ZLAB — Zai Lab Ltd

Founder-Led

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Trend Edge Setup Score

Trend Edge rates ZLAB Bearish with a Setup Score of 51, net conviction 42, actionability 62. How the Setup Score works →

Total Setup Score51
Directional BiasBearish
Net Conviction42
Actionability62 (in range)

Key signals behind this score

About Zai Lab Ltd

Zai Lab Limited, a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on discovering, developing, and commercializing products that address medical conditions in the areas of oncology, immunology, neuroscience, and infectious diseases. Its commercial products include Zejula, an orally administered poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1/2 inhibitor for treating ovarian cancer; VYVGART, a human IgG1 antibody fragment for generalized myasthenia gravis and chronic inflammat… Read full Trend Edge analysis →

Trend Edge Proprietary Indicators

Key Metrics

Current Price$26.17
Market Cap$2.90B
Float91.4M
Shares Outstanding112.3M
Price/Sales (TTM)6.45
vs. Analyst Target+23.8% to analyst PT
Profit Margin-41.86%
Operating Margin (TTM)-71.95%
Revenue (TTM)$450M
Dividend RateNone
Analyst Target Price$32.39 (12 analysts)

Financial History

Annual Revenue & Earnings History

YearRevenueNet IncomeGross ProfitEBITDA
2020 $49.0M -$269M -$190M -$297M
2021 $144M -$704M $92.1M -$689M
2022 $215M -$443M $141M -$435M
2023 $267M -$335M $171M -$365M
2024 $399M -$257M $251M -$235M
2025 $460M -$176M $269M -$158M

Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income

QuarterRevenueNet Income
Sep 2025 $116M -$36.0M
Dec 2025 $128M -$50.4M
Mar 2026 $99.6M -$51.0M
Jun 2026 $106M -$50.8M

Ownership & Float

Insider Ownership2.2%
Institutional Ownership38.4%
Short Float7.2%
% of All Funds Holding1.07%
Number of Funds Holding94

Current Moving Averages

Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.

TimeframeSMAValueTrend Context
Weekly10-Week SMA$21.67Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly40-Week SMA$19.71Medium-term trend
Weekly80-Week SMA$25.99Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly200-Week SMA$26.46Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly10-Month SMA$19.54Near-term monthly trend
Monthly20-Month SMA$26.06Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly40-Month SMA$24.97Secular monthly trend

Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance

Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.

Price LevelTypeVolume RatioAge
$18.30 support 1.32x 0 months ago
$38.20 resistance 1.85x 15 months ago

Historical Earnings Reactions (36 events)

TimeframeAvg ReturnMedianWin RateBestWorst
Gap 1.28% -0.16% 47.22% 21.00% -9.19%
1 Day -0.75% -0.83% 44.44% 26.80% -10.86%
1 Week 0.26% 0.39% 50.00% 31.52% -25.75%
2 Weeks 0.72% -0.45% 50.00% 26.98% -31.86%
1 Month 1.76% -0.23% 48.57% 42.07% -25.66%

Next earnings: October 25, 2026 (59 days away)

Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns

Monthly Seasonality

MonthAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Jan8.6%66.7%9
Feb3.1%55.6%9
Mar-7.6%22.2%9
Apr2.4%44.4%9
May0.5%44.4%9
Jun7.5%55.6%9
Jul0.0%44.4%9
Aug0.1%62.5%8
Sep-5.6%37.5%8
Oct-4.7%44.4%9
Nov10.1%55.6%9
Dec-2.9%44.4%9

Day-of-Week Tendencies

DayAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Monday -0.10% 48.7% 421
Tuesday 0.27% 51.3% 462
Wednesday 0.25% 51.1% 458
Thursday -0.23% 46.1% 451
Friday 0.23% 48.9% 450

Top Institutional Holders

Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.

Total institutional ownership: 38.4%

Insider Transactions — Smart Summary

Total insider ownership: 2.2%

Founder-led management: Samantha Du (Founder, Chairperson & CEO)

12-Month Insider Activity Summary

Total Filings38
Net Value-$11.6M
Net Shares Change253,802
% of Float0.3%
C-Suite Filings34
Clusters Detected3

Key Insiders

NameTitleNet ValueFilingsActivity
Du Ying Chairperson & CEO -$558,765.207 2 2 sell
Amado Rafael President, Head of Global Oncology Research and Development -$202,064.9 1 1 sell
Edmondson Frazor Titus III Chief Legal Officer -$181,020.611 3 3 sell
Chen Yajing Chief Financial Officer -$145,539.314 2 2 sell
Smiley Joshua L President and Chief Operating Officer +$93,070.54 2 1 buy, 1 sell

Transaction Clusters

PeriodFilingsInsidersNet ValueSeniority
2026-03-05 – 2026-03-19 10 6 -$5.9M 9 C-suite
2026-04-03 – 2026-04-08 10 5 -$917,729.998 10 C-suite
2026-06-24 – 2026-07-06 6 5 -$764,222.194 4 C-suite

Significant Filings

DateInsiderTitleNet ValuePrice After
2026-06-29 Edmondson Frazor Titus III Chief Legal Officer -$71,642.483 Transaction at $17.46, now +49.9%
2026-06-29 Chen Yajing Chief Financial Officer -$39,531.704 Transaction at $17.46, now +49.9%
2026-06-29 Du Ying Chairperson & CEO -$428,545.323 Transaction at $17.46, now +49.9%
2026-07-01 Du Ying Chairperson & CEO -$130,219.884 Transaction at $18.53, now +41.2%
2025-09-12 Smiley Joshua L President and Chief Operating Officer +$289,100 Transaction at $28.91, now -9.5%
2026-04-03 Smiley Joshua L President and Chief Operating Officer -$196,029.46 Transaction at $20.39, now +28.3%

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AI Consult Analysis

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