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CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) Stock Falls Amid Market Uptick: What Investors Need to Know

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In the latest close session, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP - Free Report) was down 2.5% at $56.46. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.46%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 0.17%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.57%.

The company's stock has climbed by 12.99% in the past month, exceeding the Medical sector's gain of 1.59% and the S&P 500's gain of 4.22%.

The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of CRISPR Therapeutics AG in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is forecasted to report an EPS of -$1.16, showcasing a 163.64% downward movement from the corresponding quarter of the prior year. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $4 million, indicating a 88.78% decrease compared to the same quarter of the previous year.

In terms of the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates predict earnings of -$6.34 per share and a revenue of $8.54 million, indicating changes of -46.08% and -77.12%, respectively, from the former year.

Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for CRISPR Therapeutics AG. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.

Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. To capitalize on this, we've crafted the Zacks Rank, a unique model that incorporates these estimate changes and offers a practical rating system.

Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, there's been a 0.31% rise in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. CRISPR Therapeutics AG currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

The Medical - Biomedical and Genetics industry is part of the Medical sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 96, finds itself in the top 39% echelons 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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