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

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In the latest close session, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP - Free Report) was down 6.54% at $68.29. The stock trailed the S&P 500, which registered a daily gain of 1.56%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 1.29%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 2.21%.

Heading into today, shares of the company had gained 29.88% over the past month, outpacing the Medical sector's gain of 2.08% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.41%.

Market participants will be closely following the financial results of CRISPR Therapeutics AG in its upcoming release. The company's upcoming EPS is projected at -$1.32, signifying a 30.69% drop compared to the same quarter of the previous year. At the same time, our most recent consensus estimate is projecting a revenue of $7.71 million, reflecting a 1185.5% rise from the equivalent quarter last year.

In terms of the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates predict earnings of -$6.59 per share and a revenue of $33.41 million, indicating changes of -51.84% and -10.47%, respectively, from the former year.

It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for CRISPR Therapeutics AG. These latest adjustments often mirror the shifting dynamics of short-term business patterns. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook.

Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.

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. Over the past month, there's been a 0.48% fall in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. Currently, CRISPR Therapeutics AG is carrying a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

The Medical - Biomedical and Genetics industry is part of the Medical sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 85, which puts it in the top 35% 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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