Guardant Health is a biotechnology company that specializes in developing advanced genomic tests for cancer patients. The company focuses on providing innovative liquid biopsy solutions, which involve analyzing circulating tumor DNA from blood samples to help detect and monitor cancers more effectively. Their tests are designed to aid physicians in making informed treatment decisions, enabling personalized medicine approaches that can improve patient outcomes. Through their cutting-edge technology and extensive research, Guardant Health aims to transform cancer care by delivering actionable insights and facilitating early detection and ongoing management of the disease. Read More
Guardant Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GH), a leading precision oncology company, today announced the first clinical readout from their collaboration in the RADIOHEAD study with the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy (PICI), a network of the largest concentration of immuno-oncology (IO) expertise in the world. The data, published today in Cancer Research Communications, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, found that Guardant Reveal successfully detected responses to immunotherapy across multiple solid tumor types in advanced stage cancer patients and identified non-responders more than three months—and in some cases nearly five months—before disease progression was visible by standard methods.
From novel pharmaceuticals to telemedicine, most healthcare companies are on a mission to drive better patient outcomes. Despite the rosy long-term prospects, short-term headwinds such as COVID inventory destocking have harmed the industry’s returns -
over the past six months, healthcare stocks have collectively shed 13.8%. This drop is a stark contrast from the S&P 500’s 5.8% gain.
Market swings can be tough to stomach, and volatile stocks often experience exaggerated moves in both directions.
While many thrive during risk-on environments, many also struggle to maintain investor confidence when the ride gets bumpy.
Guardant Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GH), a leading precision oncology company, today announced that patient enrollment has begun in the National Cancer Institute (NCI)’s Vanguard Study to evaluate emerging multi-cancer detection (MCD) technology. Guardant’s Shield™ MCD test was selected for use in the four-year study, which aims to enroll up to 24,000 patients and evaluate the use of MCD tests—blood tests that can screen for several types of cancer simultaneously—in future randomized controlled trials.
Guardant Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GH), a leading precision oncology company, today announced it will report financial results for the second quarter 2025 after market close on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. Company management will webcast a corresponding conference call beginning at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time / 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after the U.S. administration announced a sharp escalation in trade tensions by threatening new tariffs on Canada.
While some companies burn cash to fuel expansion, others struggle to turn spending into sustainable growth.
A high cash burn rate without a strong balance sheet can leave investors exposed to significant downside.
Wall Street is overwhelmingly bullish on the stocks in this article, with price targets suggesting significant upside potential.
However, it’s worth remembering that analysts rarely issue sell ratings, partly because their firms often seek other business from the same companies they cover.
The stocks in this article are all trading near their 52-week highs.
This strength often reflects positive developments such as new product launches, favorable industry trends, or improved financial performance.
Guardant Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GH), a leading precision oncology company, today announced its Shield blood test for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening has been named a winner of Fast Company’s 2025 World Changing Ideas Awards. These annual awards recognize innovative companies and projects addressing the world’s most urgent challenges.
Guardant Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GH), a leading precision oncology company, today announced results from the LIBERATE study published in ESMO Open. The results in the peer-reviewed manuscript demonstrate the clinical validity and high performance of Guardant Reveal, the company’s minimal residual disease (MRD) blood test, in predicting recurrence in patients with early-stage breast cancer. Guardant Reveal uses epigenomic (methylation) analysis to detect circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in a patient’s blood without the need for a tissue sample.
Guardant Health's Shield test receives FDA breakthrough status and NCCN guideline inclusion, with high accuracy shown in new ASCO and ECLIPSE study data.
Guardant Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GH), a leading precision oncology company, today announced that its Shield multi-cancer detection (MCD) test has been granted Breakthrough Device designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Shield MCD test is a methylation-based blood test for the multi-cancer screening of multiple cancer types including bladder, colorectal, esophageal, gastric, liver, lung, ovarian and pancreas cancer in individuals aged 45 or older who are at typical average risk for cancer.
Guardant Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GH), a leading precision oncology company, today announced that the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has included the Shield blood test in its updated colorectal cancer (CRC) screening guidelines. The Shield test detects CRC signals in the bloodstream from DNA that is shed by tumors, called circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA). The updated NCCN CRC Screening Guidelines reflect the addition of Shield with a recommendation for testing every three years.
Guardant Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GH), a leading precision oncology company, today announced that the results of the Phase III SERENA-6 trial - sponsored by AstraZeneca - demonstrate the clinical value of the Guardant360® CDx test in a circulating tumor DNA-guided approach to detect and treat emerging resistance in 1st-line therapy ahead of radiological disease progression in breast cancer. Study results were presented at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago and were published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Guardant Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GH), a leading precision oncology company, and its research collaborators today presented results of the largest study to date evaluating circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in colon cancer prior to chemotherapy, demonstrating the ability of the Guardant Reveal™ test to stratify the risk of disease recurrence and overall survival, and thus inform treatment decisions after surgery. Data from the phase III trial of FOLFOX-based adjuvant chemotherapy (NCCTG N0147) involving over 2,000 patients with stage III colon cancer with median follow-up of 6.1 years were presented at the 2025 American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting.
Growth is a hallmark of all great companies, but the laws of gravity eventually take hold.
Those who rode the COVID boom and ensuing tech selloff in 2022 will surely remember that the market’s punishment can be swift and severe when trajectories fall.
As the Q1 earnings season comes to a close, it’s time to take stock of this quarter’s best and worst performers in the testing & diagnostics services industry, including Guardant Health (NASDAQ:GH) and its peers.
