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The closing price of Editas Medicine Inc (NASDAQ: EDIT) was $1.82 for the day, up 2.82% from the previous closing price of $1.77. In other words, the price has increased by $2.82 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.65 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our analysis of EDIT’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.08 and its Current Ratio is at 3.08. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.50 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.29.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, H.C. Wainwright on April 28, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $3.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 03 ’25 when O’Neill Gilmore Neil bought 20,000 shares for $1.87 per share.
Lucera Erick sold 4,109 shares of EDIT for $7,030 on Mar 04 ’25. The EVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER now owns 112,720 shares after completing the transaction at $1.71 per share. On Mar 04 ’25, another insider, O’Neill Gilmore Neil, who serves as the CEO of the company, sold 16,632 shares for $1.71 each. As a result, the insider received 28,452 and left with 295,474 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.25 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.44.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, EDIT has reached a high of $6.22, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.91. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 27.53%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -16.27%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 83.71M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 82.94M. Insiders hold about 0.93% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 54.29% stake in the company.
