Azenta, Inc. (AZTA)Healthcare | Medical Instruments & Supplies | Burlington, United States | NasdaqGS
26.05 USD
+0.69
(2.721%)
⇧
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 26.05 |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:11 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Azenta is currently broken by a severe fundamental deterioration. The company is posting negative earnings (-$2.41 trailing EPS) and negative operating margins (-10.5%), which contradicts any narrative of a 'value compounder.' The balance sheet, while showing low debt relative to equity, cannot mask the fact that the business is destroying shareholder value through operations. The price action confirms this distress, with the stock trading significantly below its book value and failing to recover from a massive multi-year decline where it lost over 36% of its value last year alone. The recent news of a securities fraud investigation adds a layer of legal risk that makes holding this stock perilous. With no dividend to provide income and a statistical forecast leaning slightly negative, the only logical move is to avoid the stock entirely until the legal and operational issues are resolved. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.126714 |
| MSTL | 0.129974 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.130414 |
| AutoETS | 0.130685 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 42% |
| H-stat | 0.06 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.112 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.71 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2021-12-01 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2021-12-01 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 3.583 |
| Revenue per Share | 12.992 |
| Market Cap | 1,200,717,568 |
| Forward P/E | 42.43 |
| Beta | 1.37 |
| Profit Margins | -29.06% |
| Previous Name | Brooks Automation, Inc. |
| Website | https://www.azenta.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 6:11 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a significant downside move, evidenced by heavy put open interest at strikes 15.0 and 17.5 for the December 2026 expiration. While there is some call volume at the 30.0 strike, the overwhelming majority of option activity is concentrated in out-of-the-money puts, suggesting a bearish sentiment focused on a potential drop of 25-40% from current levels.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-02 | 0.10 | 0.091424 |
| 2021-09-02 | 0.10 | 0.116659 |
| 2021-06-03 | 0.10 | 0.102281 |
| 2021-03-04 | 0.10 | 0.130719 |
| 2020-12-03 | 0.10 | 0.138889 |
| 2020-09-03 | 0.10 | 0.204918 |
| 2020-06-04 | 0.10 | 0.232450 |
| 2020-03-05 | 0.10 | 0.288351 |
| 2019-12-05 | 0.10 | 0.244320 |
| 2019-09-05 | 0.10 | 0.283930 |
| 2019-06-06 | 0.10 | 0.250000 |
| 2019-02-28 | 0.10 | 0.311429 |
| 2018-12-06 | 0.10 | 0.362319 |
| 2018-09-06 | 0.10 | 0.276014 |
| 2018-05-31 | 0.10 | 0.305998 |
| 2018-03-01 | 0.10 | 0.377074 |
| 2017-11-30 | 0.10 | 0.401768 |
| 2017-09-07 | 0.10 | 0.367242 |
| 2017-05-31 | 0.10 | 0.362976 |
| 2017-03-01 | 0.10 | 0.470588 |
| 2016-11-30 | 0.10 | 0.613497 |
| 2016-08-31 | 0.10 | 0.793021 |
| 2016-06-01 | 0.10 | 0.888099 |
| 2016-03-02 | 0.10 | 1.019368 |
| 2015-12-02 | 0.10 | 0.853242 |
| 2015-09-02 | 0.10 | 0.977517 |
| 2015-06-03 | 0.10 | 0.848896 |
| 2015-03-04 | 0.10 | 0.843170 |
| 2014-12-03 | 0.10 | 0.849618 |
| 2014-09-03 | 0.10 | 0.881834 |
| 2014-06-04 | 0.08 | 0.851970 |
| 2014-03-05 | 0.08 | 0.757576 |
| 2013-12-04 | 0.08 | 0.782014 |
| 2013-09-04 | 0.08 | 0.890869 |
| 2013-06-05 | 0.08 | 0.779727 |
| 2013-03-06 | 0.08 | 0.796020 |
| 2012-12-05 | 0.08 | 1.041667 |
| 2012-09-05 | 0.08 | 1.011378 |
| 2012-06-06 | 0.08 | 0.838574 |
| 2012-03-07 | 0.08 | 0.686695 |
| 2011-12-07 | 0.08 | 0.778210 |
| 2011-09-07 | 0.08 | 0.896861 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.21315545 |
| Address1 | 200 Summit Drive |
| Address2 | 6th Floor |
| All Time High | 124.79 |
| All Time Low | 2.52 |
| Ask | 32.61 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.2 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 680,740 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,092,559 |
| Average Volume | 1,092,559 |
| Average Volume10Days | 680,740 |
| Beta | 1.369 |
| Bid | 18.7 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 2 |
| Book Value | 33.73 |
| City | Burlington |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 26.05 |
| Current Ratio | 2.827 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 26.4082 |
| Day Low | 24.96 |
| Debt To Equity | 3.583 |
| Display Name | Azenta |
| Dividend Date | 1,640,217,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,070,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,070,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,070,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,785,873,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,785,873,600 |
| Ebitda | 36,716,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.061550003 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 23.856 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.468 |
| Enterprise Value | 875,911,552 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.378 |
| Eps Forward | 0.614 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -2.41 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,638,403,200 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 22.2252 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 3.8247986 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.17209287 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -21.315544 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 41.73 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -15.68 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.37574887 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 15.93 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 10.119999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.63527924 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 15.93 - 41.73 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 791,735,400,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 0.83 |
| Float Shares | 40,604,534 |
| Forward Eps | 0.614 |
| Forward P E | 42.42671 |
| Free Cashflow | 101,328,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 2,900 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.4433 |
| Gross Profits | 264,419,008 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.01002 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.1689 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 46,092,804 |
| Industry | Medical Instruments & Supplies |
| Industry Disp | Medical Instruments & Supplies |
| Industry Key | medical-instruments-supplies |
| Ir Website | http://www.brooks.com/company/investors |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,638,403,200 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.1 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,759,190,400 |
| Long Business Summary | Azenta, Inc. provides biological and chemical compound sample exploration and management solutions for the life sciences industry in the United States, China, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates through Sample Management Solutions and Multiomics segments. The Sample Management Solutions segment provides sample management products and services, including automated stores, cryogenic systems, automated sample tubes, consumables and instruments, and controlled rate thawing devices, as well as sample repository services. This segment also offers consultation services to clients throughout their experimental design and implementation processes. The Multiomics segment provides genomic and other sample analysis services comprising gene sequencing, gene synthesis, and related services. The company has a strategic partnership with Frontier Space Ltd to conduct scientific experiments in space. The company was formerly known as Brooks Automation, Inc. and changed its name to Azenta, Inc. in December 2021. Azenta, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts. |
| Long Name | Azenta, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,200,717,568 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_336648 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-07-13 |
| Net Income To Common | -110,890,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,790,726,400 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,168,913,509 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 5 |
| Open | 25.3 |
| Operating Cashflow | 62,340,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.10556 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.53 |
| Phone | 888 229 3682 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 26.05 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,981,117 |
| Prev Name | Brooks Automation, Inc. |
| Previous Close | 25.36 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 68.915344 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.7723095 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.0129921 |
| Profit Margins | -0.2906 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.124 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.16667 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.689999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.72081 |
| Regular Market Day High | 26.4082 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 24.96 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 24.96 - 26.4082 |
| Regular Market Open | 25.3 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 25.36 |
| Regular Market Price | 26.05 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 567,430 |
| Return On Assets | -0.0063899998 |
| Return On Equity | -0.06811 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.01 |
| Revenue Per Share | 12.992 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Sector Disp | Healthcare |
| Sector Key | healthcare |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 46,092,804 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.135 |
| Shares Short | 6,221,125 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 5,865,275 |
| Short Name | Azenta, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.2125 |
| Short Ratio | 7.12 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | MA |
| Symbol | AZTA |
| Target High Price | 33.0 |
| Target Low Price | 20.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 26.2 |
| Target Median Price | 28.0 |
| Total Cash | 380,516,992 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 8.255 |
| Total Debt | 55,711,000 |
| Total Revenue | 596,483,968 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -2.41 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 28.28095 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -2.2309513 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.0788853 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 567,430 |
| Website | https://www.azenta.com |
| Zip | 1,803 |