Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (RXRX) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup
Healthcare · Biotechnology
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $2.92: Quality below floor (1.5 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.0/10 and A.R:R 8.4:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 34%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.
Recursion Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage TechBio company using an AI platform (Recursion OS) for drug discovery across biology, chemistry, and clinical development. Internal pipeline focuses on oncology and rare disease (e.g., REC-4881 in FAP, REC-617 in solid tumors).... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $2.92: Quality below floor (1.5 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.0/10 and A.R:R 8.4:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 34%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 25, MACD bearish. Score 4.0/10, high confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 77d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Latest news
- Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal-Weight on Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Raises Price Target to $5.5 — benzinga May 14, 2026 positive
- Recursion Eyes Breakthrough With REC-4881 Drug For Rare Genetic Condition, But Shares Pull Back — benzinga May 7, 2026 positive
- Needham Reiterates Buy on Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Maintains $8 Price Target — benzinga May 7, 2026 positive
- Earnings Scheduled For May 6, 2026 — benzinga May 6, 2026 neutral
- Recursion Pharmaceuticals Q1 EPS $(0.22) Beats $(0.27) Estimate, Sales $6.472M Miss $15.777M Estimate — benzinga May 6, 2026 negative
Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHcounterpartyRoche and Genentech, Takeda, and Bayer10-K Item 1A: 'operating revenue has primarily been generated through funded research and development agreements with Roche and Genentech, Takeda, and Bayer'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-03-25Item 5.02MEDIUMVicki Goodman, M.D. appointed as Chief Medical Officer of Recursion effective April 6, 2026. David Mauro, M.D., Ph.D. transitions out with advisory capacity through May 29, 2026. Clean handoff with successor named.SEC filing →
- 2026-04-30Item 5.02LOWChristopher Gibson, Board Chair of Recursion, will not stand for re-election as Class II director at 2026 Annual Meeting. Decision not due to any disagreement with the Company. Routine board transition.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
4 floor-breakers
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Volatile — 6.0% daily ATR makes tight stops impractical. Position-size conservatively.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $2.92: Quality below floor (1.5 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.0/10 and A.R:R 8.4:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 34%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 25, MACD bearish. Prior stop was $2.69. Score 4.0/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $5.78 (+100.0% upside). Prior stop was $2.69. Stop-loss: $2.69.
Concentration risk — Counterparty: Roche and Genentech, Takeda, and Bayer; Quality below floor (1.5 < 4.0); Value-trap signals (3/5): Margin compression (op margin -50.1%), High leverage (D/E 6.1), Material insider selling (5 sells, 0.17% of cap).
Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward -3.2). TrendMatrix value score: 5.4/10. Verdict: Sell.
14 analysts cover RXRX with a consensus score of 3.7/5. Average price target: $7.
What does Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. do?Recursion Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage TechBio company using an AI platform (Recursion OS) for drug discovery...
Recursion Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage TechBio company using an AI platform (Recursion OS) for drug discovery across biology, chemistry, and clinical development. Internal pipeline focuses on oncology and rare disease (e.g., REC-4881 in FAP, REC-617 in solid tumors). Revenue primarily comes from collaborations with Roche/Genentech, Sanofi, Bayer, and Merck KGaA, totaling >$500M to date.