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Candel Therapeutics (CADL) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage

MISS · WIDER LOSS-52.9% vs estimateEPS -$0.36 vs -$0.23 estCurrent verdict Sell 4.9/10

Reported

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Event detail · Q2 2026

Key numbers

Reported EPS
-$0.36
Estimate
-$0.23
Surprise
-52.9%
Score today
4.9/10

Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.

Report record · Q2 2026

How the report landed

Candel Therapeutics (CADL) reported a wider loss than forecast — diluted EPS of -$0.36 against the -$0.23 estimate (a 52.9% shortfall).

Around the report

Coverage in the report window

  • B of A Securities Maintains Neutral on Candel Therapeutics, Raises Price Target to $12benzinga, 2026-08-14
  • HC Wainwright & Co. Reiterates Buy on Candel Therapeutics, Maintains $23 Price Targetbenzinga, 2026-08-13
  • Candel Therapeutics Q2 EPS $(0.52) Misses $(0.23) Estimatebenzinga, 2026-08-13
Current read · as of 2026-09-17

Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now

TrendMatrix currently rates CADL Sell at 4.9/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.

1 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -52.9% surprise compares with a -14.2% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-12.

What argues against it

  • Concentration risk — Pipeline: aglatimagene
  • Quality below floor (1.5 < 4.0)
  • Momentum score 3.2/10 — below 4.5 minimum

This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.

Current engine read

The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks

Current price
$10.90
Price target
$18.27
Stop
$10.25
Upside to target
+67.6%
Reward-to-risk
4.9:1

Risk check: RSI 28 — a level conventionally read as oversold.

Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-17 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.

Healthcare context

CADL at TrendMatrix's latest read

Healthcare earnings trade on pipeline and payer dynamics as much as the quarter itself; a beat or miss is weighed against trial and reimbursement news.

Industry
Biotechnology
Market cap
$850.9M
P/E (fwd)
-17.8
52-week range
$4.35$14.00
Off 52-week high
22.1%
RSI (14)
28
Volume vs avg
0.93×
Score today
4.9/10

Earnings figures are sourced from TrendMatrix’s pipeline (EPS: existing earnings extraction; revenue: SEC XBRL company facts where available, yfinance-provisional otherwise). Not a buy/sell rating, a price target, or investment advice — see the current verdict on the stock’s main page for TrendMatrix’s live read.

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