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HBIO · Harvard Bioscience Inc

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$7.48 -0.07 (-0.93%) At close · Aug 21
Market Cap
$34.05M
Shares
4.55M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$7.48 Open$7.64 Day$7.37–7.64 Since split$4.31–7.55 Avg vol 30d18K Short int61K · 1.3% float · 5.3d Short vol47% Last earningsAug 11, 2026 DataMar 2026–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 11

Raw chart and full-history price indicators begin at the captured split on Mar 16, 2026; bars on opposite sides are not compared.

The closing range begins at the captured split on Mar 16, 2026.

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 8, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 11, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Limited Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Weak Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 15.1 · calm Equity put/call 0.51
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 50-day avg +19%
      above
      RSI (14) 71
      overbought
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 98%
      near high
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Limited
      Not enough data for a confident read.
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50/200-day averages unavailable
      Institutional flow Flat
      0% holders QoQ · +4 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      1.35% of float · ▲ +9.6% MoM · 5.3 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr low
      37 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
      Squeeze score 66
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Weak
      Revenue growth −4%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 43%
      contracting
      EPS growth −357%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $5.5M
      Balance sheet $27.3M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 81%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −31%
      past year
      ATR 4.6%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 3 of last 4
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 11, 2026
      third quarter 2026
      Revenue Initiated $21M – $22.6M
      prior qtr $22.73M midpoint −4.1% QoQ
      Adjusted gross margin Non-GAAP Initiated 56% – 58%
      Adjusted EBITDA Non-GAAP Initiated $1.5M – $2.5M
      full year 2026
      Adjusted gross margin Non-GAAP Initiated 57% – 59%
      Adjusted EBITDA growth Non-GAAP Initiated 6% – 10%
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed May 12, 2026
      Revenue · Q2 2026 $20.5M – $22.5M
      Adjusted gross margin · Q2 2026 57% – 59%
      Adjusted EBITDA · Q2 2026 $1M – $2M
      Guided vs delivered · last 4 settled
      Revenues fourth quarter 2025
      guided $22.5M – $24.5M
      $23.74M In line
      Revenues third quarter 2025
      guided $19M – $21M
      $20.59M In line
      Revenues second quarter 2025
      guided $18M – $20M
      $20.45M Beat +7.6%
      Reported revenue for the year 2023
      guided $116M – $120M
      $112.25M Miss −4.9%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 2 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +19% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      71 Bearish
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      98% Bullish
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 1 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50/200-day averages unavailable
      Institutional flow Flat
      0% holders QoQ · +4 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      1.35% of float · ▲ +9.6% MoM · 5.3 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr low
      37 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
      Price context
      position in its range since split · 2026-03-16
      Range low $4 Now $7 · 98% Range high $8
      vs 50-day avg +19%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted gross margin non-GAAP 58.3% Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP 3.7% Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
      Adjusted operating income non-GAAP 231K Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
      Adjusted operating margin non-GAAP 1.1% Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
      Net debt non-GAAP 32.9M March 31, 2026

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Medical Instruments & Supplies — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      HBIO
      Harvard Bioscience Inc
      this stock
      $34.05M -3.8% 1.3%
      ISRG
      Intuitive Surgical Inc
      $133.83B -33.1% +20.5% 43.5 1.9%
      BDX
      Becton Dickinson & Co
      $52.30B +8.2% 3.7%
      MDLN
      Medline Inc.
      $45.04B -18.4% +11.5% 2.6%
      ALC
      Alcon Inc
      $35.59B -6.6% +10.5% 2.8%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      37
      % held
      36.9%
      Net QoQ
      +93.8K sh
      Top holder
      WEBER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT…
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      19
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      61.4K
      Days to cover
      5.3d
      Change
      +5.4K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      47%
      As of
      Aug 21, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      98
      Value
      $593
      As of
      Jul 2, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      57.3%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
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      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $86.6M
      Net income (FY)
      $-56.7M
      EPS diluted
      $-12.80
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 11, 2026
      This year
      18
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      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 11, 2026
      View

      Performance

      Raw-price comparisons begin at the captured split on Mar 16, 2026; windows that need an earlier baseline remain unavailable.

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      HBIO +12.3% +24.7% +22.6%
      SPY -1.4% +3.6% +11.6% +2.5% +12.3%
      vs SPY +13.7% +21.0% +20.1%
      Key facts CIK 1123494 CUSIP 416906204 13F (30d) 41 filings 34 filers Visit website Investor relations