Prenetics Global Limited (PRE)Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | Quarry Bay, Hong Kong | NasdaqGM
25.76 USD
-0.49
(-1.867%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 25.76 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:25 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Prenetics is currently bifurcated between a compelling turnaround narrative and a precarious financial reality. Fundamentally, the company is showing signs of life with a massive 480% revenue surge driven by its IM8 brand launch and a path to profitability on course, which explains the recent price recovery from multi-year lows. However, the balance sheet remains fragile with negative free cash flow and negative operating margins, meaning this growth is not yet self-sustaining. The lack of a dividend and the severe long-term price trajectory—down nearly 94% over four years—highlight the depth of past distress, even though the most recent annual return was positive. While the analyst consensus is strongly bullish based on the turnaround potential, the market is pricing in significant risk, evidenced by the heavy put activity and elevated implied volatility. This creates a high-risk, high-reward scenario suitable only for investors comfortable with volatility while waiting for the cash flow to turn positive. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.072171 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.072235 |
| MSTL | 0.077586 |
| AutoTheta | 0.109841 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 32% |
| H-stat | 9.14 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.650 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.59 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 0.734 |
| Revenue per Share | 9.631 |
| Market Cap | 432,236,224 |
| Forward P/E | -9.63 |
| Beta | 0.25 |
| Profit Margins | -30.40% |
| Website | https://www.prenetics.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:25 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume relative to calls, particularly in the near term (September 2026), where out-of-the-money puts dominate open interest. Implied volatility is significantly elevated for puts compared to calls, indicating a fear of downside moves despite the recent price recovery. Long-dated calls show some interest in the $25 strike, but the overall sentiment is skewed toward hedging against further declines rather than betting on a sustained rally.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 2.2208588 |
| Address1 | Unit 703-706, K11 Atelier King’s Road |
| Address2 | 728 King’s Road |
| All Time High | 131.25 |
| All Time Low | 2.85 |
| Ask | 23.43 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.0 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 390,010 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 235,488 |
| Average Volume | 235,488 |
| Average Volume10Days | 390,010 |
| Beta | 0.254 |
| Bid | 13.72 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 5.387 |
| City | Quarry Bay |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 25.76 |
| Current Ratio | 4.039 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 26.29 |
| Day Low | 25.07 |
| Debt To Equity | 0.734 |
| Display Name | Prenetics Global |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,787,056,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,787,056,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,787,056,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,313,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,313,800 |
| Ebitda | -53,972,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.34912 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -5.87 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.049 |
| Enterprise Value | 316,811,840 |
| Eps Current Year | -2.88 |
| Eps Forward | -2.675 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -3.46 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 19.4146 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 6.3454 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.3268365 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 222.08588 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 26.5 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.7399998 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.027924519 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 7.8 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 17.96 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 2.302564 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 7.8 - 26.5 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,626,442,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 12,778,356 |
| Forward Eps | -2.675 |
| Forward P E | -9.629907 |
| Free Cashflow | -36,145,376 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 98 |
| Fullday Change | -0.49 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.86667 |
| Fullday Price | 25.76 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.57765996 |
| Gross Profits | 89,302,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.14498 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.07861 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 16,779,357 |
| Industry | Packaged Foods |
| Industry Disp | Packaged Foods |
| Industry Key | packaged-foods |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,699,920,000 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:15 |
| Long Business Summary | Prenetics Global Limited operates as a consumer health sciences company in the United States and Hong Kong. The company focuses on advancing human health and longevity through science-backed products under the IM8 brand. It also operates a consumer genetic testing brand in CircleDNA leveraging sequencing technology to deliver personalized reports across various categories. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong. |
| Long Name | Prenetics Global Limited |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 432,236,224 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_270653313 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -55,981,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 440,793,707 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 5 |
| Open | 26.25 |
| Operating Cashflow | -40,489,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.45126 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 852 2210 9588 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 25.76 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,806 |
| Previous Close | 26.25 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -8.944444 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 4.7818823 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.7959626 |
| Profit Margins | -0.304 |
| Quick Ratio | 3.657 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.49 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.86667 |
| Regular Market Day High | 26.29 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 25.07 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 25.07 - 26.29 |
| Regular Market Open | 26.25 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 26.25 |
| Regular Market Price | 25.76 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 273,729 |
| Return On Assets | -0.18948999 |
| Return On Equity | -0.47006 |
| Revenue Growth | 2.107 |
| Revenue Per Share | 9.631 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.1966995 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Shares Outstanding | 15,198,385 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.035099998 |
| Shares Short | 589,711 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 665,824 |
| Short Name | Prenetics Global Limited |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.041199997 |
| Short Ratio | 2.6 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | PRE |
| Target High Price | 40.0 |
| Target Low Price | 30.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 34.8 |
| Target Median Price | 35.0 |
| Total Cash | 128,557,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 7.446 |
| Total Debt | 682,000 |
| Total Revenue | 154,592,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -3.46 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 18.0191 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 7.7409 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.42959416 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 273,729 |
| Website | https://www.prenetics.com |