Is PRLD halal?
Prelude Therapeutics Incorporat
Not halal
Prelude Therapeutics Incorporat did not pass AAOIFI screening. The failed check is shown below.
Checked: 13 October 2026
Exchange
NASDAQ
Price
3.26
Day
-1.81%
Market cap
$297.9M
Industry
Biotechnology
Sector
Healthcare
What the company does
Prelude Therapeutics develops precision cancer drugs — a SMARCA2 degrader (PRT3789) plus CDK4/6 and MCL1 inhibitors — in early clinical trials. No commercial product; funded by investors.
What was checked
The AAOIFI standard has four steps: business activity first, then three financial ratios. Fail one and the stock is not halal.
Business activity
No prohibited activity
Interest-bearing debt / market cap
limit 30%
Interest-bearing debt $0 ÷ 36-month average market cap $171.06M = 0.0%
0.0%
Pass
Cash & investments / market cap
limit 30%
Cash + interest-bearing securities $151.76M ÷ 36-month average market cap $171.06M = 88.7%
88.7%
Fail
Non-compliant income / total revenue
limit 5%
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No data
Figures from the company's filings (2026-06-30), USD. Market cap is a 36-month average (the S&P Shariah index approach), so a one-day price move does not flip the verdict. Today's market cap: $297.87M.
In the lists
- In the S&P 500
- Not in the S&P 500
- Held by funds
- Not held by any tracked fund
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