Personalis, Inc. PSNL
Personalis, Inc. (PSNL) earns a Piotroski F-score of 3/9 (weak financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $69.6M at a -116.7% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -1.28 — elevated (above the −1.78 line — aggressive-accounting signals worth a closer look) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 3/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.683 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -1.889 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.264 |
| Equity / liabilities | 3.579 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSNL | Personalis, Inc. | 3/9 | 0.31 | — | -17.7% |
| XGN | EXAGEN INC. | 3/9 | -14.91 | — | +19.7% |
| BNR | Burning Rock Biotech Ltd | 5/9 | -11.46 | — | +9.2% |
| BDSX | BIODESIX INC | 3/9 | -19.59 | — | +24.1% |
| CFOR | CapForce Inc. | 2/9 | -14.09 | 1 | — |
| BGLC | BioNexus Gene Lab Corp | 4/9 | 13.26 | — | — |
| YDES | YD Bio Ltd | 1/9 | -1.35 | — | — |
About Personalis, Inc.
Personalis, Inc. develops, markets, and sells advanced cancer genomic tests and services in the United States and internationally. The company offers NeXT Personal, a tumor-informed liquid biopsy test for detection of minimal residual disease (MRD), therapy response and recurrence monitoring in solid tumor cancers; and ImmunoID NeXT, a tissue-based service that combines whole exome and whole transcriptome sequencing data with advanced analytics to provide a multi-dimensional view of the tumor and the tumor microenvironment from a single sample. It also provides NeXT Personal Dx, a tumor-informed liquid biopsy test for the detection of MRD; and NeXT Dx, a tumor profiling test that is used to help select therapy for a cancer patient and identify potential clinical trials for a patient. In addition, the company performs whole exome sequencing of cancer tissue and matched blood samples for diagnostic companies as an input to their products; and whole genome sequencing on human samples for research projects, such as population sequencing initiatives. Its services are used by pharmaceutical companies for translational research, biomarker discovery, the development of personalized cancer therapies, and for clinical trials, as well as tests are used by physicians to detect residual or recurrent cancer in patients, monitor cancer response to therapy, and uncover insights for therapy selection. The company's customers include pharmaceutical companies, biopharmaceutical companies, diagnostics companies, universities, non-profits, government entities, and cancer patients. The company has strategic collaboration with Tempus AI, Inc. to bring testing to colorectal cancer patients. Personalis, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.
FAQ
Is PSNL financially healthy?
Personalis, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 3/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does PSNL pay a dividend?
No, Personalis, Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is PSNL?
In FY2025, Personalis, Inc. had a net margin of -116.7% and a return on equity of -31.1%.
What is the analyst price target for PSNL?
The average Wall-Street price target for Personalis, Inc. is $10.86, about 23.6% below the recent price, from 7 analysts.
Is PSNL a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Personalis, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 3/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.