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CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know

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In the latest trading session, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP - Free Report) closed at $114.65, marking a -0.73% move from the previous day. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.95%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 1.85%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 1.55%.

Coming into today, shares of the company had lost 31.17% in the past month. In that same time, the Medical sector lost 6.76%, while the S&P 500 lost 2.45%.

Investors will be hoping for strength from CRSP as it approaches its next earnings release. The company is expected to report EPS of -$1.49, down 29.57% from the prior-year quarter. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $4.99 million, up 3020.63% from the year-ago period.

CRSP's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of -$5.84 per share and revenue of $28.35 million. These results would represent year-over-year changes of -10.4% and +3843.03%, respectively.

Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for CRSP. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.

Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. 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. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 13.74% lower within the past month. CRSP is holding a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell) right now.

The Medical - Biomedical and Genetics industry is part of the Medical sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 196, which puts it in the bottom 24% of all 250+ industries.

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