Wave Life Sciences (WVE) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- -$0.30
- Estimate
- -$0.32
- Surprise
- +7.3%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $13.2M
- Score today
- 5.7/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Wave Life Sciences (WVE) reported a narrower loss than forecast — adjusted EPS of -$0.30 against the -$0.32 estimate (a 7.3% beat on a still-unprofitable quarter).
Coverage in the report window
- Oppenheimer Adjusts Price Target on Wave Life Sciences to $29 — fiscal.ai, 2026-10-28
- Oppenheimer Maintains Outperform on Wave Life Sciences, Lowers Price Target to $29 — benzinga, 2026-10-28
- Wave Life Sciences Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Business Update — fiscal.ai, 2026-10-27
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates WVE Sell at 5.7/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +7.3% surprise compares with a +9.5% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2027-02-25.
What argues against it
- DATA_ISSUE: analyst_target_implausible (raw $17.00 vs price $3.64 — ratio 4.7×). Rejected, falling back to technical TP.
- Quality below floor (3.3 < 4.0)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $3.64
- Price target
- $3.99
- Stop
- $3.39
- Upside to target
- +9.6%
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-29 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
WVE at TrendMatrix's latest read
Healthcare earnings trade on pipeline and payer dynamics as much as the quarter itself; a beat or miss is weighed against trial and reimbursement news.
- Industry
- Biotechnology
- Market cap
- $717.9M
- P/E (fwd)
- -3.1
- 52-week range
- $3.04–$21.73
- Off 52-week high
- 83.2%
- RSI (14)
- 56
- Volume vs avg
- 1.35×
- Score today
- 5.7/10