Caris Life Sciences, Inc. (CAI) - Stock Analysis

Last updated: Sep 20, 2026

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Shares rose 37% over 21 trading days and broke above the prior $28.01 high on above-average volume. Revenue grew 45% to $263.7 million, 2026 guidance was raised, and the nationwide Caris Detect rollout adds a recent catalyst.

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Idea window: 9/16/2026 – 9/23/2026Sector: Healthcare

AI Analyst Overview

Last Price
$32.17
Market Cap
$9.05B
1D Return
+0.53%
YTD Return
+19.24%

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Valuation Metrics

P/E
86.0
P/B
15.3
P/S
9.1
EV/EBITDA
54.7
Div Yield
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Fundamental Analysis

5.0

Key Financial Insights: • Margin Improvement • Strong Liquidity • Dilution Risk CAI shows improving margins and strong liquidity, but persistent losses, rising leverage, dilution, weak cash deployment, and elevated valuation warrant caution.

Liquidity
ValuationRisk

Price Behavior

6.0

Key Price Behavior Insights: • Strong upside momentum • $31 resistance • Pullback risk Support Level: $28.20–$28.50 Resistance Level: $31.00 CAI is bullish over the last month but faces $31.00 resistance and elevated pullback risk unless it holds above $28.20.

Bullish
Caution

Sentiment & News

6.0

Key News Insights: • AI Treatment Research • Lung Cancer Studies • Detect Campaign Launch Caris Life Sciences advanced its precision-oncology pipeline, AI-guided treatment research, and national blood-test marketing, though adoption costs and earnings revisions may temper near-term upside.

PrecisionOncology
DiagnosticsGrowth
AI

AI Summary

5.5
Neutral

CAI's upside now hinges less on its proven molecular-profiling growth and more on whether Caris Detect and AI-enabled oncology tools achieve reimbursed, scalable adoption before commercialization spending, leverage, and dilution erode per-share returns; investors should wait for sustained free-cash-flow and margin expansion evidence rather than chase the current narrative-driven valuation.

DiagnosticsGrowth
DilutionRisk
Reimbursement
AI summary updated 35 days ago

Description

Caris Life Sciences is a US-based provider of molecular profiling services and related laboratory and data offerings to clinical and biopharmaceutical customers worldwide. The company supplies tissue- and blood-based tests for cancer treatment selection and supports drug development through laboratory execution, data products, and research services. Founded in 2008, Caris is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

Idea History

DateCloseTickerCompanySummaryStatusP/L
Sep 16Sep 23CAICaris Life Sciences, Inc.
Shares rose 37% over 21 trading days and broke above the prior $28.01 high on above-average volume. Revenue grew 45% to $263.7 million, 2026 guidance was raised, and the nationwide Caris Detect rollout adds a recent catalyst.
Closed+12.2%
Aug 6Aug 13CAICaris Life Sciences, Inc.
Healthcare diagnostics catalyst with improving fundamentals: on 2026-08-05 Q2 revenue rose 45% YoY to $263.7M, full-year 2026 guidance was raised to $1.03B-$1.04B, and Caris Detect plus PTEN IHC testing expansion add product momentum.
Closed+10.9%
Jun 26Jul 3CAICaris Life Sciences, Inc.
CAI has favorable near-term momentum and business catalysts: Q1 revenue rose 79% YoY to $216.2M, recent updates include product launch activity, MolDX approval, New York authorization filing, clinical validation progress, expanded oncology network, a $100M buyback authorization, and about 17.8% stock gain over 21 trading days.
Closed-1.1%
Jun 18Jun 25CAICaris Life Sciences, Inc.
Constructive momentum plus catalysts: Q1 2026 revenue grew 79% YoY to $216.2M with positive free cash flow, liquidity is strong, and recent supports include a $100M buyback authorization and MolDX approval for Caris ChromoSeq.
Closed+1.3%
Jun 9Jun 16CAICaris Life Sciences, Inc.
Positive catalyst stack with Q1 2026 revenue of $216.2M, up 79% YoY, plus Caris MI Clarity launch, Caris ChromoSeq launch and MolDX approval, NY State authorization filing for Caris Assure, and a $100M share repurchase program announced on 2026-06-08.
Closed+6.0%
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