SOPHiA GENETICS SA (NASDAQ:SOPH – Get Free Report) insider Zhenyu Xu sold 10,000 shares of SOPHiA GENETICS stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $6.92, for a total value of $69,200.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 600,887 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,158,138.04. This represents a 1.64% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
Zhenyu Xu also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Friday, August 7th, Zhenyu Xu sold 17,000 shares of SOPHiA GENETICS stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $7.29, for a total transaction of $123,930.00.
- On Wednesday, August 5th, Zhenyu Xu sold 3,000 shares of SOPHiA GENETICS stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $7.00, for a total transaction of $21,000.00.
- On Monday, July 13th, Zhenyu Xu sold 4,000 shares of SOPHiA GENETICS stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $5.70, for a total transaction of $22,800.00.
- On Monday, July 6th, Zhenyu Xu sold 7,393 shares of SOPHiA GENETICS stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $5.17, for a total transaction of $38,221.81.
SOPHiA GENETICS Stock Performance
Shares of NASDAQ SOPH opened at $7.71 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $646.79 million, a PE ratio of -6.70 and a beta of 0.96. SOPHiA GENETICS SA has a 12 month low of $2.96 and a 12 month high of $7.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 2.69 and a quick ratio of 1.90. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $5.63 and a 200-day simple moving average of $5.15.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On SOPHiA GENETICS
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Perkins Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of SOPHiA GENETICS in the 4th quarter valued at $49,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC purchased a new position in shares of SOPHiA GENETICS in the 3rd quarter worth $49,000. First Dallas Securities Inc. purchased a new position in shares of SOPHiA GENETICS in the 1st quarter worth $50,000. Quadrature Capital Ltd acquired a new position in SOPHiA GENETICS in the fourth quarter valued at $54,000. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new position in SOPHiA GENETICS in the fourth quarter valued at $55,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 31.59% of the company’s stock.
Trending Headlines about SOPHiA GENETICS
Here are the key news stories impacting SOPHiA GENETICS this week:
- Positive Sentiment: BTIG Research raised its price target for SOPH from $8 to $9 while maintaining a Buy rating. The move adds to recent analyst support and reinforces the stock’s upward momentum. BTIG Research raises SOPHiA GENETICS price target
- Positive Sentiment: SOPHiA GENETICS reached a new 12-month high following the analyst upgrade, indicating strong investor demand and a favorable near-term trading reaction. SOPHiA GENETICS reaches a new 12-month high
- Positive Sentiment: HC Wainwright continues to rate SOPH Buy with a $14 price target, well above recent trading levels. Its longer-term forecast still calls for a return to profitability, including positive EPS estimates for 2029 and 2030.
- Neutral Sentiment: Chief Technology Officer Abhimanyu Verma sold 5,000 shares for approximately $34,750 under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan. Because the sale was scheduled in advance and reduced his ownership by only 2.6%, it carries limited signaling value.
- Negative Sentiment: HC Wainwright lowered EPS estimates across several periods: Q3 2026 to $(0.13), FY2026 to $(0.77) from $(0.58), FY2027 to $(0.31) from $(0.20), and FY2028 to $(0.02) from positive $0.04. Estimates for Q1–Q4 2027 were also reduced, suggesting profitability may arrive later than previously expected.
- Negative Sentiment: The company’s latest quarterly loss of $(0.26) per share exceeded the expected $(0.21) loss, highlighting ongoing profitability pressure despite revenue exceeding expectations. SOPH remains deeply unprofitable, which could limit further gains if growth or the path to breakeven weakens.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of brokerages have weighed in on SOPH. Zacks Research raised SOPHiA GENETICS to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. BTIG Research upped their target price on SOPHiA GENETICS from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of SOPHiA GENETICS in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, HC Wainwright increased their target price on SOPHiA GENETICS from $12.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $10.00.
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About SOPHiA GENETICS
SOPHiA GENETICS SA is a data-driven medicine company founded in 2011 and headquartered in La Tène, Switzerland. The firm develops and operates a cloud-native software platform designed to standardize and analyze complex genomic and radiomic data. Its core offering, the SOPHiA DDM™ platform, leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms to help healthcare institutions, laboratories and biopharmaceutical partners derive actionable insights from next-generation sequencing and medical imaging datasets.
The SOPHiA DDM™ platform supports a range of clinical applications, including oncology, hereditary diseases and rare genetic disorders.
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