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Lifecore Biomedical Inc

LFCR

7.930USD

+0.230+2.99%
Close 09/18, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
293.62MMarket Cap
LossP/E TTM

Lifecore Biomedical Inc

7.930

+0.230+2.99%

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite a weak stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
76 / 175
Overall Ranking
205 / 4723
Industry
Pharmaceuticals

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 4 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
10.000
Target Price
+27.23%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Lifecore Biomedical, Inc. is a fully integrated contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO). The Company designs, develops, manufactures and sells differentiated products for biomaterials markets and license technology applications to partners. The Company offers highly differentiated capabilities in the development, fill and finish of sterile, injectable-grade pharmaceutical products in syringes and vials. It is involved in the manufacture of pharmaceutical-grade sodium hyaluronate (HA) in bulk form, as well as formulated and filled syringes and vials for injectable products used in treating a spectrum of medical conditions and procedures. The Company uses its fermentation process and aseptic formulation and filling expertise to develop HA-based products for multiple applications and to take advantage of non-HA devices and drug opportunities.
High Growth
The company's revenue has grown steadily over the past 3 years, averaging 24.79% year-on-year.
Turnaround to Loss
The company's performance has turned to a loss, with the latest annual loss of USD 44.36M.%!(EXTRA int=2)
Undervalued
The company’s latest PE is -6.04, at a low 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 27.35M shares, decreasing 9.34% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by The Vanguard
Star Investor The Vanguard holds 1.61M shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company's current financial score is 7.27, which is lower than the Pharmaceuticals industry's average of 7.84. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 36.44M, representing a year-over-year decrease of 3.81%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 71.10%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.27
Change
0

Financials

7.25

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

7.29

Operational Efficiency

7.24

Growth Potential

7.28

Shareholder Returns

7.26

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current valuation score is 1.20, which is lower than the Pharmaceuticals industry's average of 2.06. Its current P/E ratio is -6.04, which is -65.83% below the recent high of -2.06 and 25.58% above the recent low of -4.50.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
1.20
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 76/175
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 7.50, which is lower than the Pharmaceuticals industry's average of 7.78. The average price target for Lifecore Biomedical Inc is 10.00, with a high of 10.00 and a low of 10.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.50
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 4 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
10.000
Target Price
+29.87%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

179
Total
5
Median
8
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Lifecore Biomedical Inc
LFCR
4
Biogen Inc
BIIB
35
Amgen Inc
AMGN
34
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc
VRTX
32
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc
ALNY
32
Eli Lilly and Co
LLY
31
1
2
3
...
36

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current price momentum score is 7.11, which is higher than the Pharmaceuticals industry's average of 6.64. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 8.59 and the support level at 6.90, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.23
Change
-0.12

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(1)
Neutral(1)
Buy(4)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
0.084
Buy
RSI(14)
56.889
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
76.798
Buy
ATR(14)
0.422
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
102.986
Buy
Williams %R
44.970
Buy
TRIX(12,20)
0.091
Sell
StochRSI(14)
100.000
Overbought
Moving Average
Sell(0)
Neutral(0)
Buy(6)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
7.738
Buy
MA10
7.555
Buy
MA20
7.566
Buy
MA50
7.533
Buy
MA100
7.325
Buy
MA200
6.893
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 7.00, which is higher than the Pharmaceuticals industry's average of 6.26. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 73.90%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 9.40%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 1.61M shares, representing 4.35% of shares outstanding, with 5.17% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Wynnefield Capital, Inc.
4.70M
--
Legion Partners Asset Management, LLC
4.43M
--
Greenhaven Road Investment Management, L.P.
3.62M
--
325 Capital LLC
2.16M
+172.80%
Laughing Water Capital, LP
1.90M
+20.39%
David Capital Partners, LLC
1.80M
+8.94%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
1.63M
+8.97%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
1.55M
+1.04%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
750.50K
+9.44%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current risk assessment score is 4.91, which is higher than the Pharmaceuticals industry's average of 4.07. The company's beta value is 0.63. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
4.91
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.63
VaR
+4.91%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+34.28%
240-Day Volatility
+66.86%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+12.04%
120 days
+19.58%
5 years
+85.63%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-6.70%
120 days
-22.32%
5 years
-67.32%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+0.79
120 days
+0.91
5 years
+0.33
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+34.28%
3 years
+81.87%
5 years
+86.93%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+1.74
3 years
-0.05
5 years
-0.06
Skewness
240 days
-0.00
3 years
+2.47
5 years
+2.78
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+66.86%
5 years
+70.90%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+4.75%
5 years
+5.03%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+121.25%
240 days
+121.25%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+42.40%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+26.00%
Liquidity
Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.40%
120 days
+0.58%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
-52.28%
60 days
-35.61%
120 days
-7.09%

Peer Comparison

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7.76 /10
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