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CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) Falls More Steeply Than Broader Market: What Investors Need to Know

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CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP - Free Report) closed at $47.69 in the latest trading session, marking a -4.79% move from the prior day. The stock trailed the S&P 500, which registered a daily loss of 1.36%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 1.64%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 1.46%.

Heading into today, shares of the company had lost 5.79% over the past month, lagging the Medical sector's loss of 5.66% and the S&P 500's loss of 1.76%.

The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of CRISPR Therapeutics AG in its forthcoming earnings report. In that report, analysts expect CRISPR Therapeutics AG to post earnings of -$1.14 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 27.85%. Simultaneously, our latest consensus estimate expects the revenue to be $7.32 million, showing a 741.03% escalation compared to the year-ago quarter.

In terms of the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates predict earnings of -$4.85 per share and a revenue of $39.15 million, indicating changes of +25.04% and +1015.33%, respectively, from the former year.

Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts 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 business outlook.

Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. To exploit this, we've formed the Zacks Rank, a quantitative model that includes these estimate changes and presents a viable 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 last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.26% higher. As of now, CRISPR Therapeutics AG holds a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

The Medical - Biomedical and Genetics industry is part of the Medical sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 140, placing it within the bottom 43% of over 250 industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the vigor of our specific industry groups by computing the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks incorporated in the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

Be sure to use Zacks.com to monitor all these stock-influencing metrics, and more, throughout the forthcoming trading sessions.

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