAIL?

Gekko flagged 1 unusual options signal in GRAIL over the last 30 days, with $1.19M of flagged premium in calls and $40K in puts. The latest, bearish flow, was on Sep 25, 2026 with $1.23M in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.

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