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The price of Editas Medicine Inc (NASDAQ: EDIT) closed at $1.45 in the last session, up 1.40% from day before closing price of $1.43. In other words, the price has increased by $1.40 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.09 million shares were traded. EDIT stock price reached its highest trading level at $1.57 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $1.45.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at EDIT’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.75 and its Current Ratio is at 3.75. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.22 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.13.
Stifel Downgraded its Buy to Hold on December 13, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $11 to $3.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 03 ’24 when O’Neill Gilmore Neil sold 1,618 shares for $2.08 per share. The transaction valued at 3,361 led to the insider holds 312,106 shares of the business.
Mei Baisong sold 541 shares of EDIT for $1,124 on Dec 03 ’24. The EVP, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER now owns 133,354 shares after completing the transaction at $2.08 per share. On Sep 04 ’24, another insider, Mei Baisong, who serves as the EVP, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER of the company, sold 518 shares for $3.42 each. As a result, the insider received 1,774 and left with 133,895 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, EDIT now has a Market Capitalization of 119694744 and an Enterprise Value of -106905256. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.94 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.68. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at -1.731 whereas that against EBITDA is 0.48.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, EDIT has reached a high of $11.58, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $1.16. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -33.92%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -65.46%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, EDIT traded on average about 2.58M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2892360 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 82.54M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 81.78M. Insiders hold about 0.93% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 67.81% stake in the company. Shares short for EDIT as of 1734048000 were 16929351 with a Short Ratio of 6.57, compared to 1731628800 on 15905551. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 16929351 and a Short% of Float of 25.979999999999997.
