Pulse Biosciences (PLSE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Pulse Biosciences, Inc. operates as a novel bioelectric medicine company. The company offers CellFX System, a tunable, software-enabled, and console-based platform that delivers nano second duration pulses of electrical energy to non-thermally clear targeted cells while sparing adjacent non-cellular tissue to treat a various medical condition by using its Nano-Pulse Stimulation technology. The company was formerly known as Electroblate, Inc. and changed its name to Pulse Biosciences, Inc. in December 2015. Pulse Biosciences, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Hayward, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $17.50 to $18.53
• 50-Day Range: $14.56 to $21.40
• 52-Week Range: $6.59 to $22.69
• Volume: 166,773 shs
• Average Volume: 200,640 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.11 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Pulse Biosciences Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Pulse Biosciences scored higher than 36% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 729th out of 944 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Pulse Biosciences.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Pulse Biosciences has a P/B Ratio of 22.20. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

12.40% of the float of Pulse Biosciences has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Pulse Biosciences has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 12.9, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Pulse Biosciences has recently increased by 1.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Pulse Biosciences does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Pulse Biosciences does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.60

Percentage of Shares Shorted

12.40% of the float of Pulse Biosciences has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Pulse Biosciences has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 12.9, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Pulse Biosciences has recently increased by 1.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.86

News Sentiment

Pulse Biosciences has a news sentiment score of 0.86. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Pulse Biosciences this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for PLSE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Pulse Biosciences to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Pulse Biosciences insiders have bought 120.65% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $1,921,835.00 in company stock and sold $871,000.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

71.50% of the stock of Pulse Biosciences is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

76.95% of the stock of Pulse Biosciences is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

PLSE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PLSE shares performed this year?

Pulse Biosciences' stock was trading at $12.24 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PLSE stock has increased by 46.9% and is now trading at $17.98.
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How were Pulse Biosciences' earnings last quarter?

Pulse Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLSE) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 30th. The company reported ($0.21) earnings per share for the quarter.

When did Pulse Biosciences IPO?

Pulse Biosciences (PLSE) raised $20 million in an IPO on Wednesday, May 18th 2016. The company issued 5,000,000 shares at $4.00 per share. MDB Capital Group and Feltl and Company served as the underwriters for the IPO.

Who are Pulse Biosciences' major shareholders?

Pulse Biosciences' top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (0.75%), Geode Capital Management LLC (0.74%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (0.24%) and Westside Investment Management Inc. (0.09%). Insiders that own company stock include Mitchell E Levinson, Burke Thomas Barrett and Kevin Patrick Danahy.
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How do I buy shares of Pulse Biosciences?

Shares of PLSE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Pulse Biosciences own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Pulse Biosciences investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Arista Networks (ANET), Adobe (ADBE), Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO) and Jabil (JBL).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/30/2024
• Today: 12/22/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Medical
• Industry: Surgical & medical instruments
• Sub-Industry: Medical Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PLSE
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1625101
• Web: www.pulsebiosciences.com
• Phone: (510) 906-4600
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 140
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-42,210,000.00
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -96.89%
• Return on Assets: -74.83%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 11.93
• Quick Ratio: 11.93

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $700,000.00
• Price / Sales: 1,580.11
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $0.81 per share
• Price / Book: 22.20

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 61,517,000
• Free Float: 17,532,000
• Market Cap: $1.11 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.78