Dare Bioscience, Inc. (DARE) Reports Q1 Loss, Lags Revenue Estimates

Core Viewpoint - Dare Bioscience, Inc. reported a quarterly loss of $0.50 per share, which was better than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of$0.63, indicating an earnings surprise of 20.63% [1] Financial Performance - The company posted revenues of $0.03 million for the quarter ended March 2025, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 95.83$0.01 million a year ago [2] - Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates four times but has not been able to beat consensus revenue estimates [2] Stock Performance - Dare Bioscience shares have lost about 7.7% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P 500 has declined by 0.6% [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the coming quarter is -$0.43 on$0.6 million in revenues, and for the current fiscal year, it is -$1.97 on$3.3 million in revenues [7] Industry Outlook - The Medical - Biomedical and Genetics industry, to which Dare Bioscience belongs, is currently in the top 35% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting a favorable outlook [8] - Empirical research indicates a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can impact stock performance [5]