Precision Biosciences Inc
Precision BioSciences operates as a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing gene-editing therapies, generating revenue primarily through collaboration and license agreements with partners such as Novartis Pharma AG and iECURE.
Business. Precision Biosciences Inc (DTIL) is a healthcare company operating in the pharmaceuticals 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.
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Precision Biosciences Inc (DTIL) is a healthcare company operating in the pharmaceuticals 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.
Precision BioSciences maintains a robust liquidity position with $99.4 million in cash and equivalents against total liabilities of $67.8 million, resulting in a current ratio of 14.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.0. The company carries no long-term debt, relying entirely on equity financing to fund operations. The market capitalization stands at $166.0 million, trading at a price-to-book ratio of 2.21. While the balance sheet is strong, the company generates negative operating cash flow of $11.9 million in Q1 2026, indicating ongoing reliance on capital markets or existing cash reserves to sustain operations.
Profitability remains negative as the company is in the development phase. Net income for Q1 2026 was -$18.4 million, with an operating loss of -$9.1 million. Return on equity is -60.1% and return on assets is -31.8%, reflecting the significant investment required for research and development relative to the current asset base. Revenue for the quarter was $10.8 million, primarily derived from milestone payments and license fees rather than product sales. The EV/EBITDA ratio is negative, consistent with pre-commercial biotech firms.
Revenue concentration is high, driven by specific partnership agreements. Key partners identified in filings include Novartis Pharma AG, iECURE, and Imugene. The company’s operating segments are defined by its therapeutic programs, including the PBGENE Hepatitis B Virus program, the PBGENE Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy program, and the PBGENE 3243 program. Geographic exposure is predominantly domestic, with research and development activities centered in the United States.
Growth trajectory is characterized by intermittent revenue spikes from license milestones rather than linear organic growth. The company has executed public offerings in March 2024 and November 2025 to raise capital, with the March 2024 offering generating approximately $37.0 million in net proceeds. Revenue recognition is tied to the achievement of clinical and regulatory milestones under its collaboration agreements, leading to volatility in quarterly top-line figures.
Risk factors include medium dilution risk due to the company’s history of equity issuances and outstanding warrants from the March 2024 and November 2025 public offerings. Liquidity risk is assessed as low given the substantial cash position, but the company faces execution risk in advancing its clinical programs. Key flags in source documents mention dilution or offering risk, highlighting the potential for further share issuance to fund future development stages.
Recent events include the filing of a Q1 2026 10-Q and an 8-K with material item 5.02, indicating a significant corporate event or agreement. Analyst sentiment remains positive, with a mean recommendation of 1.40 (strong buy) and a mean price target of $29.60, significantly above the current market price of $6.74. The company continues to advance its gene-editing platform, leveraging partnerships to de-risk development costs.
- Strong liquidity position with $99.4 million in cash and no debt, providing a multi-year runway for development.
- Negative profitability with -$18.4 million net income in Q1 2026, typical for clinical-stage biotechs.
- High revenue concentration from partnership milestones with Novartis, iECURE, and Imugene.
- Medium dilution risk due to outstanding warrants and history of equity offerings.
- Positive analyst sentiment with a mean price target of $29.60 vs. current price of $6.74.
- Recent 8-K filing with material item 5.02 suggests significant corporate developments.
Bull / Bear case
Generated · model-assistedAnalysts project 339% upside to a mean price target of $29.60, reflecting strong buy consensus.
The company maintains a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, placing it in the top quartile for leverage safety.
Revenue grew 100.5% year-over-year to $68.7 million in FY2025, demonstrating significant top-line expansion.
Cash conversion metrics rank above the pharmaceutical cohort median, indicating superior operational efficiency relative to peers.
Liquidity risk is assessed as low, supported by a robust current ratio of 13.32.
The company faces medium dilution risk, which could negatively impact existing shareholder value over time.
Institutional ownership is extremely low with only 10 holders, suggesting limited institutional confidence or interest.
In focus — financials by report
Revenue $10.8M; Operating income -$9.1M.
- ▍Revenue $10.8M
- ▍Operating income -$9.1M
- ▍Net margin -170.2%
Revenue $60.0k; Operating income -$64.7M.
- ▍Revenue $60.0k
- ▍Operating income -$64.7M
- ▍Net margin -109761.7%
Revenue $47.0k; Operating income -$44.0M.
- ▍Revenue $47.0k
- ▍Operating income -$44.0M
- ▍Net margin -93797.9%
Revenue $34.3M; Operating income -$52.1M.
- ▍Revenue $34.3M
- ▍Operating income -$52.1M
- ▍Net margin -133.4%
Revenue $68.7M; Operating income -$26.2M.
- ▍Revenue $68.7M
- ▍Operating income -$26.2M
- ▍Net margin 10.4%
Revenue $68.7M; Operating income -$26.2M.
- ▍Revenue $68.7M
- ▍Operating income -$26.2M
- ▍Net margin 10.4%
Revenue $48.7M; Operating income -$43.7M.
- ▍Revenue $48.7M
- ▍Operating income -$43.7M
- ▍Net margin -125.8%
Revenue $48.7M; Operating income -$43.7M.
- ▍Revenue $48.7M
- ▍Operating income -$43.7M
- ▍Net margin -125.8%
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| Metric | Our forecast | Guidance | Consensus |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPS | —no estimate | —no estimate | -2,81 |
| Revenue | —no estimate | —no estimate | 18,6M USD |
| Operating income | —no estimate | —no estimate | -75,0M USD |
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Derivative transactions
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 20 979grant · 2026-06-03
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 20 979grant · 2026-06-03
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 20 979grant · 2026-06-03
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 20 979grant · 2026-06-03
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 20 979grant · 2026-06-03
- Chief Research Officer · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 57 389grant · 2026-06-01
- Director, President and CEO · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 573 888grant · 2026-06-01
- Chief Financial Officer · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 193 688grant · 2026-06-01
- General Counsel and Secretary · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 107 604grant · 2026-06-01
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 21 000exercise · 2026-05-20
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 21 000exercise · 2026-05-20
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 21 000exercise · 2026-05-20
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 21 000exercise · 2026-05-20
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 21 000exercise · 2026-05-20
- General Counsel and Secretary · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 16 667exercise · 2026-02-17
- Chief Financial Officer · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 27 584exercise · 2026-02-17
- Director, President and CEO · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 67 797exercise · 2026-02-17
- Chief Research Officer · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 16 667exercise · 2026-02-17
- General Counsel and Secretary · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 8 425exercise · 2026-01-20
- General Counsel and Secretary · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 14 908exercise · 2026-01-20
- Chief Financial Officer · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 3 888exercise · 2026-01-20
- Chief Financial Officer · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 13 900exercise · 2026-01-20
- Chief Research Officer · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 16 219exercise · 2026-01-20
- Director, President and CEO · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 8 888exercise · 2026-01-20
- Director, President and CEO · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 37 069exercise · 2026-01-20
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- PRECISION BIOSCIENCES INC company facts · 2026-07-28
- PRECISION BIOSCIENCES INC 10-Q 2026-05-05 · 2026-07-28
- PRECISION BIOSCIENCES INC 10-K 2026-03-12 · 2026-07-28
- PRECISION BIOSCIENCES INC 10-Q 2025-11-03 · 2026-07-28
- PRECISION BIOSCIENCES INC 10-Q 2025-08-07 · 2026-07-28
- 8-K (sec_8k_material) on DTIL · 2026-07-28
- Precision BioSciences Inc Market data — analyst estimates · 2026-07-28
- Precision BioSciences Inc Market data — ESG · 2026-07-28
- PRECISION BIOSCIENCES INC HA canonical relationships · 2026-07-28
Ownership & reference
Top holders
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$2M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2025-12-310,00 %$4M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2024-06-300,00 %$1M
- Brokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
Insider activity
- Director · Common StockOther 21 000 · 2026-05-20
- Director · Common StockOther 21 000 · 2026-05-20
- Director · Common StockOther 21 000 · 2026-05-20
- Director · Common StockOther 21 000 · 2026-05-20
- Director · Common StockOther 21 000 · 2026-05-20
- Director, President and CEO · Common StockSold 20 559 @ $3,84$79K · 2026-02-18
- Chief Research Officer · Common StockSold 4 925 @ $3,84$19K · 2026-02-18
- Chief Financial Officer · Common StockSold 8 149 @ $3,84$31K · 2026-02-18
- General Counsel and Secretary · Common StockSold 4 925 @ $3,84$19K · 2026-02-18
- Chief Research Officer · Common StockOther 16 667 · 2026-02-17
- Director, President and CEO · Common StockOther 67 797 · 2026-02-17
- Chief Financial Officer · Common StockOther 27 584 · 2026-02-17
- General Counsel and Secretary · Common StockOther 16 667 · 2026-02-17
- Director, President and CEO · Common StockSold 34 799 @ $4,17$145K · 2026-01-22
- Chief Research Officer · Common StockSold 10 200 @ $4,03$41K · 2026-01-21
- General Counsel and Secretary · Common StockSold 8 854 @ $4,03$36K · 2026-01-21
- Chief Financial Officer · Common StockSold 15 213 @ $4,03$61K · 2026-01-21
- Chief Research Officer · Common StockOther 16 219 · 2026-01-21
- General Counsel and Secretary · Common StockOther 8 425 · 2026-01-20
- General Counsel and Secretary · Common StockOther 14 908 · 2026-01-20
- Chief Financial Officer · Common StockOther 3 888 · 2026-01-20
- Chief Financial Officer · Common StockOther 13 900 · 2026-01-20
- Chief Financial Officer · Common StockOther 26 575 · 2026-01-20
- Chief Research Officer · Common StockOther 2 500 · 2026-01-20
- Chief Research Officer · Common StockOther 10 447 · 2026-01-20
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From filings & derived data- EPS (basic) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES -4Unknown
- Current liabilities (annual): USD 8.91MUnknown
- Total liabilities (annual): USD 62.17MUnknown
- Net income (annual): USD -45.72MUnknown
- Current assets (annual): USD 118.74MUnknown
- R&D expense (annual): USD 54.17MUnknown
- EPS (diluted) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES -4Unknown
- Total assets (annual): USD 154.42MUnknown
- Operating cash flow (annual): USD -65.84MUnknown
- Shareholders' equity (annual): USD 92.25MUnknown
- Cash & equivalents (annual): USD 110.82MUnknown
- Total operating expenses (annual): USD 86.41MUnknown
- Shares outstanding (annual): 24.09MUnknown
- Operating income (annual): USD -52.15MUnknown
- Revenue (annual): USD 34.26MUnknown
- Total assets (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 13.2%Derived (calculated)
- Operating income (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -99.3%Derived (calculated)
- R&D expense (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -9.0%Derived (calculated)
- Revenue (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -50.1%Derived (calculated)
- Shareholders' equity (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 63.6%Derived (calculated)
- Total liabilities (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -22.3%Derived (calculated)
- Net margin (FY 2025-12-31): -133.4%Derived (calculated)
- Return on equity (FY 2025-12-31): -49.6%Derived (calculated)
- Return on assets (FY 2025-12-31): -29.6%Derived (calculated)