TKNO
Alpha Teknova, Inc.$6.45 +0.03 (+0.40%)
Oct 26 4:00 PM ET · prev $6.42
Market cap
$379.5M
Small cap
Consensus
Buy
86% Buy or better · 14 analysts
Median target
$9.50
+47% · range $8.00–12.00
Next earnings
Nov 4
in 9 days · EPS est. −$0.07
1 year
+18.3%
from $5.45 · Oct 27
30 days
−29.9%
from $9.20
52-week range
$1.99–9.33
−31% from high · low Feb 17
Avg volume 20D
639.6K
Oct 21 spike 5.72M
Short interest
1.63M
≈3.0% of shares · +3.5%
Days to cover
4.8
at average volume
Insider net
+$143.4K
2 buyers · 0 sellers · 12 mo
New fund stakes
0
Q2 2026 13F · 0 exits
SecBot read BEARISH 6 reports · 90 days
Balance 3 bearish · 0 bullish · 2 mixed · 1 neutral oldest → newest, height = score
Avg score ·High conf. 3/6 ·Next Earnings date, Nov 4, 2026
Price
Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.
No data for this timeframe.
- B Mar 6 2 insiders buy $143.4K at $2.17
- R May 6 Alpha Teknova reported Q1 2026 revenue of $11.1M (beat consensus of…
- X Jul 15 Short interest jumps 25.9% to 1.58M
- A Sep 17 Jefferies initiates
- R Oct 20 Alpha Teknova filed a preliminary prospectus supplement for an under…
- R Oct 20 Alpha Teknova pre-announced preliminary Q3 2026 revenue of $12.5M-$1…
- R Oct 21 Alpha Teknova priced a $40M underwritten public offering of 8M share…
- R Oct 21 Alpha Teknova priced an underwritten public offering of 8,000,000 sh…
Signal stack
Where each data set points today.
- InsidersBULLISH
2 insiders bought $143.4K at an average $2.17. No open-market sales. Price is 197% above their cost.
- InstitutionsBULLISH
Q2 2026: 14 added (0 new), 5 trimmed or exited.
- AnalystsBULLISH
12 of 14 rate it Buy or better. Every target is above the price.
- EstimatesRISING
Current-quarter EPS estimate −$0.082 → −$0.070 over 90 days. 4 up, 1 down in 30 days.
- Short sellersSTEADY
Short interest +3.5% to 1.63M shares. 4.8 days to cover, ≈3.0% of shares.
- TrendDOWNTREND
16% below its 50-day average.
Who's buying
13F· Q2 20260
new positions
0
exits
| Fund | Move | Value |
|---|---|---|
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | ADD | $9.4M |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | DOUBLED | $9.2M |
| UBS Group AG | ADD | $3.6M |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | ADD | $977.1K |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | ADD | $587.7K |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | NEAR_EXIT | $425.8K |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | DOUBLED | $393.2K |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | TRIM | $209.3K |
Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.
The Street
14 analysts 86% rate it Buy or better
12-month targets · 6 analysts
$6.45 $8.00 $9.50 $12.00
Price is below the lowest target. Median implies +47%.Targets as of Oct 26, 2026.
Recent actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2026 | TD Cowen MAINTAIN | Buy |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Jefferies INITIATE | Buy |
| Aug 11, 2026 | BTIG UPGRADE | Buy |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Roth Capital INITIATE | Buy |
Congressional trades
TKNO trades disclosed by members of Congress, with disclosure delay.
1 members · 1 buys / 60 sells
| Date | Member | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 | Richard Blumenthal D· SENATE· ALPHA TEKNOVA INC | SELL | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Richard Blumenthal D· SENATE· ALPHA TEKNOVA INC | SELL | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Richard Blumenthal D· SENATE· ALPHA TEKNOVA INC | SELL | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Richard Blumenthal D· SENATE· ALPHA TEKNOVA INC | SELL | $15,001 - $50,000 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Richard Blumenthal D· SENATE· ALPHA TEKNOVA INC | BUY | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Richard Blumenthal D· SENATE· ALPHA TEKNOVA INC | SELL | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Richard Blumenthal D· SENATE· ALPHA TEKNOVA INC | SELL | $15,001 - $50,000 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Richard Blumenthal D· SENATE· ALPHA TEKNOVA INC | SELL | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Richard Blumenthal D· SENATE· ALPHA TEKNOVA INC | SELL | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Richard Blumenthal D· SENATE· ALPHA TEKNOVA INC | SELL | $15,001 - $50,000 |
Insider ledger
Form 4$143.4K
bought · 2 insiders
$0
sold · 0 insiders
+196.6%
vs their $2.17 cost
| Date | Insider | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2026 | DEMSKI MARTHA J Director | OTHER | 12,000 sh |
| Jun 1, 2026 | DEMSKI MARTHA J Director | AWARD | 55,000 sh |
| Jun 1, 2026 | ROBERTSON BRETT Director | AWARD | 55,000 sh |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Vos Alexander Director | AWARD | 55,000 sh |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Lowell Matthew Chief Financial Officer | BUY | $87.6K |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Gunstream Stephen President and CEO | BUY | $55.8K |
| Feb 15, 2026 | Gunstream Stephen President and CEO | AWARD | 429,000 sh |
| Feb 15, 2026 | Lowell Matthew Chief Financial Officer | AWARD | 171,000 sh |
Earnings setup
EstimatesNov 4
reports in 9 days
−$0.07
EPS estimate, this quarter
+15%
estimate change, 90 days
4↑ 1↓
revisions, 30 days
Current-quarter EPS estimate
−$0.08290d
−$0.07560d
−$0.07430d
−$0.0747d
−$0.070Now
| Period | EPS est. | Range | 30D rev. | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Q | -$0.07 | -$0.07–-$0.07 | +5.8% | $11.8M |
| Next Q | -$0.08 | -$0.09–-$0.08 | +3.7% | $11.1M |
| Current FY | -$0.29 | -$0.31–-$0.28 | +2.1% | $46.0M |
| Next FY | -$0.19 | -$0.19–-$0.19 | +5.0% | $52.7M |
Short side
FINRA· Sep 30, 20261,634,663
shares short
+3.5%
vs prior settlement
4.8
days to cover
≈3.0%
of shares outstanding
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Oct 21, 2026 SEC Oct 21, 2026 SEC Oct 20, 2026 Press
Alpha Teknova, Inc. announced it will report its Q3 2026 results on November 4, 2026.
PRESS-RELEASE — Impact 1/10
Oct 21, 2026 Earnings
Oct 21, 2026 SEC Teknova to Report Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results on November 4, 2026
HOLLISTER, Calif., Oct. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alpha Teknova, Inc. (“Teknova”) (Nasdaq: TKNO),
Alpha Teknova priced a $40M underwritten public offering of 8M shares at $5.00/share (closing Oct 22), concurrently…
8-K — Impact 6/10
Alpha Teknova priced an underwritten public offering of 8,000,000 shares of common stock at $5.00 per share, raising…
424B5 — Impact 6/10
Alpha Teknova has announced an underwritten public offering of its common stock, with an additional 15% option for…
Impact 5/10
Aug 12, 2026 Congress
Richard Blumenthal sell
$1,001 - $15,000 — Senate
Aug 12, 2026 Congress
Richard Blumenthal sell
$1,001 - $15,000 — Senate
Jul 14, 2026 Insider
DEMSKI MARTHA J disposed of 12,000 shares
Director
Catalysts
Scheduled dates and disclosed events: earnings, FDA and trial readouts, halts, press releases. Colored dot = impact.
Upcoming
Recent
Oct 21, 2026
Earnings
Teknova to Report Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results on November 4, 2026
HOLLISTER, Calif., Oct. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alpha Teknova, Inc. (“Teknova”) (Nasdaq: TKNO), a leading producer of critical reagents for…
Oct 20, 2026
Activist
Teknova Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock
HOLLISTER, Calif., Oct. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alpha Teknova, Inc. (“Teknova”) (Nasdaq: TKNO), a leading producer of critical reagents for…
Oct 20, 2026
Earnings
Teknova Announces Preliminary Third Quarter Financial Results
HOLLISTER, Calif., Oct. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alpha Teknova, Inc. (“Teknova”) (Nasdaq: TKNO), a leading producer of critical reagents for…
Oct 2, 2026
Press release
Teknova and Pluristyx Announce FDA Drug Master File for the PluriFreeze™ Cryopreservation System
Teknova and Pluristyx announce a Type II FDA Drug Master File for the PluriFreeze™ cryopreservation system, now available to developers for…
Sep 16, 2026
Press release
Teknova Expands Custom Manufacturing with Fill-Tek™ Dispensing System for Flexible Single-Use Bag Filling
Teknova's Fill-Tek™ Dispensing System fills single-use bag orders across multiple sizes and quantities as a single lot, with no added turnaround time.
SecBot reports
9 filings · 1 press release · 2 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 mixed · 3 neutral- NEUTRAL PRESS-RELEASEOct 21, 2026
Alpha Teknova, Inc. announced it will report its Q3 2026 results on November 4, 2026.
- MIXED 8-KOct 21, 2026
Alpha Teknova priced a $40M underwritten public offering of 8M shares at $5.00/share (closing Oct…
The combination of a dilutive $40M equity raise with accelerating revenue growth and raised guidance creates a mixed signal. The offering provides ~$37.6M net proceeds (after underwriting discounts)…
- BEARISH 424B5Oct 21, 2026
Alpha Teknova priced an underwritten public offering of 8,000,000 shares of common stock at $5.00…
The 26.5% discount to the prior close signals aggressive pricing, likely to pressure the stock near the $5 offer price. Watch for the Q3 2026 10-Q filing to confirm whether the preliminary revenue…
- BEARISH 424B5Oct 20, 2026
Alpha Teknova filed a preliminary prospectus supplement for an underwritten public offering of…
The dilutive offering overhangs the stock near term, but the strong preliminary Q3 results (19-21% revenue growth, 500-700 bps gross margin expansion) provide a fundamental floor. Watch for the…
All TKNO filing & press-release reports (10)
- PRESS-RELEASE reportOct 21, 2026
- 8-K reportOct 21, 2026
- 424B5 reportOct 21, 2026
- 424B5 reportOct 20, 2026
- PRESS-RELEASE reportOct 20, 2026
- PRESS-RELEASE reportOct 20, 2026
- 8-K reportJun 1, 2026
- PRESS-RELEASE reportMay 6, 2026
- PRESS-RELEASE reportApr 22, 2026
- CLUSTER reportMar 6, 2026