Stifel Financial Corp trimmed its holdings in Editas Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:EDIT - Free Report) by 46.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 337,158 shares of the company's stock after selling 287,718 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp owned about 0.41% of Editas Medicine worth $428,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Editas Medicine during the fourth quarter worth approximately $303,000. Barclays PLC increased its holdings in shares of Editas Medicine by 46.9% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 178,507 shares of the company's stock valued at $607,000 after acquiring an additional 56,986 shares during the last quarter. Monaco Asset Management SAM purchased a new position in shares of Editas Medicine in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,359,000. XTX Topco Ltd boosted its position in shares of Editas Medicine by 99.9% in the 4th quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 105,056 shares of the company's stock valued at $133,000 after purchasing an additional 52,498 shares during the period. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in Editas Medicine during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,843,000. 71.90% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Editas Medicine Price Performance
NASDAQ EDIT traded up $0.12 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $1.51. 1,603,717 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,578,026. The stock has a market cap of $126.41 million, a P/E ratio of -0.59 and a beta of 2.15. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $1.35 and a 200-day simple moving average of $1.64. Editas Medicine, Inc. has a one year low of $0.91 and a one year high of $6.22.
Editas Medicine (NASDAQ:EDIT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 12th. The company reported ($0.43) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.51) by $0.08. Editas Medicine had a negative net margin of 340.96% and a negative return on equity of 80.13%. The business had revenue of $4.66 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $0.79 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted ($76.00) earnings per share. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Editas Medicine, Inc. will post -2.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several equities analysts have weighed in on EDIT shares. StockNews.com raised Editas Medicine from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday. HC Wainwright initiated coverage on Editas Medicine in a report on Monday, April 28th. They set a "buy" rating and a $3.00 target price for the company. Robert W. Baird cut their target price on Editas Medicine from $8.00 to $4.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded Editas Medicine from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 29th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Editas Medicine has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $5.36.
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Editas Medicine Profile
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Editas Medicine, Inc, a clinical stage genome editing company, focuses on developing transformative genomic medicines to treat a range of serious diseases. It develops a proprietary gene editing platform based on CRISPR technology. The company develops EDIT-101, which is in Phase 1/2 BRILLIANCE trial for Leber Congenital Amaurosis; and reni-cel, a clinical development gene-edited medicine to treat sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia.
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