Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) Competitors $17.86 -0.44 (-2.40%) Closing price 08/7/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.10 +0.25 (+1.37%) As of 08:16 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFDA EventsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BEAM vs. CRSP, DNLI, EDIT, NTLA, TWST, VCYT, BPMC, ROIV, LEGN, and RGCShould 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), Blueprint Medicines (BPMC), Roivant Sciences (ROIV), Legend Biotech (LEGN), and Regencell Bioscience (RGC). Beam Therapeutics vs. Its Competitors CRISPR Therapeutics Denali Therapeutics Editas Medicine Intellia Therapeutics Twist Bioscience Veracyte Blueprint Medicines Roivant Sciences Legend Biotech Regencell Bioscience CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CRSP) and Beam Therapeutics (NASDAQ:BEAM) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and valuation. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CRSP or BEAM? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCRISPR Therapeutics$37.31M136.41-$366.25M-$5.43-10.31Beam Therapeutics$63.52M28.44-$376.74M-$4.50-3.97 Which has more volatility & risk, CRSP or BEAM? CRISPR Therapeutics has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beam Therapeutics has a beta of 2.22, meaning that its share price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to CRSP or BEAM? In the previous week, CRISPR Therapeutics had 18 more articles in the media than Beam Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for CRISPR Therapeutics and 19 mentions for Beam Therapeutics. Beam Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat CRISPR Therapeutics' score of 0.53 indicating that Beam Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CRISPR Therapeutics 8 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Beam Therapeutics 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CRSP or BEAM more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CRISPR Therapeutics-1,229.43% -20.05% -17.09% Beam Therapeutics -661.31%-43.15%-31.06% Do analysts recommend CRSP or BEAM? CRISPR Therapeutics presently has a consensus price target of $71.60, indicating a potential upside of 27.95%. Beam Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $48.45, indicating a potential upside of 171.30%. Given Beam Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Beam Therapeutics is more favorable than CRISPR Therapeutics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CRISPR Therapeutics 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Beam Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.07 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CRSP or BEAM? 69.2% of CRISPR Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Beam Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of CRISPR Therapeutics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Beam Therapeutics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryBeam Therapeutics beats CRISPR Therapeutics on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Beam Therapeutics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BEAM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BEAM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BEAM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBeam TherapeuticsMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.85B$2.98B$5.48B$9.56BDividend YieldN/A2.46%3.99%4.17%P/E Ratio-3.9717.9729.9325.14Price / Sales28.44179.55375.2276.13Price / CashN/A41.8335.9458.58Price / Book1.737.238.105.59Net Income-$376.74M-$54.43M$3.26B$265.48M7 Day Performance-5.15%0.22%0.68%1.22%1 Month Performance-12.02%5.59%2.45%0.39%1 Year Performance-28.30%9.98%27.72%23.47% Beam Therapeutics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BEAMBeam Therapeutics2.755 of 5 stars$17.86-2.4%$48.45+171.3%-27.0%$1.85B$63.52M-3.97510Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCRSPCRISPR Therapeutics3.6785 of 5 stars$63.75-1.6%$71.31+11.9%+18.4%$5.51B$35M-14.10460Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDNLIDenali Therapeutics4.1234 of 5 stars$13.63-0.3%$33.71+147.4%-34.4%$1.98BN/A-5.10430EDITEditas Medicine4.24 of 5 stars$2.96-6.0%$4.70+58.8%-39.4%$247.79M$35.84M-0.97230NTLAIntellia Therapeutics4.2328 of 5 stars$13.11-3.6%$33.37+154.5%-46.2%$1.36B$45.57M-2.51600News CoverageEarnings ReportUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastTWSTTwist Bioscience3.5447 of 5 stars$36.53+1.5%$50.40+38.0%-43.9%$2.19B$312.97M-11.24990Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionVCYTVeracyte2.6991 of 5 stars$25.02-0.9%$40.90+63.5%+2.3%$1.96B$463.39M61.03790Trending NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeBPMCBlueprint Medicines0.6943 of 5 stars$129.46flat$128.25-0.9%N/A$8.36B$562.12M-52.41640ROIVRoivant Sciences2.3659 of 5 stars$11.35-1.7%$16.50+45.4%+13.6%$7.72B$29.05M-45.40860Upcoming EarningsLEGNLegend Biotech3.8544 of 5 stars$41.51-4.3%$73.33+76.7%-32.0%$7.63B$627.24M-70.352,609News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionRGCRegencell Bioscience0.1559 of 5 stars$13.80-8.3%N/AN/A$7.44BN/A0.0010Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CRSP Alternatives DNLI Alternatives EDIT Alternatives NTLA Alternatives TWST Alternatives VCYT Alternatives BPMC Alternatives ROIV Alternatives LEGN Alternatives RGC Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BEAM) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAltucher: Trump’s Great Gain is startingNew Hampshire just launched a Strategic Crypto Reserve — and James Altucher says it’s the first sign that “Tru...Paradigm Press | SponsoredBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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