QUANTERIX CORP (QTRX)
Health Care · Life sciences research instrumentation and in vitro diagnostics · NASDAQ
Quanterix develops ultra-sensitive protein detection and spatial tissue analysis platforms for biomarker discovery and early disease diagnostics, with recent FDA breakthrough designation for an Alzheimer's blood test.
What QUANTERIX CORP does
Quanterix is a life sciences company that develops ultra-sensitive translational research and spatial biology instruments, consumables, and services for biomarker discovery and diagnostics. The company operates two core platforms: Simoa, a proprietary digital detection technology that identifies protein biomarkers at ultra-low concentrations in blood and other fluids; and Spatial Biology platforms (through acquired Akoya) that enable multi-plex analysis of biomarkers in tissue samples at single-cell resolution. Quanterix also provides contract research services and clinical laboratory testing services, including Laboratory Developed Tests for applications in neurology, oncology, immunology, and inflammation.
Themes: Biomarker detection and discovery, Translational research instrumentation, Spatial biology / tissue analysis, Early disease detection and diagnostics, Neurology / Alzheimer's disease diagnostics, Oncology research and diagnostics, Immunology and inflammation research, Clinical laboratory testing services
Fundamentals
- Price$2.99 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$141M as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-38.2% 2025-08-21 close $4.84 → 2026-08-21 close $2.99
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-71.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+44.2% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE-35.2% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.00 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+6.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+9.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.06 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-10 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How QTRX compares in its sector
- net profit marginmiddle range 504 covered Health Care peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 504 covered Health Care peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginbottom 25% 384 covered Health Care peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 576 covered Health Care peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 402 covered Health Care peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 493 covered Health Care peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Health Care companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
How QUANTERIX CORP looks technically
QUANTERIX CORP (QTRX) is trading 37.4% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 100 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. A trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 22 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 45, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 10 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day low about 10 trading days ago. It is 65.9% below its highest point of the past year. Trading volume is unusually light — only about 43% of its 30-day average.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 37.4% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -37.5% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $3.57 | $3.57 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $4.78 | $4.78 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 11 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 11 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in the fourth leg, a pullback against that downward direction; the labelling fails if price closes above 3.335. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a completed three-part correction. | possible downward five-wave sequence, in wave 4 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 100 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 100 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 22 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend) | 21.7 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 45, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 45.1 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($2.15 to $4.04) — its "stochastic" reading is 44 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 44.4 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 10 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 10 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $8.77 | $8.77 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 65.9% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -65.9% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 39.1% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +39.1% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 65.9% below its highest point of the past year | 65.9% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 10 trading days ago | 10 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 10 trading days ago | 10 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $92.57 (set on 2021-02-19) | $92.57 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($2.42 to $8.06), and it has recovered only a small part of its fall from last year’s high — 10% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $5.91 to $6.09. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 10.1% |
| From the all-time high | it is 96.8% below its all-time high | -96.8% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 12.0% below a resistance level at $3.35 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-03-30, most recently on 2026-07-31. Since 2024-08-21 it has 0 such levels below the current price and 15 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +12.0% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $2.15 (set on 2026-08-10) | $2.15 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 39.1% above its all-time low | +39.1% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 89% of the past ~6 months) | 89th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.3398 between its high and its low — about 11.4% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.3398 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $2.30 and $4.17 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $2.30 – $3.23 – $4.17 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 11.4% in a typical session — among the most volatile in the catalog. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 11.4% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 5.3 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (37.5% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 5.3 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is unusually light — only about 43% of its 30-day average | 0.43× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have cut their average price target by 10.0% since the prior reading | -10.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.3% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and had not traded back through that level by the close | -0.3% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 2.6% above the previous close 2 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 2.68 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +2.6% |
| Gap filled | a 2.7% gap down opened on 2026-08-18 has been "filled" 2 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 1 session to close | 2 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 27.0 percentage points (the stock lost 24.7% while the market gained 2.3%) | -27.0% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 10.2 percentage points (the stock gained 13.3% while the market gained 3.1%) | +10.2% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 59.2 percentage points (the stock lost 48.1% while the market gained 11.1%) | -59.2% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 58.7 percentage points (the stock lost 38.2% while the market gained 20.5%) | -58.7% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 0 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 0 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 5 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 5 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 14% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is thick, spanning 13.5% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | -14.1% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 26% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $4.02 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -25.7% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 11% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-10 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $2.70 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 10 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +10.8% |
Price levels it has turned at before
QTRX last closed at $2.99 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 0 prices below its last close and 15 above; the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $3.35 | Resistance | 12.0% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-03-30 to 2026-07-31 |
| $3.74 | Resistance | 25.2% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-04-17 to 2026-07-08 |
| $3.88 | Resistance | 29.7% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-04-06 to 2026-06-05 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 4 of five, a pullback against that direction.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $3.33.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $2.60 and $3.10 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a completed three-part correction, which fails on a close below $2.15.
This reading has stood for 5 trading days, since 2026-08-17.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · Analyst price target recently CUT · lagging the market · Most volatile (6%+ typical daily range) · Trading below the Ichimoku cloud | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low · volume and relative volume
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingHold (3.00 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 3 analysts
- Mean price target$3.00 range $3.00 – $3.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-23. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Rapid competitive environment with changing market dynamics; limited ability to predict emerging risks and competitive threats in translational research and diagnostics markets","Dependency on FDA regulatory approval and reimbursement decisions (e.g., LucentAD pricing and coverage); delays or unfavorable outcomes could impact diagnostic revenue and adoption","High operating expenses and negative net margins (-71.86%) with inability to achieve profitability despite 6.85% revenue growth; significant intangible asset impairment ($19.8M in Q1 2026) indicates valuation challenges from recent acquisitions (Akoya, Emission)"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of QTRX's 10-Q filed 2026-05-06 against the prior one filed 2025-11-10.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Reworded:
- Reference to Form 10-K changed from 'year ended December 31, 2024' (filed 2025-11-10) to 'year ended December 31, 2025' (filed 2026-05-06)
- Form 10-K filing date changed from 'March 17, 2025' (filed 2025-11-10) to 'March 2, 2026' (filed 2026-05-06)
- Form 10-K reference name changed from '(the "Form 10-K")' (filed 2025-11-10) to '(the "2025 Form 10-K")' (filed 2026-05-06)
- Notes:
- Both texts are truncated at identical point ('Part II,'), limiting full comparison of section content
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
2 open-market purchases and 0 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 30 days2 buys ($286354) · 0 sells — 1 buying insider
- Last 90 days2 buys ($286354) · 0 sells — 1 buying insider
- Last 180 days3 buys ($296049) · 0 sells — 2 buying insiders
Activity heuristic: net buying (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-13. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about QTRX's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding QTRX as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 4,583,036
- Reported value $16,132,287
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 3 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
QTRX had 4,504,825 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
QTRX had 9.53% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 9.07 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 4,504,825
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 9.53%
- Prior settlement (shares) 4,337,091
- Reported change 3.87%
- Days to cover (reported) 9.07
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO)
- Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO)
- Danaher (DHR)
- Illumina (ILMN)
- 10x Genomics (TXG)
- Revvity (RVTY)
- Agilent Technologies (A)
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Frequently asked questions
What does QUANTERIX CORP (QTRX) do?
Quanterix is a life sciences company that develops ultra-sensitive translational research and spatial biology instruments, consumables, and services for biomarker discovery and diagnostics. The company operates two core platforms: Simoa, a proprietary digital detection technology that identifies protein biomarkers at ultra-low concentrations in blood and other fluids;
What sector is QUANTERIX CORP (QTRX) in?
QUANTERIX CORP (QTRX) is classified in the Health Care sector. Its industry is Life sciences research instrumentation and in vitro diagnostics. It trades on NASDAQ.
Who are QUANTERIX CORP's (QTRX) competitors?
Notable peers of QUANTERIX CORP (QTRX) include Thermo Fisher Scientific, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Danaher, Illumina and 10x Genomics. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is QUANTERIX CORP (QTRX) overbought or oversold right now?
QUANTERIX CORP (QTRX) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 45, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on QTRX come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.