Things Getting Uglier for Guardant Health (GH)

By Kim Brooks • Wednesday, December 14 15:30 • Permanent Link

It hasn't been a great afternoon session for Guardant Health investors, who have watched their shares sink by -6.8% to a price of $41.72. Some of you might be wondering if it's time to buy the dip. If you are considering this, make sure to check the company's fundamentals first to determine if the shares are fairly valued at today's prices.

Guardant Health, Inc., a precision oncology company, provides blood tests, data sets, and analytics in the United States and internationally. The company belongs to the Healthcare sector, which has an average price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 13.21 and an average price to book (P/B) ratio of 4.07.

In contrast, Guardant Health has a trailing 12 month P/E ratio of -10.1 and a P/B ratio of 25.6, showing that it is overvalued compared to its sector averages. In addtion, Guardant Health's PEG ratio is -0.56. Since it's negative, the company has negative growth expectations that cannot justify its elevated valuation.

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