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Editas Medicine

2.98 USD
+0.26
9.56%
At close Updated Sep 18, 9:38 AM EDT
1 day
9.56%
5 days
9.56%
1 month
9.16%
3 months
26.81%
6 months
125.76%
Year to date
127.48%
1 year
-23.2%
5 years
-91.21%
10 years
-83.63%
 

About: Editas Medicine Inc is a clinical-stage genome editing company dedicated to developing potentially transformative genomic medicines to treat a broad range of serious diseases. The company focuses on developing a proprietary genome editing platform based on clustered, regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/ CRISPR-associated protein 9 (Cas9 technology). It has developed CRISPR/Cas9 technology which uses a protein-RNA (ribonucleic acid) complex composed of the Cas9 enzyme bound to a guide RNA molecule designed to recognize a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) sequence that requires repair. The company is engaged in developing and commercializing genome editing technology.

Employees: 226

0
Funds holding %
of 7,463 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 3 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

207% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.83M | Put options by funds: $596K

78% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $51M [Q1] → $90.9M (+$39.9M) [Q2]

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 26

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 52

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 193 [Q1] → 191 (-2) [Q2]

3.67% less ownership

Funds ownership: 53.04% [Q1] → 49.37% (-3.67%) [Q2]

Research analyst outlook

3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$4
34% upside
Avg. target
$5
68% upside
High target
$6
101% upside

3 analyst ratings

positive
67%
neutral
33%
negative
0%
HC Wainwright & Co.
Mitchell S. Kapoor
$5
Buy
Reiterated
5 Sep 2025
Wells Fargo
Yanan Zhu
$4
Equal-Weight
Maintained
3 Sep 2025
Baird
Joel Beatty
$6
Outperform
Maintained
13 Aug 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 6 articles about EDIT published over the past 30 days

Negative
Zacks Investment Research
6 days ago
Why Is Editas (EDIT) Down 16.9% Since Last Earnings Report?
Editas (EDIT) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?
Why Is Editas (EDIT) Down 16.9% Since Last Earnings Report?
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
14 days ago
Editas Nominates EDIT-401 as Lead In Vivo Therapy for High Cholesterol
EDIT nominates EDIT-401, a one-time in vivo gene editing therapy, as its lead pipeline candidate to cut the risk of elevated cholesterol.
Editas Nominates EDIT-401 as Lead In Vivo Therapy for High Cholesterol
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
15 days ago
Editas Medicine, Inc. - Special Call
Editas Medicine, Inc. - Special Call Company Participants Gilmore O'Neill - President, CEO & Director Linda Burkly - Executive VP & Chief Scientific Officer Conference Call Participants Jack Allen - Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Research Division Samantha Semenkow - Citigroup Inc., Research Division Alec Stranahan - BofA Securities, Research Division Mehdi Goudarzi - Truist Securities, Inc., Research Division Philip Nadeau - TD Cowen, Research Division Jonathan Miller - Evercore ISI Institutional Equities, Research Division Soumit Roy - JonesTrading Institutional Services, LLC, Research Division Eric Schmidt - Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Research Division Huidong Wang - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division Presentation Operator Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining Editas Medicine webinar to unveil our lead development candidate, EDIT-401.
Editas Medicine, Inc. - Special Call
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
16 days ago
Editas Medicine Nominates EDIT-401, an LDLR-Targeted Medicine, as Lead In Vivo Development Candidate
EDIT-401 achieved ~90% mean LDL-C reduction with single dose in non-human primates EDIT-401 on track for human proof-of-concept data by end of 2026 Strong cash position with operational runway into second quarter of 2027 Company-sponsored webinar on EDIT-401 today at 8:00 a.m. ET CAMBRIDGE, Mass.
Editas Medicine Nominates EDIT-401, an LDLR-Targeted Medicine, as Lead In Vivo Development Candidate
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
20 days ago
Editas Medicine to Host Webinar Announcing Lead In Vivo Development Candidate
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Editas Medicine, Inc. (Nasdaq: EDIT), a pioneering gene editing company focused on developing transformative medicines for serious diseases, today announced that it will host a webinar on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. ET to announce the selection of its lead in vivo development candidate.
Editas Medicine to Host Webinar Announcing Lead In Vivo Development Candidate
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
22 days ago
Editas Medicine to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Editas Medicine, Inc. (Nasdaq: EDIT), a pioneering gene editing company focused on developing transformative medicines for serious diseases, today announced that management will participate in the following upcoming investor conferences in September: Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference Format: One-on-one MeetingsDate: Wednesday, September 3Location: Boston, MA Cantor Global Healthcare Conference Format: Fireside Chat with Webcast and One-on-one MeetingsDate: Thursday, September 4Time: 11:30 a.m.
Editas Medicine to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 month ago
Why Editas Medicine Stock Was Skyrocketing This Week
Gene-editing company Editas Medicine (EDIT -4.06%) was something of an unexpected star on the stock exchange as the trading week came to a close. The small biotech's share price was up by a robust 34% week to date as of early Friday morning, according to data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence, thanks to a well-received quarterly earnings report and business update.
Why Editas Medicine Stock Was Skyrocketing This Week
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Editas Medicine (EDIT) Reports Q2 Loss, Tops Revenue Estimates
Editas Medicine (EDIT) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.63 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.41. This compares to a loss of $0.82 per share a year ago.
Editas Medicine (EDIT) Reports Q2 Loss, Tops Revenue Estimates
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
Editas Medicine Announces Second Quarter 2025 Results and Business Updates
Company to select lead development candidate in September; on track to file IND by mid-2026 and achieve human proof-of-concept by year-end 2026
Editas Medicine Announces Second Quarter 2025 Results and Business Updates
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 month ago
Can This Beaten-Down Stock Bounce Back?
Editas Medicine (EDIT 2.50%), a small-cap biotech company, is up by 81% since January. But zooming out gives us a completely different picture.
Can This Beaten-Down Stock Bounce Back?
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