CareDx Inc

Baron Discovery Fund disclosed it meaningfully increased its position in CareDx during the third quarter of 2025 when shares traded between $11 and $12, viewing the price as reflecting a worst-case scenario around a draft Medicare coverage decision. The draft local coverage decision from the CMS MolDX Program proposed limiting reimbursement for CareDx's transplant diagnostic tests, including removing increased coverage for HeartCare and introducing a bundled payment model. CareDx shares have since recovered to the high-$20s as investors recognized the LCD process involves ongoing dialogue, and the company reported first-quarter 2026 revenue up 39% year over year with testing volumes up 17%. CareDx also announced the divestiture of its lab products business and the acquisition of Naveris, marking its entry into head and neck cancer testing.

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CareDx raised its full-year sales and earnings forecast after reporting second-quarter revenue that surged 52% year over year to $132 million. The precision medicine diagnostics company now expects full-year revenue of $490 million to $500 million, up from a prior forecast of $447 million to $465 million, and adjusted EBITDA of $66 million to $78 million, up from $43 million to $57 million. Adjusted net income more than tripled to $20 million, or $0.37 per share, well above Wall Street estimates of $0.23. The company said demand for its non-invasive transplant monitoring tests was strong, and it recently completed the acquisition of oncology diagnostics provider Naveris.

CareDx shares rallied 35.6% in the last trading session to close at $40.34 on heavy volume. The jump followed the company's announcement that the Medicare Local Coverage Determination process for molecular testing related to solid organ allograft rejection has been finalized, with the policy affirming coverage across CareDx's transplant surveillance offerings in kidney, heart, and lung. The molecular diagnostics company is expected to report quarterly earnings of $0.22 per share, a year-over-year increase of 120%, on revenues of $114.35 million, up 31.9% from the prior-year quarter. The stock currently carries a Zacks Rank of 3, or Hold.

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Biotech stocks surged Thursday, led by CareDx which soared over 35% after Medicare finalized a policy confirming coverage for its transplant surveillance portfolio, including AlloSure Kidney and AlloMap Heart, effective August 30, 2026. AtaiBeckley jumped more than 33% on news it will be acquired by Eli Lilly in a deal valued at up to $3.8 billion, comprising $2.8 billion in upfront cash and up to $1.0 billion in contingent value rights tied to milestones for its depression treatments BPL-003 and VLS-01. Abbott Laboratories gained over 10% after reporting second-quarter net sales of $12.6 billion, a 13% increase, and raising its full-year adjusted earnings per share outlook to a range of $5.45 to $5.60. Apollomics added another 21%, bringing its weekly gain to more than 60%, as its lead candidate Vebreltinib advances in a Phase 2 trial for clear cell sarcoma and the company regained Nasdaq compliance. Virax Biolabs rose 13% after its CEO highlighted a narrowed net loss of $5.0 million, a $3.3 million capital raise, and a supply agreement with Fosun Diagnostics, while Entera Bio climbed over 12% ahead of a planned Phase 3 trial for its oral osteoporosis tablet EB613.

CareDx has completed its acquisition of precision oncology company Naveris for an upfront cash payment of $160 million, with up to an additional $100 million payable upon achieving specified revenue milestones. The deal adds Naveris' proprietary NavDx liquid biopsy platform, which detects tumor-derived circulating DNA for cancer monitoring, to CareDx's portfolio. Naveris will be included in CareDx's consolidated financial results starting in the third quarter of 2026. CareDx shares closed Wednesday at $29.25, up 2.63%.

CareDx has completed the acquisition of Naveris, which includes its leading product NavDx, a blood-based test for viral-mediated cancer detection including human papillomavirus and associated head and neck and anal cancers. NavDx is the first and only Medicare-covered test for HPV-driven head and neck and anal cancer molecular residual disease surveillance. CareDx also has a portfolio of precision diagnostic testing services directed to a U.S. market estimated to exceed $12 billion. John Hanna, CareDx President and CEO, stated that NavDx fits the company's growth model of commercializing category-leading, repeat molecular biomarker testing for patients with a high burden of disease, and is expected to be a meaningful contributor to CareDx's growth from day one.