CRISPR TherapeuticsCRSP
About: Crispr Therapeutics is a gene editing company focused on the development of Crispr/Cas9-based therapeutics. Crispr/Cas9 stands for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (Crispr)/Crispr-associated protein 9 (Cas9), which is a revolutionary technology for precisely altering specific sequences of genomic DNA. The company is focused on using this technology to treat genetically defined diseases. Crispr's first approved drug is Casgevy, which was developed in collaboration with Vertex Pharmaceuticals and targets sickle-cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia, which have high unmet medical needs. The company is advancing a variety of gene editing programs in immuno-oncology, cardiovascular, and a stem cell-derived therapy to treat Type 1 diabetes.
Employees: 407
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 [Q2] → 5 (+0) [Q3]
0.97% less ownership
Funds ownership: 71.19% [Q2] → 70.22% (-0.97%) [Q3]
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 127 | Existing positions reduced: 129
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 442 [Q2] → 407 (-35) [Q3]
14% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.26B [Q2] → $2.81B (-$455M) [Q3]
34% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $68.2M | Put options by funds: $103M
38% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 73
Research analyst outlook
7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
7 analyst ratings
RBC Capital Luca Issi 37% 1-year accuracy 22 / 59 met price target | 13%upside $48 | Sector Perform Maintained | 12 Feb 2025 |
Needham Gil Blum 17% 1-year accuracy 29 / 172 met price target | 98%upside $84 | Buy Reiterated | 12 Feb 2025 |
Barclays Gena Wang 21% 1-year accuracy 6 / 29 met price target | 32%upside $56 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 12 Feb 2025 |
HC Wainwright & Co. Mitchell Kapoor 30% 1-year accuracy 51 / 172 met price target | 53%upside $65 | Buy Initiated | 3 Feb 2025 |
B of A Securities Geoff Meacham 41% 1-year accuracy 11 / 27 met price target | 100%upside $85 | Buy Maintained | 7 Jan 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 21 articles about CRSP published over the past 30 days









