Exact Sciences Corporation (EXAS)

Exact Sciences Corporation provides cancer screening and diagnostic test products in the United States and internationally. It offers Cologuard, a non-invasive stool-based DNA screening test to detect DNA and hemoglobin biomarkers associated with colorectal cancer and pre-cancer; Cologuard Plus Tests; Cancerguard Test; and Genetic Testing. The company also provides Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score Test; Oncotype DX Breast DCIS Score Test; Oncotype DX Colon Recurrence Score Test; Oncodetect Test;OncoExTra Test for tumor profiling for patients with advanced, metastatic, refractory, relapsed, or recurrent cancer; and Riskguard Test, a hereditary cancer test to understand their inherited risk of cancer. Its pipeline focus on advancing screening and diagnostic products, including risk assessment, screening and prevention, early disease diagnosis, adjuvant and/or neoadjuvant disease treatment, metastatic disease treatment selection, and recurrence monitoring. The company has license agreements with MAYO Foundation for Medical Education and Research, and Johns Hopkins University, as well as Freenome Holdings, Inc. Exact Sciences Corporation was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin.

• 2/23/2026POSITIVE
  Abbott Laboratories Kicks Off Bond Sale for Exact Sciences Deal

  Abbott Laboratories is launching a significant bond sale, in as many as eight parts, to fund its approximately $21 billion acquisition of cancer-screening company Exact Sciences Corp. This move signals Abbott's strong commitment to finalizing a strategic deal that will bolster its diagnostics portfolio. For shareholders of Exact Sciences, this development is a clear positive catalyst. Acquisitions of this magnitude are typically executed at a premium to the target's current market price, suggesting an immediate upward revaluation of the stock. Abbott's financing action validates the technology and growth potential of Exact Sciences, turning the company's intrinsic value into a tangible gain for investors as the deal progresses.