What is HC Wainwright’s Forecast for SLGL FY2025 Earnings?

Sol-Gel Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:SLGL) – Research analysts at HC Wainwright cut their FY2025 earnings estimates for Sol-Gel Technologies in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, December 22nd. HC Wainwright analyst R. Selvaraju now anticipates that the company will earn ($0.74) per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of ($0.68). HC Wainwright currently has a “Buy” rating and a $50.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Sol-Gel Technologies’ current full-year earnings is ($0.28) per share. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for Sol-Gel Technologies’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($1.84) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($1.81) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($1.41) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($6.81) EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Wall Street Zen cut Sol-Gel Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 1st. Zacks Research raised Sol-Gel Technologies to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Sol-Gel Technologies in a research note on Monday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $50.00.

Sol-Gel Technologies Trading Up 2.4%

SLGL opened at $43.17 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $38.44 and its 200-day moving average is $25.17. The stock has a market cap of $120.44 million, a PE ratio of -13.24 and a beta of 1.36. Sol-Gel Technologies has a twelve month low of $4.02 and a twelve month high of $52.26.

Sol-Gel Technologies (NASDAQ:SLGL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 20th. The company reported ($2.13) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($2.09) by ($0.04). Sol-Gel Technologies had a negative net margin of 47.37% and a negative return on equity of 33.61%. The firm had revenue of $0.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $0.30 million.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, major shareholder Opaleye Management Inc. purchased 2,735 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 17th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $40.37 per share, with a total value of $110,411.95. Following the purchase, the insider owned 374,530 shares in the company, valued at $15,119,776.10. This trade represents a 0.74% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders purchased 9,599 shares of company stock valued at $368,030 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 66.51% of the company’s stock.

Sol-Gel Technologies Company Profile

Sol-Gel Technologies, Inc (NASDAQ: SLGL) is a U.S.-based advanced materials company specializing in the development and commercialization of nanostructured materials using proprietary sol-gel processes. Leveraging expertise in materials chemistry and thin-film deposition, the company focuses on the production of metal oxide powders, sols, coatings and functional inks designed to enhance performance in a variety of industrial and commercial applications.

The company’s product portfolio includes corrosion- and abrasion-resistant coatings, dielectric and conductive films, catalyst supports and specialty fillers.