Lifesci Capital Has Pessimistic View of SLGL Q2 Earnings

Sol-Gel Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:SLGL) – Investment analysts at Lifesci Capital lowered their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for Sol-Gel Technologies in a research note issued on Thursday, May 28th. Lifesci Capital analyst P. Dolezal now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of ($3.33) for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of ($2.90). Lifesci Capital has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Sol-Gel Technologies’ current full-year earnings is ($11.41) per share. Lifesci Capital also issued estimates for Sol-Gel Technologies’ Q3 2026 earnings at ($3.45) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($3.01) EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($13.03) EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($4.24) EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at ($4.21) EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at ($4.19) EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at ($4.17) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($16.81) EPS.

Sol-Gel Technologies (NASDAQ:SLGL) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 28th. The company reported ($1.31) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($2.86) by $1.55. Sol-Gel Technologies had a negative net margin of 5.66% and a negative return on equity of 3.17%. The business had revenue of $0.11 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $0.90 million.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen downgraded Sol-Gel Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Sol-Gel Technologies from a “hold (c)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, TD Cowen initiated coverage on Sol-Gel Technologies in a research report on Friday. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Sol-Gel Technologies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $110.00.

Sol-Gel Technologies Stock Down 4.7%

Shares of NASDAQ SLGL opened at $70.40 on Tuesday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $73.51 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $64.06. The company has a market cap of $197.82 million, a PE ratio of -207.05 and a beta of 1.16. Sol-Gel Technologies has a twelve month low of $6.80 and a twelve month high of $97.97.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sol-Gel Technologies

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Yelin Lapidot Holdings Management Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Sol-Gel Technologies during the fourth quarter worth approximately $748,000. Affinity Asset Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Sol-Gel Technologies during the 1st quarter worth approximately $2,773,000. Finally, Opaleye Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Sol-Gel Technologies by 121.5% during the 4th quarter. Opaleye Management Inc. now owns 453,739 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,121,000 after acquiring an additional 248,904 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 26.18% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, major shareholder Opaleye Management Inc. acquired 1,937 shares of Sol-Gel Technologies stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was bought at an average price of $66.87 per share, for a total transaction of $129,527.19. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider directly owned 488,437 shares in the company, valued at approximately $32,661,782.19. The trade was a 0.40% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 66.51% of the stock is currently 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.