GeneDx
WGSMarket price data through August 3, 2026.
Performance
Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
Track record
How this pick has done since Benson first called it.
- Benson Return
- +21%
- How much this stock is up since Benson first picked it — measured from the price at the time of that first pick, not from today.
- First pick price
- ~$56
- Roughly what one share cost when Benson first picked this stock. This is the starting line for the Benson Return.
- Tracking since
- October 2024
- The month this stock first became a Benson pick.
- Tracking duration
- 21 months
- How long Benson has been tracking this pick.
About GeneDx
GeneDx is like a detective agency for DNA. Doctors send them blood samples from kids with mysterious illnesses, and GeneDx reads the genetic code to figure out what's wrong, using the world's largest library of rare disease DNA.
The case for and against
Both sides of the story, in plain English.
- Volume Surge
GeneDx ran 27,488 advanced DNA tests last quarter, up 34 percent from a year ago. That's like a pizza shop going from selling 100 pizzas a day to 134 pizzas a day, and every test makes their giant DNA library smarter for the next kid who needs answers.
- Doctor Endorsed
A major study just showed GeneDx testing saves up to 80,000 dollars per child in healthcare costs over the year after the test. Plus three more states added Medicaid coverage, giving 4.9 million more low-income kids access. When testing saves money AND saves lives, hospitals keep ordering more.
- Guidance Cut
GeneDx just slashed its full-year revenue forecast from 540 million dollars down to 475 million, and flipped from expecting profits to expecting an 8 million dollar loss this quarter. Volume keeps growing fast but the dollars per test are slipping, which spooked the market hard.
- Pricing Pressure
Insurance companies still reject a huge chunk of GeneDx's bills, and as the company pushes into new markets like general pediatricians, payment rates get even messier before they get better. With a stock beta of 2.07, this thing swings twice as wildly as the overall market on any bad news.
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This automated research summary uses Financial Modeling Prep market data through 2026-08-03. Model signals, scores, and risk labels can change and may be incomplete or wrong.
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