BEAM vs. CRSP, DNLI, EDIT, NTLA, TWST, VCYT, RVMD, GRFS, ABVX, and RYTM
Should you be buying Beam Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Beam Therapeutics include CRISPR Therapeutics (CRSP), Denali Therapeutics (DNLI), Editas Medicine (EDIT), Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA), Twist Bioscience (TWST), Veracyte (VCYT), Revolution Medicines (RVMD), Grifols (GRFS), Abivax (ABVX), and Rhythm Pharmaceuticals (RYTM). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector.
Beam Therapeutics vs. Its Competitors
CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CRSP) and Beam Therapeutics (NASDAQ:BEAM) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.
CRISPR Therapeutics has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beam Therapeutics has a beta of 2.14, meaning that its stock price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500.
CRISPR Therapeutics presently has a consensus target price of $71.60, indicating a potential upside of 27.27%. Beam Therapeutics has a consensus target price of $46.40, indicating a potential upside of 125.24%. Given Beam Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Beam Therapeutics is more favorable than CRISPR Therapeutics.
69.2% of CRISPR Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Beam Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of CRISPR Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Beam Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, CRISPR Therapeutics had 3 more articles in the media than Beam Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for CRISPR Therapeutics and 8 mentions for Beam Therapeutics. CRISPR Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Beam Therapeutics' score of 0.84 indicating that CRISPR Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Beam Therapeutics has a net margin of -661.31% compared to CRISPR Therapeutics' net margin of -1,229.43%. CRISPR Therapeutics' return on equity of -20.05% beat Beam Therapeutics' return on equity.
CRISPR Therapeutics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Beam Therapeutics. CRISPR Therapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Beam Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Beam Therapeutics beats CRISPR Therapeutics on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:BEAM) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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