Liquidia Corporation (LQDA): one to watch?

Not a red flag drop — just profit-taking after a slight EPS miss on a stock that had tripled this year, but heavy insider selling warrants caution.

👀 WATCH Fundamentals76/100

Fell 11% in 1 trading day(s) — now $78.79

Why LQDA dropped

Liquidia reported Q2 2026 results on Aug 12: revenue beat estimates (~$171.7M) but adjusted EPS of $0.74 missed the $0.76 consensus, and management gave no forward financial guidance; the stock had rallied to all-time highs ahead of the print, so even a small miss triggered profit-taking.

Fwd P/E 13.6Op margin 49.8%Rev growth 1842.7%Debt/equity 93.7%Analyst upside 7.7%

How this scored 76/100

✅ Passes all 4 hard checks — profitable, cash-generative, and financially survivable.

✅ Makes money Net profit margin 30.7%

✅ Generates cash Free cash flow $55M

✅ Not drowning in debt Debt/equity 93.7% (limit 200%)

✅ Can pay its bills Current ratio 2.3 (needs 1+)

Bar length shows how much each metric is worth — a 10-point metric is twice as wide as a 5-point one. Hover any row for what it means.

Profitability Does it actually make money? 25/25

Operating margin 49.8% 9/9

Net profit margin 30.7% 8/8

Return on equity 131.8% 8/8

Growth Is it getting bigger, or dying? 19/25

Revenue growth 1842.7% 9/9

Earnings growth unknown 2/8

Expected profit change 313.6% 8/8

Value Is it cheap right now? 12/25

Forward P/E 13.6 8/10

PEG ratio unknown 2/8

Analyst target upside 7.7% 1/7

Balance sheet Will it survive? 20/25

Debt / equity 93.7% 6/10

Current ratio 2.3 7/8

Free cash flow $55M 7/7

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Analysis generated by SmartStonks's AI from public fundamentals and news, first flagged 2026-08-13. Research only — not financial advice.