CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know
CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) closed at $57.76 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.33% move from the prior day. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.65%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.94%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.9%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the company had lost 4.49% over the past month. This has lagged the Medical sector's gain of 1.64% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.97% in that time.
Investors will be hoping for strength from CRSP as it approaches its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect CRSP to post earnings of $0.04 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 104.35%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $74.47 million, up 61955% from the prior-year quarter.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for CRSP. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.36% lower. CRSP is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).
The Medical - Biomedical and Genetics industry is part of the Medical sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 71, which puts it in the top 28% of all 250+ industries.
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