BTIG Downgrades MaxCyte to Neutral

Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst

Source: Benzinga

Updated: Aug 11 2025

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Analyst Views on MXCT

Wall Street analysts forecast MXCT stock price to rise

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5 Buy

0 Hold

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Strong Buy

Current: 0.793

Low

4.94

Averages

6.92

High

8.89

Current: 0.793

Low

4.94

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6.92

High

8.89

BTIG

Buy

Neutral

downgrade

2025-08-11

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BTIG

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AI Analysis

2025-08-11

downgrade

Buy

Neutral

Reason

BTIG downgraded MaxCyte to Neutral from Buy without a price target after \"a tough Q2 business update\" and lowering of the bar for 2025. MaxCyte lowered its 2025 revenue guide by $5M, or 14% of its business, citing ongoing challenges for many of its cell and gene therapy customers to obtain capital to fund programs, purchase capital, or lease its systems, the analyst noted. The firm thinks the company still has a best-in-class electroporation platform, arguing that the \"number one driver to turn the business around is simply its customers becoming more readily able to raise money and invest in more programs.\"

William Blair

Matt Larew

Outperform -> Market Perform

downgrade

2025-08-07

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William Blair

Matt Larew

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2025-08-07

downgrade

Outperform -> Market Perform

Reason

William Blair analyst Matt Larew downgraded MaxCyte to Market Perform from Outperform following the earnings report. The company reported a miss and guidance reduction in a strong bioprocessing tools tape, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm attributes the miss to MaxCyte's customer exposure and less visible revenue profile. William Blair believes the company's visibility seems lower than peers.

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About MXCT

MaxCyte, Inc. is a cell-engineering focused company providing solutions to advance the discovery, development and commercialization of cell therapeutics. It leverages its cell engineering technology platform to enable the programs of its biotechnology and pharmaceutical company customers who are engaged in cell therapy. Its ExPERT platform, which is based on its Flow Electroporation technology, is designed to support the expanding cell therapy market and can be utilized across the continuum of the cell therapy sector, from discovery and development through commercialization of next-generation, cell-based medicines. The ExPERT family of products includes four instruments, the ATx, STx, GTx and VLx; a portfolio of proprietary related processing assemblies or disposables; and software protocols, all supported by a worldwide intellectual property portfolio. It also provides comprehensive off-target risk assessment solutions for gene editing, through ONE-seq and GUIDE-seq platforms.

About the author

Emily J. Thompson

Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.

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