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

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CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $76.50, moving +0.9% from the previous trading session. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.13%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.28%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.04%.

Coming into today, shares of the company had gained 13.23% in the past month. In that same time, the Medical sector gained 3.65%, while the S&P 500 gained 5.55%.

Wall Street will be looking for positivity from CRISPR Therapeutics AG as it approaches its next earnings report date. The company is expected to report EPS of -$2.23, down 123.62% from the prior-year quarter. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $4.23 million, down 99.53% from the year-ago period.

Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of -$8.98 per share and revenue of $187.03 million. These totals would mark changes of -291.06% and -79.56%, respectively, from last year.

It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for CRISPR Therapeutics AG. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.

Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant. CRISPR Therapeutics AG currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

The Medical - Biomedical and Genetics industry is part of the Medical sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 72, putting it in the top 29% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

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