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

Sol-Gel Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:SLGL) – Equities research analysts at HC Wainwright dropped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Sol-Gel Technologies in a research note issued on Monday, December 22nd. HC Wainwright analyst R. Selvaraju now forecasts that the company will post earnings of ($0.74) per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of ($0.68). HC Wainwright has a “Buy” rating and a $50.00 price objective 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.

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

Sol-Gel Technologies Price Performance

NASDAQ SLGL opened at $43.17 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $120.44 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -13.24 and a beta of 1.36. Sol-Gel Technologies has a 12 month low of $4.02 and a 12 month high of $52.26. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $38.44 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $25.17.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Sol-Gel Technologies

In other Sol-Gel Technologies news, major shareholder Opaleye Management Inc. acquired 2,735 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $40.37 per share, for a total transaction of $110,411.95. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider directly owned 374,530 shares in the company, valued at $15,119,776.10. The trade was a 0.74% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Over the last ninety days, insiders have bought 9,599 shares of company stock worth $368,030. 66.51% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.