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Palisade Bio Inc

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ROE
-13,0 %
Net margin
Debt / equity
0,00
Beta
52w range
Volume
13,7k
Day range
$2,05–$2,15
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$2,07
Open
$2,05
Next earnings
2026-10-28
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About

Palisade Bio Inc is a biotechnology company focused on healthcare diagnostics, developing and commercializing products for the detection and monitoring of infectious diseases and other health conditions.

Business. Palisade Bio Inc (PALI.O) is a biotechnology and medical research company operating within the healthcare diagnostics industry. The firm is headquartered in the United States and is primarily listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange. Specific details regarding operating segments and geographic revenue mix are not available.

Classification92 %
SectorHealthcare
Business sectorPharmaceuticals & Medical Research
IndustryBiotechnology & Medical Research
ActivityHealthcare Diagnostics
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Sell-side consensus
BUY8 analysts
8 buy0 hold0 sell
Avg 12m price target10,00

Analyst recommendations

8 analysts · consensus Buy
Buy8
Hold0
Sell0
12-month price target
10,00
Consensus of sell-side coverage.
Upcoming events
  • EarningsQ3 2026 earnings (expected)2026-10-28 · estimated
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At a glance

Score
not yet scored
Valuation
valuation pending
Analysts
Buy
8 analysts · indicative
Ownership
JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC
largest disclosed fund holder
Profitability
-13,0 %
return on equity
Quality
not yet scored

What drives this business

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News & coverage

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    Analysis

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    Generated · analysis pipeline · tier hybrid · as of 2026-08-04 ↑ At a glance

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    Upcoming catalysts

    Scheduled public events. Informational only — not investment advice.

    • Company
    • EarningsQ3 2026 earnings (expected)2026-10-28 · estimated
    • Macro
    • Rate decisionBank of England rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-06 · GB
    • Rate decisionReserve Bank of Australia rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-12 · AU
    • Rate decisionNorges Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-20 · NO
    • Rate decisionSveriges Riksbank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-03 · SE
    • Rate decisionBank of Canada rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-09 · CA
    • Rate decisionEuropean Central Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-10 · EU
    • Macro & political
    • ElectionSE Swedish Election2026-09-14 · SE
    • ElectionUS U.S. Midterms2026-11-03 · US
    • ElectionFR French Legislative2027-06-01 · FR

    Pre-earnings brief

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    Signals & dispatch

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    Synthesis

    Business

    Palisade Bio Inc (PALI.O) is a biotechnology and medical research company operating within the healthcare diagnostics industry. The firm is headquartered in the United States and is primarily listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange. Specific details regarding operating segments and geographic revenue mix are not available.

    Classification92 %
    SectorHealthcare
    Business sectorPharmaceuticals & Medical Research
    IndustryBiotechnology & Medical Research
    ActivityHealthcare Diagnostics
    AI synthesis
    GENERATED

    Palisade Bio Inc has a highly liquid capital structure, with cash and equivalents amounting to $133.39 million, significantly exceeding its total liabilities of $4.96 million, resulting in a current ratio of 28.95. The company has no long-term debt, and its debt-to-equity ratio is 0.0, indicating a conservative capital structure with no leverage.

    The company is currently unprofitable, with a net loss of $16.78 million and an operating loss of $18.06 million. Its return on equity is -12.97%, and its return on assets is -12.49%, both significantly below the industry median for biotechnology firms. These metrics suggest that the company is not generating returns on its equity or assets and is likely in a research and development phase.

    Palisade Bio Inc does not disclose segment or geographic revenue breakdowns in its latest financial filings, making it difficult to assess revenue concentration or geographic exposure. However, the absence of such disclosures is common for early-stage biotechnology firms that may not yet have diversified operations or revenue streams.

    The company is in a growth phase, as evidenced by its negative operating and free cash flows, which are typical for firms investing heavily in R&D. Analysts have provided a mean price target of $10.00 and a median price target of $7.50, with a mean recommendation of 1.75 (leaning toward buy). The company has no immediate filing-based liquidity or dilution flags, and its dilution risk is assessed as low.

    The risk assessment for Palisade Bio Inc indicates low liquidity risk, supported by its strong cash position and absence of long-term debt. Dilution risk is also low, with no immediate filing-based flags detected. However, the company's unprofitability and negative cash flows pose operational risks, particularly if R&D efforts fail to yield commercializable products or if market conditions shift.

    There are no recent filings or transcripts that indicate significant events or changes in the company's operations or strategy. The company appears to be in a stable but unprofitable phase, with a focus on R&D and product development. Analysts remain cautiously optimistic, with a strong-buy count of 2 and a buy count of 6, but no hold or sell recommendations.

    Key takeaways
    • Palisade Bio Inc has a highly liquid balance sheet with $133.39 million in cash and no long-term debt.
    • The company is unprofitable, with a net loss of $16.78 million and negative returns on equity and assets.
    • Analysts are cautiously optimistic, with a mean price target of $10.00 and a median of $7.50.
    • The company has low liquidity and dilution risk, but its unprofitability and negative cash flows pose operational risks.
    • No recent filings or transcripts indicate significant changes in the company's operations or strategy.

    Bull / Bear case

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    Valuation

    Market price
    $2,01
    Market cap
    Enterprise value
    P/E
    Non-GAAP P/E
    EV / Revenue
    EV / Op income
    EV / OCF
    P / B
    P / Tangible book
    Tangible book
    $129.4M
    Net cash
    $133.3M
    Current ratio
    28.9
    Debt / equity
    0.0
    ROA
    -12.5%
    ROE
    -13.0%
    Cash conversion
    65.0%
    CapEx / revenue
    SBC / revenue
    Dilution ratio
    0.0%

    Revenue by segment

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    Predictor forecast

    Next quarternear-term
    Earnings · next quarterconf 45 %
    EPS
    Consensus EPS
    -0,20
    Predicted surprise
    +0,00
    Beat probability
    45 %
    Analysts
    8
    Other metrics
    Revenue
    no estimate
    Segment revenue
    no estimate
    Margin
    no estimate
    Segment margin
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    as of 2026-05-22 · Earnings Surprise V1
    Period note: consensus is not fiscal-period-aligned at source — read as consensus vs the last reported actual, not a calibrated same-quarter surprise.
    Full fiscal year~1 year ahead
    Full fiscal year · our forecast vs guidance vs consensus
    MetricOur forecastGuidanceConsensus
    EPSno estimateno estimate-0,20
    Revenueno estimateno estimate0 USD
    Operating incomeno estimateno estimate-40,1M USD
    Full-year consensus mean (period as reported by source) · consensus in USD. Company-level full-year forecast and management guidance are not yet modelled at scale — shown as "no estimate", never inferred.
    Probabilistic model output — not investment advice. · generated 2026-08-04

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    Consensus distribution

    sell-side coverage
    Recommendation distribution8 analysts
    Strong buy2
    Buy6
    Hold0
    Sell0
    Strong sell0
    12-month price target$10,00 · Median $7,50
    Low $5,00High $25,00
    Operating income · consensus-40,1M USD
    EPS surprise
    −47,9 %
    reported vs consensus · miss

    Estimate revisions

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    Sell-side observations

    Low$5,00
    Mean$10,00
    Median$7,50
    High$25,00
    Spot$2,01
    +397.5 %implied to mean12-month sell-side price targets · ▲ spot

    Themes

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    Risk factors

    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskLow
    Filing-based flags
    • No immediate filing-based liquidity or dilution flags were detected.

    Benchmarks vs cohort

    ROE-13,0 %Above median
    D/E0,00Above median
    Cash Conv0,65Below median

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    Derivatives & instruments

    Derivative transactions

    Net acquired 22 795 301 sh5 exercises · 12 grants5 insiders
    • Wei BinxianDirector · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 20 200exercise · 2026-06-10
    • Chuang EmilDirector · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 20 200exercise · 2026-06-10
    • Williams Donald AllenDirector · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 60 666exercise · 2026-06-10
    • Finley John DavidDirector, CEO, CFO · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 13 333exercise · 2026-02-11
    • Jones Mitchell LawrenceChief Medical Officer · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 8 000exercise · 2026-02-11
    • Jones Mitchell LawrenceChief Medical Officer · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 787 000grant · 2026-02-09
    • Finley John DavidDirector, CEO, CFO · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 2 011 000grant · 2026-02-09
    • Finley John DavidDirector, CEO, CFO · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 9 179 400grant · 2025-10-06
    • Chuang EmilDirector · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 510 700grant · 2025-10-06
    • Jones Mitchell LawrenceChief Medical Officer · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 7 665 800grant · 2025-10-06
    • Wei BinxianDirector · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 510 700grant · 2025-10-06
    • Williams Donald AllenDirector · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 1 538 700grant · 2025-10-06
    • Jones Mitchell LawrenceChief Medical Officer · Phantom Units → Common StockAcquired 289 000grant · 2025-09-04
    • Williams Donald AllenDirector · Phantom Units → Common StockAcquired 64 400grant · 2025-09-04
    • Finley John DavidDirector, CEO, CFO · Phantom Units → Common StockAcquired 323 400grant · 2025-09-04
    • Wei BinxianDirector · Phantom Units → Common StockAcquired 18 800grant · 2025-09-04
    • Chuang EmilDirector · Phantom Units → Common StockAcquired 18 800grant · 2025-09-04

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    Data sources
    • Market data
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    • Earnings transcripts
    • Consensus estimates
    • ESG data
    How metrics are computed
    • Dilution Ratio
      (shares_outstanding_diluted - shares_outstanding_basic) / shares_outstanding_basic
    • Net Cash
      cash_and_equivalents + short_term_investments - short_term_debt - long_term_debt
    • Return On Equity
      net_income / total_equity
    • Debt To Equity
      (short_term_debt + long_term_debt) / total_equity
    • Cash Conversion Ratio
      operating_cash_flow / net_income
    • Return On Assets
      net_income / total_assets
    Source documents
    • Palisade Bio Inc Market data — financials · 2026-05-28
    • Palisade Bio Inc Market data — analyst estimates · 2026-05-28

    Ownership & reference

    Top holders

    • JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLCInstitutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$19M
    • AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INCInstitutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$15M
    • Franklin Advisers, Inc.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$10M
    • Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$9M
    • Wellington Management Company, LLPInvestment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$5M
    • Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLCInvestment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$8M
    • UBS Financial Services, Inc.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$2M
    • Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$3M
    • Vanguard Capital Management, LLCInvestment Managers · as of 2025-12-310,00 %$5M
    • Northern Trust Investments, Inc.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
    • LPL Financial LLCInvestment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
    • State Street Investment Management (US)Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
    • Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
    • Victory Capital Management Inc.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
    • Bank of New York Mellon CorpInstitutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M

    Insider activity

    Net buying2 buys · 2 sellsnet $7K7 insiders · last 365d
    • Chuang EmilDirector · Common StockOther 592 300 · 2026-06-10
    • Williams Donald AllenDirector · Common StockOther 60 666 · 2026-06-10
    • Chuang EmilDirector · Common StockOther 20 200 · 2026-06-10
    • Zwick Jordan MichaelDirector · Common StockOther 336 904 · 2026-06-10
    • Baltera Robert Jr.Director · Common StockOther 336 904 · 2026-06-10
    • Wei BinxianDirector · Common StockOther 592 300 · 2026-06-10
    • Wei BinxianDirector · Common StockOther 20 200 · 2026-06-10
    • Williams Donald AllenDirector · Common StockOther 1 498 900 · 2026-06-10
    • Jones Mitchell LawrenceChief Medical Officer · Common StockSold 1 989 @ $1,75$3K · 2026-02-12
    • Finley John DavidDirector, CEO, CFO · Common StockSold 3 896 @ $1,75$7K · 2026-02-12
    • Finley John DavidDirector, CEO, CFO · Common StockOther 13 333 · 2026-02-11
    • Jones Mitchell LawrenceChief Medical Officer · Common StockOther 8 000 · 2026-02-11
    • Williams Donald AllenDirector · Common StockBought 5 000 @ $1,67$8K · 2026-01-16
    • Williams Donald AllenDirector · Common StockBought 5 000 @ $1,88$9K · 2026-01-09

    Short positioning

    37.0Mshares short+15.2% vs prior
    9.98days to cover
    56.0%short of daily vol
    410.0Kfails-to-deliver
    as of 2026-07-15 · short-interest report (free)

    Geographic breakdown

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    Listings · one canonical issuer all listings resolve to the canonical
    PALI.OCanonical
    NASDAQ · USD

    Intel & risk

    PredictorBeat prob45 %Surprise+0,00Full forecast →
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    OSINT findings
    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskLow
    No immediate filing-based liquidity or dilution flags were detected.

    Evidence & claims

    From filings & derived data
    • Cash & equivalents (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 1,258.2%Derived (calculated)
    • Operating income (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -21.5%Derived (calculated)
    • Total liabilities (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 46.5%Derived (calculated)
    • Operating cash flow (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 11.0%Derived (calculated)
    • Return on equity (FY 2025-12-31): -13.0%Derived (calculated)
    • Return on assets (FY 2025-12-31): -12.5%Derived (calculated)
    • Current ratio (FY 2025-12-31): 28.95xDerived (calculated)
    • Debt-to-equity (FY 2025-12-31): 0.04xDerived (calculated)
    • Net income (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -16.2%Derived (calculated)
    • EPS (diluted) (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 97.1%Derived (calculated)
    • EPS (basic) (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 97.1%Derived (calculated)
    • Shareholders' equity (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 1,626.9%Derived (calculated)
    • Total assets (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 1,134.8%Derived (calculated)
    • Total liabilities (annual): USD 4.96MSEC XBRL filing
    • Operating cash flow (annual): USD -10.85MSEC XBRL filing
    • Total assets (annual): USD 134.34MSEC XBRL filing
    • Current liabilities (annual): USD 4.64MSEC XBRL filing
    • Operating income (annual): USD -18.06MSEC XBRL filing
    • EPS (diluted) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES -0SEC XBRL filing
    • Shareholders' equity (annual): USD 129.38MSEC XBRL filing
    • Cash & equivalents (annual): USD 133.38MSEC XBRL filing
    • Total operating expenses (annual): USD 18.06MSEC XBRL filing
    • Net income (annual): USD -16.78MSEC XBRL filing
    • Current assets (annual): USD 134.22MSEC XBRL filing
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    The Thread

    Everything we know, in order
    2026-10-28EVENTUpcomingQ3 2026 earnings (expected) estimated date
    2026-06-30 03:38 UTCEARNINGSUpcomingForecast: earnings_forecast (90d)
    2026-06-11FILING8-K filing →
    2026-06-10 00:00 UTCINSIDER11 insider transactions — 2026-06 3 derivative
    2026-06-10INSIDERChuang Emil transacted 592.3k sh — Director
    2026-06-10INSIDERWilliams Donald Allen transacted 60.7k sh — Director
    2026-06-10INSIDERChuang Emil transacted 20.2k sh — Director
    2026-06-10INSIDERZwick Jordan Michael transacted 336.9k sh — Director
    2026-06-10INSIDERBaltera Robert Jr. transacted 336.9k sh — Director
    2026-06-10INSIDERWei Binxian transacted 592.3k sh — Director
    2026-06-10INSIDERWei Binxian transacted 20.2k sh — Director
    2026-06-10INSIDERWilliams Donald Allen transacted 1.50M sh — Director
    2026-06-10INSIDERWilliams Donald Allen disposed of 60.7k sh Restricted Stock Units — Director
    2026-06-10INSIDERWei Binxian disposed of 20.2k sh Restricted Stock Units — Director
    2026-06-10INSIDERChuang Emil disposed of 20.2k sh Restricted Stock Units — Director
    2026-05-12FILING8-K filing →
    2026-05-12FILING10-Q filing →
    2026-04-29FILINGDEF 14A filing →
    2026-04-02FILING8-K filing →
    2026-03-20FILING10-K filing →
    2026-02-12 00:00 UTCINSIDER8 insider transactions — 2026-02 4 derivative
    2026-02-12INSIDERJones Mitchell Lawrence sold 2.0k sh — Chief Medical Officer ~$3k
    2026-02-12INSIDERFinley John David sold 3.9k sh — Director, CEO, CFO ~$7k
    2026-02-11INSIDERFinley John David transacted 13.3k sh — Director, CEO, CFO
    2026-02-11INSIDERJones Mitchell Lawrence transacted 8.0k sh — Chief Medical Officer
    2026-02-11INSIDERFinley John David disposed of 13.3k sh Restricted Stock Units — Director, CEO, CFO
    2026-02-11INSIDERJones Mitchell Lawrence disposed of 8.0k sh Restricted Stock Units — Chief Medical Officer
    2026-02-09INSIDERFinley John David acquired 2.01M sh Restricted Stock Units — Director, CEO, CFO
    2026-02-09INSIDERJones Mitchell Lawrence acquired 787.0k sh Restricted Stock Units — Chief Medical Officer
    2026-01-16 00:00 UTCINSIDER2 insider transactions — 2026-01
    2026-01-16INSIDERWilliams Donald Allen bought 5.0k sh — Director ~$8k
    2026-01-09INSIDERWilliams Donald Allen bought 5.0k sh — Director ~$9k
    2025-12-04FILING8-K filing →
    2025-11-10FILING10-Q filing →
    2025-10-28FILINGDEF 14A filing →
    2025-10-22FILING8-K filing →
    2025-10-20FILING8-K filing →
    2025-10-16FILING8-K filing →
    2025-10-06 00:00 UTCINSIDER5 insider transactions — 2025-10 5 derivative
    2025-10-06INSIDERWilliams Donald Allen acquired 1.54M sh Restricted Stock Units — Director
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