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Editas Medicine (EDIT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$2.56 +0.31 (+13.78%)
Closing price 07/2/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$2.56 +0.00 (+0.20%)
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About Editas Medicine Stock (NASDAQ:EDIT)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$2.23
$2.88
50-Day Range
$1.33
$2.56
52-Week Range
$0.91
$6.05
Volume
9.52 million shs
Average Volume
2.59 million shs
Market Capitalization
$214.30 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$4.70
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Editas Medicine Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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84th Percentile Overall Score

EDIT MarketRank™: 

Editas Medicine scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 183rd out of 940 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Editas Medicine has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.31, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Editas Medicine has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Editas Medicine's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Editas Medicine are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($2.71) to ($1.66) per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Editas Medicine is -0.84, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Editas Medicine is -0.84, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Editas Medicine has a P/B Ratio of 1.57. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Editas Medicine's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    10.29% of the float of Editas Medicine has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Editas Medicine has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Editas Medicine has recently decreased by 6.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Editas Medicine does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Editas Medicine does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    10.29% of the float of Editas Medicine has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Editas Medicine has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Editas Medicine has recently decreased by 6.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Editas Medicine has a news sentiment score of 0.66. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.90 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Editas Medicine this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 11 people have searched for EDIT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -15% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    7 people have added Editas Medicine to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 133% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Editas Medicine insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $28,146.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.10% of the stock of Editas Medicine is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    71.90% of the stock of Editas Medicine is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Editas Medicine's insider trading history.
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EDIT Stock News Headlines

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EDIT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Editas Medicine's stock was trading at $1.27 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, EDIT stock has increased by 101.6% and is now trading at $2.56.
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Editas Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:EDIT) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May, 12th. The company reported ($0.43) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.51) by $0.08. The company had revenue of $4.66 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $0.79 million. Editas Medicine had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 139.24% and a negative net margin of 701.06%.

Editas Medicine (EDIT) raised $100 million in an IPO on Wednesday, February 3rd 2016. The company issued 5,900,000 shares at a price of $16.00-$18.00 per share. Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Cowen and Company and JMP Securities were co-managers.

Shares of EDIT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Editas Medicine investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), CRISPR Therapeutics (CRSP), Tesla (TSLA), Enovix (ENVX) and Luminar Technologies (LAZR).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/12/2025
Today
7/02/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/06/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Medical
Industry
MED - BIOMED/GENE
Sub-Industry
Pharmaceutical Products
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:EDIT
Fax
N/A
Employees
230
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$4.70
High Stock Price Target
$12.00
Low Stock Price Target
$1.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+83.6%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.31
Research Coverage
13 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$237.09 million
Net Margins
-701.06%
Pretax Margin
-701.06%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$32.31 million
Price / Cash Flow
N/A
Book Value
$1.63 per share
Price / Book
1.57

Miscellaneous

Free Float
81,955,000
Market Cap
$214.30 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
2.15

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This page (NASDAQ:EDIT) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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