Editas Medicine (EDIT) Competitors $3.01 +0.01 (+0.33%) Closing price 09/23/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.00 -0.01 (-0.33%) As of 09:06 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 EventsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock EDIT vs. BEAM, CRSP, NTLA, ATAI, CRON, TRVI, RAPP, PHAR, UPB, and SPRYShould you be buying Editas Medicine stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Editas Medicine include Beam Therapeutics (BEAM), CRISPR Therapeutics (CRSP), Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA), atai Life Sciences (ATAI), Cronos Group (CRON), Trevi Therapeutics (TRVI), Rapport Therapeutics (RAPP), Pharming Group (PHAR), Upstream Bio (UPB), and ARS Pharmaceuticals (SPRY). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Editas Medicine vs. Its Competitors Beam Therapeutics CRISPR Therapeutics Intellia Therapeutics atai Life Sciences Cronos Group Trevi Therapeutics Rapport Therapeutics Pharming Group Upstream Bio ARS Pharmaceuticals Beam Therapeutics (NASDAQ:BEAM) and Editas Medicine (NASDAQ:EDIT) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BEAM or EDIT? 99.7% of Beam Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.9% of Editas Medicine shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Beam Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Editas Medicine shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is BEAM or EDIT more profitable? Editas Medicine has a net margin of -608.88% compared to Beam Therapeutics' net margin of -661.31%. Beam Therapeutics' return on equity of -43.15% beat Editas Medicine's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Beam Therapeutics-661.31% -43.15% -31.06% Editas Medicine -608.88%-200.25%-68.57% Which has more volatility and risk, BEAM or EDIT? Beam Therapeutics has a beta of 2.14, meaning that its share price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Editas Medicine has a beta of 2.16, meaning that its share price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend BEAM or EDIT? Beam Therapeutics presently has a consensus target price of $46.40, suggesting a potential upside of 95.53%. Editas Medicine has a consensus target price of $5.10, suggesting a potential upside of 69.44%. Given Beam Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Beam Therapeutics is more favorable than Editas Medicine.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Beam Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.08Editas Medicine 2 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.23 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BEAM or EDIT? Editas Medicine has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Beam Therapeutics. Beam Therapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Editas Medicine, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBeam Therapeutics$63.52M37.79-$376.74M-$4.50-5.27Editas Medicine$32.31M8.38-$237.09M-$2.85-1.06 Does the media favor BEAM or EDIT? In the previous week, Beam Therapeutics had 5 more articles in the media than Editas Medicine. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Beam Therapeutics and 0 mentions for Editas Medicine. Beam Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Editas Medicine's score of 0.00 indicating that Beam Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Beam Therapeutics Neutral Editas Medicine Neutral SummaryBeam Therapeutics beats Editas Medicine on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Editas Medicine News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EDIT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 EDIT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEditas MedicineMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$269.76M$3.16B$5.76B$10.50BDividend YieldN/A2.36%5.53%4.58%P/E Ratio-1.0621.0476.2526.62Price / Sales8.38252.06470.4991.77Price / CashN/A46.3537.4661.85Price / Book1.859.7813.356.45Net Income-$237.09M-$52.73M$3.29B$271.57M7 Day Performance10.66%3.16%1.83%2.55%1 Month Performance7.50%4.69%3.98%7.22%1 Year Performance-14.73%16.37%74.39%29.60% Editas Medicine Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EDITEditas Medicine3.8677 of 5 stars$3.01+0.3%$5.10+69.4%-17.8%$269.76M$32.31M-1.06230High Trading VolumeBEAMBeam Therapeutics2.9781 of 5 stars$22.91+7.7%$46.40+102.5%-4.0%$2.32B$60.27M-5.09510CRSPCRISPR Therapeutics3.237 of 5 stars$61.19+5.8%$71.60+17.0%+30.0%$5.57B$37.31M-11.27460Analyst ForecastNTLAIntellia Therapeutics4.451 of 5 stars$12.27+6.1%$27.11+121.0%-20.4%$1.32B$52.86M-2.62600ATAIatai Life Sciences3.2594 of 5 stars$4.65flat$11.25+141.9%+367.5%$996.68M$310K-6.7480News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap UpCRONCronos Group2.5274 of 5 stars$2.59+1.6%N/A+22.8%$991.69M$130.28M51.80450TRVITrevi Therapeutics1.9668 of 5 stars$7.96-1.2%$21.75+173.2%+153.9%$969.35MN/A-18.9520RAPPRapport Therapeutics3.0565 of 5 stars$26.19+5.9%$35.33+34.9%+32.3%$955.88MN/A-10.48N/AHigh Trading VolumePHARPharming Group2.0343 of 5 stars$13.90+0.1%$30.00+115.8%+92.9%$952.29M$297.20M-106.92280Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeUPBUpstream Bio1.3991 of 5 stars$17.35+3.3%$56.50+225.6%N/A$935.34M$2.37M0.0038SPRYARS Pharmaceuticals2.7701 of 5 stars$9.41-5.5%$32.50+245.4%-29.5%$929.99M$89.15M-19.2090 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Beam Therapeutics Competitors CRISPR Therapeutics Competitors Intellia Therapeutics Competitors atai Life Sciences Competitors Cronos Group Competitors Trevi Therapeutics Competitors Rapport Therapeutics Competitors Pharming Group Competitors Upstream Bio Competitors ARS Pharmaceuticals Competitors 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:EDIT) was last updated on 9/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhat The Silver Boom Could Mean For You…AI, electric vehicles, and even global central banks are quietly fueling record demand for silver. 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