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CSTL

Castle Biosciences Inc. Common Stock (CSTL) fair value

Healthcare · Diagnostics & Research · NASDAQ · United States
$33.08-0.33%
Market cap $1.0BNext earnings 2026-11-05Updated Oct 20, 2026
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Our verdict
Trades 19% below our fair value
Price
$33.08
Model fair valueConfidence: low
about $40.80
Built from weaker models, sales multiples or analyst targets, so treat it as a rough guide.
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ACCE opinionCastle Biosciences Inc. Common Stock (CSTL)
Fair value (2 models)
Not available
ACCE price target
$35.00
Rating
Not rated
Horizon
12 months
ACCE price target published on 13 Oct 2026, 00:00 CEST.
Price used: $33.08 at the close on 23 Oct 2026, 22:00 CEST.
Models: Analyst consensus and Sales comps.
Fair value: the average of the applicable valuation models (discounted cash flow, multiples, residual income, dividend discount, shareholder yield), each run on the latest financial statements and the market price shown. Opinion columns (fair value, target, rating) are shown apart from the data. Full methodology: acceinvestments.com/data/how-we-value-stocks
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Data
ACCE score
55
out of 100
Analysts
100% buy
9 covering
1-year return
+36.8%
Dividend yield
0.00%

Castle Biosciences Inc. Common Stock in four questions

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Overview

ACCE thesis

Castle Biosciences sells genomic and molecular diagnostic tests, including the DecisionDx family for melanoma, uveal melanoma, and Barrett's esophagus, plus its MyPath and TissueCypher tests, which are ordered by dermatologists, oncologists, and gastroenterologists. The core advantage is reimbursement: the company has built a base of tests with payer coverage and a 77.3% gross margin, which tells you the economics of each result are strong once volume is there. Revenue grew 20.1% over the last year, and the near-term story rests on test volume and reimbursement expansion across these franchises. Operating margin is still slightly negative at -3.0% and ROE is -4.2%, so this is a company where profitability depends on operating leverage arriving as volume scales. At a $1.0B market cap with no index membership and a composite score of 55/100, the name is worth a deeper look mainly to test whether the gross margin and 20% growth translate into a clear path to positive operating margin.

AI-assisted·How I use AIWritten Oct 18, 2026
⚠ Investor warnings · 3 flagsAI-assisted·How I use AI
  • moderate
    Earnings declining sharply
    Earnings fell 51.6% YoY even as revenue grew 20.1%, and operating margin sits at -3.0%. Profitability is not keeping pace with the top line.
  • moderate
    Insider selling, no buying
    Insiders sold $2.10M across the last 10 disclosed transactions and bought nothing. Insider ownership is only 2.4%, so the signal is modest.
  • moderate
    Negative return on equity
    ROE is -4.2% and net margin is -5.4%, so the company is still loss-making on a net basis despite a 77.3% gross margin.

AI research notes

AI-assisted·How I use AIWritten Oct 19, 2026 · figures from 2026-06-30 · prices to Oct 23, 2026
Why it could do well
  • Revenue grew 20.1% year over year, and the five-year average annual growth rate is 40.6%.
  • Latest quarterly earnings beat expectations by 84.1%, with earnings per share of -0.07 against -0.44 expected.
Why it could disappoint
  • The company still loses money, with a net margin of -5.4% and a return on equity of -4.2%.
  • Free cash flow of $28M over the last twelve months gives a free cash flow yield of just 2.7% at the current price.
  • The share price of $33.08 already sits 5.5% below the ACCE price target of $35.00, so the upside case is more modest than it looks.
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$33.08
Model fair valueConfidence: low
about $40.80
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News and Record

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Recent performance

1 week
+3.5%
1 month
-5.2%
3 months
+34.0%
6 months
+35.2%
YTD
-15.0%
1 year
+36.8%

SEC filings

Recommendation history, last 12 months

DateTypeNewPreviousPrice
13 Oct 2026, 00:00 CESTACCE price target$35.00first publication$34.42
29 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$14.67$15.30$35.81
27 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$15.30$15.05$35.81
21 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$15.05$15.53$35.34
16 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$15.53$15.32$33.44
13 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$15.32$15.55$32.33
11 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$15.55$15.35$32.76
8 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$15.35$15.15$32.91
5 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$15.15$15.59$32.65
20 Aug 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$15.59$24.89$28.88

This analysis is not personalised investment advice and does not take your situation, objectives or risk tolerance into account. ACCE Investments is not an authorised investment firm.

Investing in shares carries a risk of losing capital. The value of an investment can go down as well as up.

Valuation horizon: 12 months from the publication date.

Conflicts of interest. ACCE Investments is operated by Adrien Chantreuil, who may hold personal positions in the securities analysed. Positions are declared on each security. ACCE receives no payment from the companies analysed or from any intermediary for this analysis.

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Snapshot

Growth52Value25Quality47Momentum97Total55
Valuation
Trailing P/E
no data
Forward P/E
-36.2x
PEG
no data
P/B
2.27x
EV / Revenue
2.3x
Book value/sh
$15.41
Enterprise value
$836M
Profitability
ROE
-4.2%
FCF yield
2.80%
ROIC
-3.9%
Health and risk
Debt / equity
0.08
Dividend yield
0.00%
Beta
0.94

Price

+35.0% · 1Y

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Answered from Castle Biosciences Inc. Common Stock fundamentals + recent valuations. Every number shows its source and date.

This stock Peer Peer median weaker → stronger
ROEbetter than 67% of peers
low -50%-4%high 46%
Div yieldbetter than 83% of peers
low 0.0%0.0%high 2.9%

Peers

Prices Oct 23, 2026
CompanyPriceFair valuevs fair valueP/EROEQualityScore
CSTL Castle Biosciences Inc. Common Stock$33.08----4.2%4755
CBAV.MC Clínica Baviera, S.A.€53.80€4910% above18.7x45.9%8571
OPK OPKO Health Inc. Common Stock$1.63----5.9%3142
PSNL Personalis Inc. Common Stock$15.85----50.3%3148
WGS GeneDx Holdings Corp. Class A Common Stock$56.15----40.8%4333
NEO NeoGenomics Inc. Common Stock$16.59----6.3%3956
VIMIAN.ST Vimian Group AB (publ)kr 40.90kr 2658% above53.8x5.3%7163

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  • PR Newswire•Oct 15, 2026
    Castle Biosciences to Release Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Host Webcast on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026
  • PR Newswire•Oct 12, 2026
    ACG 2026 Data Show TissueCypher® Identifies Elevated Risk of Progression Beyond Pathology Findings in Barrett's Esophagus
  • PR Newswire•Sep 30, 2026
    Late-Breaking EADV 2026 Data Support Use of DecisionDx®-Melanoma in SLNB Decision-Making and Risk-Aligned Post Surgical Management
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8-KCurrent reportPeriod 2026-05-06
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