AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. (AQB) Stock

AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. (AQB) is a Materials stock trading at $1.31 (as of 2026-08-21), with a market capitalization of $6.77M. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on aquaculture in the United States and Canada, including research in genetic and genomic methods and fish health and nutrition. It produces and sells AquAdvantage Salmon and also sells conventional Atlantic salmon, salmon eggs, fry, and related byproducts for human consumption.

Understand AquaBounty Technologies, Inc.: how it makes money

AquaBounty Technologies develops biotech solutions for commercial aquaculture, selling AquAdvantage Salmon (a bioengineered Atlantic salmon for human consumption) and also selling conventional Atlantic salmon, salmon eggs, fry, and byproducts.

The profit model is driven by product sales from its commercial aquaculture offering, mainly AquAdvantage Salmon, plus conventional Atlantic salmon and related products (eggs, fry, byproducts) supported by its genetic, genomic, and fish health and nutrition research.

Business quality (Weak): The provided facts clearly describe what AquaBounty sells and how it operates, but there is no official segment breakdown or operating KPI data included here, limiting how precisely we can evaluate ongoing performance drivers.

Bull case

  • Product portfolio tied to aquaculture: The company offers AquAdvantage Salmon for human consumption and also sells conventional Atlantic salmon, salmon eggs, fry, and byproducts.
  • Biotech focus supporting commercialization: It conducts genetic, genomic, and fish health and nutrition research aimed at enhancing productivity in commercial aquaculture in the United States and Canada.

Bear case

  • Profitability is currently very weak in the latest provided quarter: For the period ended 2024-09-30, the operating_margin_pct is -4938.8.
  • Limited transparency in this dataset: No official reportable segments and no operational KPI candidates were provided, making it harder to assess what specifically drives quarter to quarter results.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$1.31
Market Cap$6.77M
Price / Book2.41
Price / Sales4.71
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$2.47M
Net Margin-1114.5%
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Sector P/E (Materials)25.9
Industry P/E (Other)26.0
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderINDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC ($109763.00)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Company
SectorMaterials
IndustryOther
CEODavid A. Frank
Employees4
CountryUS
IPO Date2017-01-11

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Data as of 2026-08-21.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.