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Prelude Therapeutics Inc(PRLD)

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QUALITY SIGNAL
1-STAR RATING
PASS
LAST CLOSE
$4.87
09/18/2026
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Upturn Advisory & Investor View for PRLD

09/18/2026: PRLD (1-star) is currently NOT-A-BUY. Pass it for now.

How to Read the Upturn Advisory

The Upturn Star Rating and the current BUY, SELL, or PASS advisory are generated by Upturn’s AI advisory engine based on proprietary signal analysis, price behavior, advisory history, and historical signal performance.

Company fundamentals, valuation, risks, and news provide supporting context about the business.

Price Behavior

Strong Uptrend
PRICE PATH

Strong Uptrend

The stock has maintained a strong upward price trend across the last three quarters.

Extreme Price Shocks
PRICE STABILITY

Extreme Price Shocks

The stock has experienced exceptionally large and disruptive price movements during the period.

Analysis of Past Performance

Type Stock
Historic Profit -48.85%
Avg. Invested days 28
Today’s Advisory PASS
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Upturn Scorecard

Upturn Star Rating

PRLD receives a 3-star rating, supported by solid company fundamentals. The rating is constrained by soft unit economics, soft quantitative characteristics, and weak price momentum.

Company Fundamentals

PRLD has solid overall fundamentals (4 stars), with soft financial health, solid growth momentum, and solid ownership. In FY2025 versus FY2024, solid earnings growth (+21.8%) and strong revenue growth (+73.4%) are partially offset by soft cash generation (FCF margin -464.3%), soft profitability (net margin -819.6%).

Financial Health Rating

PRLD's financial health is supported by moderate liquidity, including working-capital and asset support (WC/assets 37.3%). Cash strength is soft (2 stars), which helps explain the 2-star overall score.

Growth Momentum Score

Revenue growth is PRLD's strongest growth driver at +73.4% FY2025 versus FY2024 (strong, 5 stars). Earnings growth (+21.8%, solid) and free-cash-flow growth (+45.6%, strong) are also constructive, though not equally high across every growth measure.

Ownership

Institutional ownership is 76.5% and approximately 33.9% of outstanding shares are publicly tradable, supporting liquidity and institutional participation. Insider ownership of 13.76% supports management-shareholder alignment.

Top 5 Institutional Investors

Orbimed Advisors LLC 13.67%
Baker Bros Advisors LP 12.69%
Soleus Capital Management, L.P. 4.23%
Kynam Capital Management, LP 3.03%
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC 1.54%

Unit Economics (Per $1K Revenue)

PRLD generates approximately $859 of gross profit, $-8,613 of operating income, and $-4,643 of free cash flow for every $1,000 of revenue. Based on FY2025 results. Strong cash conversion and healthy margins support the rating, although capital efficiency remains below the highest tier.

Economic Dimensions

Effective Tax Rate: 0.00%

Quantitative Style Profile

PRLD has a Short Squeeze Candidate profile. Weak momentum is the primary drawback, while valuation that is moderately attractive rather than deeply discounted.

Style Classification

Quality Focused

Small / Mid Cap RiskShort Squeeze Risk

Key Highlights

Company Size Small-Cap Stock
Market Capitalization 388.64M USD
Price to earnings Ratio -
1Y Target Price 9.2
Price to earnings Ratio -
1Y Target Price 9.2
Volume (30-day avg) 537.6K shares
Beta 0.96
52 Weeks Range 1.02 - 6.83
Updated Date 09/20/2026
52 Weeks Range 1.02 - 6.83
Updated Date 09/20/2026
Dividends yield (FY) -
Basic EPS (TTM) -0.73
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Valuation

Trailing PE -
Forward PE -
Enterprise Value 254.54M
Price to Sales(TTM) 17.33
Enterprise Value 254.54M
Price to Sales(TTM) 17.33
Enterprise Value to Revenue 11.35
Enterprise Value to EBITDA -0.54
Shares Outstanding 65.08M
Shares Floating 22.07M
Shares Outstanding 65.08M
Shares Floating 22.07M
Percent Insiders 13.76
Percent Institutions 76.46

Financial Metrics

🧭 Investment Snapshot

Total Revenue (Scale)

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Net Income (Profit)

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Free Cash Flow (Cash Strength)

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📈 Growth & Strength

Operating Income (Core Profit)

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EBITDA (Cash Earnings)

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Gross Profit (Unit Profitability)

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🛡️ Financial Safety

Cash (Liquidity Buffer)

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Total Debt (Leverage Risk)

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Net Working Capital (Short-Term Health)

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🧱 Balance Sheet Strength

Stockholder Equity (Net Worth)

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Total Assets (Asset Base)

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Income Before Tax (Pre-Tax Earnings)

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⚙️ Cost & Drag Factors

Cost of Revenue (Production Cost)

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Total Operating Expenses (Operating Cost)

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Income Tax Expense (Tax Drag)

Information icon Amount of taxes paid or payable to the government. It is needed to evaluate the impact of taxation on overall profitability.

About Prelude Therapeutics Inc

Exchange NASDAQ
Headquarters Wilmington, DE, United States
IPO Launch date 2020-09-25
Founder, CEO & Director Dr. Krishna Vaddi D.V.M., Ph.D.
Sector Healthcare
Industry Biotechnology
Full time employees 79
Full time employees 79

Prelude Therapeutics Incorporated, a clinical-stage precision oncology company, focuses on the discovery and development of novel precision cancer medicines to underserved patients. It is developing JAK2V617F, a driver mutation product for the treatment of myeloproliferative neoplasms, myelofibrosis (MF), polycythemia vera, and essential thrombocythemia (ET); KAT6A for the treatment of advanced breast cancer and other solid tumors; and mutated calreticulin degrader antibody conjugates to treat MF and ET. The company has collaboration with AbCellera Biologics to discover, develop, and commercialize novel degrader antibody conjugates. Prelude Therapeutics Incorporated was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Wilmington, Delaware.