Spark Therapeutics, Inc focuses on the development of gene therapy products for patients suffering from debilitating genetic diseases. Its products include LUXTURNA (voretigene neparvovec) for the treatment of patients with confirmed biallelic RPE65 mutation-associated retinal dystrophy and viable retinal cells. The company's gene therapy product candidates comprise SPK-8011 and SPK-8016 for hemophilia; SPK-7001 for choroideremia; and SPK-9001 for hemophilia B.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Biological products, except diagnostic
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorMedical
Phone888-772-7560
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$64.72 million
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees368
Next Earnings Date11/5/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Spark Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ONCE) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Spark Therapeutics' stock symbol?
Spark Therapeutics trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ONCE."
How were Spark Therapeutics' earnings last quarter?
Spark Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ONCE) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 8th. The biotechnology company reported ($1.66) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of ($1.08) by $0.58. The biotechnology company earned $13.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $27.71 million. Spark Therapeutics had a negative net margin of 397.68% and a negative return on equity of 48.70%. View Spark Therapeutics' Earnings History.
When is Spark Therapeutics' next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for ONCE?
14 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for Spark Therapeutics' shares. Their forecasts range from $40.00 to $115.00. On average, they anticipate Spark Therapeutics' stock price to reach $92.63 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 6.5%. View Analyst Price Targets for Spark Therapeutics.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Spark Therapeutics?
14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Spark Therapeutics in the last year. There are currently 13 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Spark Therapeutics.
What are Wall Street analysts saying about Spark Therapeutics stock?
Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Spark Therapeutics stock:
- 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Spark Therapeutics, Inc. offers gene therapy. The Company's product candidate consist of SPK-RPE65, SPK-CHM, SPK-FIX which are in different clinical phases, for the treatment of additional blinding conditions, hematologic disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. Spark Therapeutics, Inc. is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. " (8/14/2019)
- 2. William Blair analysts commented, "We see a sound strategic fit with Roche given its recent investment in hemophilia with the launch of Hemlibra (SPK-8011 in hemophilia A, SPK-8016 in hemophilia A patients with inhibitors and royalties from the fidanacogene elaparvovec collaboration with Pfizer), ophthalmology (Luxturna in the United States and royalties from the Luxturna EU launch), and neuroscience (SPK-1001 for CLN2) franchises." (2/26/2019)
Has Spark Therapeutics been receiving favorable news coverage?
News headlines about ONCE stock have trended extremely negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Spark Therapeutics earned a daily sentiment score of -4.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the biotechnology company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Spark Therapeutics.
Are investors shorting Spark Therapeutics?
Spark Therapeutics saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 3,730,000 shares, an increase of 13.4% from the August 30th total of 3,290,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 415,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 9.0 days. Approximately 10.8% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View Spark Therapeutics' Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Spark Therapeutics' key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Spark Therapeutics include Seattle Genetics (SGEN), NOVOZYMES A/S/S (NVZMY), Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX), BIO-TECHNE (TECH), Qiagen (QGEN), bluebird bio (BLUE), Moderna (MRNA), China Biologic Products (CBPO), argenx (ARGX), Repligen (RGEN), Ablynx (ABLYF), Adaptive Biotechnologies (ADPT), Allogene Therapeutics (ALLO), Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO) and Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA).
What other stocks do shareholders of Spark Therapeutics own?
Who are Spark Therapeutics' key executives?
Spark Therapeutics' management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Jeffrey D. Marrazzo, Co-Founder, CEO & Director (Age 40)
- Dr. Katherine A. High, Co-Founder, Pres, Head of R&D and Director (Age 67)
- Mr. Stephen W. Webster, Chief Financial Officer (Age 58)
- Mr. Joseph W. La Barge Esq., J.D., Chief Legal Officer & Sec. (Age 48)
- Mr. Daniel R. Faga, Chief Bus. Officer (Age 39)
When did Spark Therapeutics IPO?
(ONCE) raised $88 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, January 30th 2015. The company issued 5,500,000 shares at $15.00-$17.00 per share. J.P. Morgan and Credit Suisse acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Cowen and Company and Sanford C. Bernstein were co-managers.
Who are Spark Therapeutics' major shareholders?
Spark Therapeutics' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Havens Advisors LLC (0.21%). Company insiders that own Spark Therapeutics stock include Barge Joseph La, Daniel Faga, Hospital Of Philade Children's, Jeffrey D Marrazzo, John Furey, Katherine A High and Stephen W Webster. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Spark Therapeutics.
Which institutional investors are buying Spark Therapeutics stock?
How do I buy shares of Spark Therapeutics?
Shares of ONCE can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Spark Therapeutics' stock price today?
One share of ONCE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $99.08.
How big of a company is Spark Therapeutics?
Spark Therapeutics has a market capitalization of $3.81 billion and generates $64.72 million in revenue each year. The biotechnology company earns $-78,820,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($2.11) on an earnings per share basis. Spark Therapeutics employs 368 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Spark Therapeutics.
What is Spark Therapeutics' official website?
How can I contact Spark Therapeutics?
Spark Therapeutics' mailing address is 3737 MARKET STREET SUITE 1300, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19104. The biotechnology company can be reached via phone at 888-772-7560 or via email at [email protected]
MarketBeat Community Rating for Spark Therapeutics (NASDAQ ONCE)
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