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

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

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

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

Sol-Gel Technologies Stock Down 2.6%

Shares of SLGL stock opened at $42.06 on Wednesday. Sol-Gel Technologies has a 12 month low of $4.02 and a 12 month high of $52.26. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $38.49 and its 200-day simple moving average is $25.41. The firm has a market cap of $117.35 million, a PE ratio of -12.90 and a beta of 1.36.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, major shareholder Opaleye Management Inc. acquired 2,735 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 17th. The stock was bought at an average price of $40.37 per share, with a total value of $110,411.95. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 374,530 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,119,776.10. The trade was a 0.74% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders have acquired a total of 9,599 shares of company stock valued at $368,030 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 66.51% of the company’s stock.

About Sol-Gel Technologies

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.