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PLSE

๐Ÿฅ Healthcare

Pulse Biosciences, Inc.

Conservative #1382Aggressive #1356Moderate RiskFโ†‘ 25pt
$19.29+0.42%
Day High$19.63
Day Low$18.63
Volume0.1M
Mkt Cap$1.3B
52W Low $1352W High $26
Market Cap
$1.5B
P/E Ratio
N/A
Rev Growth
0.0%
Sector avg: 161.5%
Earnings Growth
-35.8%
Profit Margin
-20794.6%
Sector avg: -3292.7%
Debt/Equity
0.09

Why This Score

PLSE scores 8.1 on the Conservative profile, blending a fundamental score (80% weight, emphasizing quality and stability (84% of fundamental weight)) with a machine-learning signal (20% weight) trained on 82 features across 30 years of data.

Strengths
  • Minimal leverage (D/E 0.09) provides financial flexibility and downside protection.
  • Positive but moderate momentum (26%) โ€” steady appreciation without overheating.
Risk Factors
  • Liquidity concern: Limited trading volume or float results in a 5-point penalty for execution risk.
  • Signal divergence: Fundamental and ML signals disagree by a significant margin, reducing confidence.
  • Above-average volatility (20.8%) may not suit conservative risk tolerance.

Net penalties of -19.7 points significantly impact the ranking. Without these adjustments, PLSE would rank considerably higher.

Score Breakdown

Overall Score8.1
Fundamental Score29.0
ML Score1.0

Score by Horizon

3 Month
5.4
6 Month
6.0
Primary
1 Year
6.3

Quality Assessment

F
Quality Grade
Low quality โ€” significant fundamental weaknesses
Speculative Classification
Anomalous margin data โ€” extreme values suggest one-time events or accounting irregularities.
Conservative score reduced by 4 points.

Position Sizing

Suggested Allocation
3.8%
Confidence
high

Score Composition Waterfall

How each component affects the final score
Backtested Scoring Levers (IC-calibrated from 30y ElasticNet)
Weinstein (12.1%)
100
Advancing
Sentiment (2.5%)
71
Positive
Analyst (6.4%)
63
Favorable
Tradability (post-hoc)
52
Grade Clow float
Base
14.3
SHAP
+0.1
Factors
-1.4
Conviction
-3.0
Divergence
-1.9
Final
8.1
Positive adjustment
Negative adjustment
Base blend
Final score

Factor Breakdown

31AVG
Value50
Quality0
Growth20
Stability70
Investment15

Signal SegmentsComputed from ML features

Fundamental (Valuation, Quality, Growth)41.0
Technical (Momentum, Weinstein, Volatility)77.0
External (Sentiment, Analyst, Macro)83.0
Scores below 50 indicate weakness in that segment relative to the universe.

Data Quality

Score
Features
Confidence
Feature Coverage89%

Growth Estimates

Short-term
-17.7% to -10.8%
Medium-term
-24.3% to -14.4%
Long-term
-30.6% to -17.7%

ML Model Core Features100 trained inputs โ†’ ML Score: 1

These features are direct inputs to the machine learning model. The model was trained on these signals alongside 100 features (including 12 momentum/technical indicators) to produce the ML percentile score.

Analyst Intelligence
Consensus Score62.5/100
Target Upside+47.1%
Coverage4 analysts
Market Sentiment
Sentiment Score71.0/100
News Volume1 articles
Technical Stage
Weinstein Stage2 โ€” Advancing
12M Momentum+0.3%
6M Momentum+0.5%
Volatility+0.2%
Momentum & Technical
Momentum Acceleration-22.4%
Momentum ConsistencyModerate (0.53)
Relative Strength vs Sector+1.3%
Trend Strength (ADX Proxy)Weak (1.2)
Momentum Quality+0.199
Momentum BreadthBroad โœ“
Macro Regime
Bull RegimeYes
High Vol RegimeNo
S&P 500 Return+25.0%
Yield Curve-0.1bp

Sector-Relative AnalysisIn-model features

Value Trap Signal
5%
Low risk
Sector RevGr Rank
P41
Revenue growth vs Healthcare peers
Sector PE Rank
P22
Valuation vs Healthcare peers
Sector FCF Rank
P41
Free cash flow vs Healthcare peers
Growth Deviation
-0.0ฯƒ
Z-score vs sector median
Stagnation Flag
NO
Not flagged

Analysis Signals

Scoring Factors
Fundamental score of 29 relative to sector peers29/100
Machine learning ensemble ranks this stock at the 1th percentileP1
Blended score: 80% fundamental (29) + 20% ML (1) = 23.423.4
Risk assessment: low. Low vol 0.2%; Drawdown 23% โ†’ 0.0ptLow
Earnings quality grade F: quality flags triggered โ€” see details below. Score adjusted by 0 pointsGrade F
SHAP feature alignment: +0.1pt (features align with model priorities)SHAP
Conviction adj: -3.0pt (conviction=N/A)Conviction
Divergence penalty: -1.9pt (ML 28pt lower)Divergence
Risk Factors
Speculative: ANOMALY_MARGIN (4.0pt penalty)Speculative
Liquidity penalty: -5.0pt (grade C)Liquidity

Sector Peer Comparison(Healthcare โ€” Rank #330 of 344 stocks)

StockScoreP/ERev GrowthMarginMkt Cap
PLSE8.1N/A0.0%-20794.6%$1.5B
INCY89.915.821.2%25.0%$19.6B
GMAB86.113.122.8%36.4%$17.9B
CPRX83.713.723.5%37.6%$3.0B
ASND78.316.698.0%-31.7%$13.8B
EXEL78.315.17.0%33.7%$11.9B
VRTX78.232.18.9%32.9%$121.8B
NBIX75.126.521.4%16.7%$13.1B
RPRX75.025.15.1%32.4%$19.3B
HOLX74.831.11.7%13.8%$16.8B
AMGN74.226.010.0%21.0%$204.8B
ARGX73.735.178.6%38.0%$47.4B
REGN73.019.41.0%31.4%$80.2B
ALKS72.916.5-6.4%23.9%$5.0B
ISRG72.761.720.5%28.4%$180.9B
KRYS71.541.4473.0%30.7%$7.9B
Sector Average36.641.9161.5%-3292.7%โ€”

Company Overviewvia FMP

Pulse Biosciences, Inc. operates as a novel bioelectric medicine company. It offers CellFX System, a tunable, software-enabled, and console-based platform that delivers nano second duration pulses of electrical energy to non-thermally clear targeted cells while sparing adjacent non-cellular tissue to treat a various medical condition by using its Nano-Pulse Stimulation technology. The company was formerly known as Electroblate, Inc. and changed its name to Pulse Biosciences, Inc. in December 2015. Pulse Biosciences, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Hayward, California.

CEO
Paul Arthur LaViolette
Employees
75
Beta
1.80
Industry
Medical - Instruments & Supplies
FMP-Identified Peers

Technical Picturecomputed from daily prices

RSI (14)
61.9
Neutral
Trend
Bullish
10-day vs 50-day MA
From 52W High
-26.7%
High: $26.3
From 52W Low
+53.6%
Low: $12.56
Moving Averages
10-Day
$22.00
Below
20-Day
$19.90
Below
50-Day
$16.60
Above
200-Day
$16.10
Above
60-Day Support
$12.95
60-Day Resistance
$26.3
Weinstein Stage Analysisbased on 200-day SMA framework
Stage 2 โ€” AdvancingScore: 78/100

Stock is in an uptrend above the 200-day moving average. This is the stage where institutional accumulation typically occurs. The 50-day SMA provides support.

Favorable technical position; 50-day SMA acts as support
Price vs 200 SMA
+19.8%
200 SMA Slope (60d)
-2.2%
Falling
Volume Ratio
1.44x
10d avg vs 50d avg
Days in Stage
14
Confidence: 40%
Breakout Volume Confirmed

Financial Statementslast 4 quarters via FMP

MetricQ4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025
Revenue$264,000$86,000$0$0
Gross Profit$-255,000$-193,000$-267,000$0
Operating Income$-18M$-20M$-20M$-18M
Net Income$-17M$-19M$-19M$-17M
EPS (Diluted)$-0.26$-0.29$-0.28$-0.25
Gross Margin-96.6%-224.4%N/AN/A
Operating Margin-6914.0%-23682.6%N/AN/A
Net Margin-6603.4%-22540.7%N/AN/A

Why This Stock

Healthcare

Tradability FilterGrade C โ€” 52/100Score impact: -31.2pt

Volume
57
272K avg/day
Dollar Vol
51
$5M/day
Float
25
13M shares
Mkt Cap
47
$1.5B
Range
100
109% spread
Composite Liquidity Score52/100
FDCBA
low float

Multi-Year Range Analysis

Sideways: 0/100
YearLowHighRangeStatus
2021$14.11$34.2283.2%Wide
2022$1.18$15.38171.5%Wide
2023$2.36$13.62140.9%Wide
2024$6.60$22.69109.9%Wide
2025$12.56$25.0066.2%Wide
3-Year Range
165.5%
Narrow Years
0 / 5
Sideways Penalty
None
Free Float
18.5%
Outstanding Shares
68M
Bid-Ask Spread
109.0%
Institutional Tradable
Limited

Scores are generated by a multi-stage ML pipeline combining fundamental analysis, ensemble predictions, and structural risk signals. All data is for research purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.