Is Overall Sentiment on CRISPR Therapeutics AG Bearish?

CRISPR Therapeutics AG stock is trading -31.32% below its average target price of $84.63 after dropping -3.6% during today's evening session. Analysts are giving the mid-cap Biotechnology company an average rating of buy and target prices ranging from $30.0 to $188.0 per share.

The stock has an unusually large proportion of its shares sold short at 20.3%, and a short ratio of 5.3. Since 1.4% of the company's shares are owned by insiders, we can infer that there is a degree of alignment between management and shareholder interests. Finally, we also note that an average number of institutional investors are invested in the stock, with 66.9% of CRISPR Therapeutics AG's shares being owned by this investor type.

Institutions Invested in CRISPR Therapeutics AG

Date Reported Holder Percentage Shares Value
2023-09-30 ARK Investment Management, LLC 9% 7,163,118 $416,320,410
2023-09-30 Capital International Investors 8% 6,085,512 $353,689,950
2023-09-30 T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 5% 3,651,833 $212,244,530
2023-09-30 Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. 4% 3,465,470 $201,413,112
2023-09-30 Nikko Asset Management Americas, Inc. 4% 3,465,470 $201,413,112
2023-09-30 Blackrock Inc. 3% 2,713,210 $157,691,762
2023-09-30 FMR, LLC 3% 2,057,414 $119,576,899
2023-09-30 State Street Corporation 2% 1,884,973 $109,554,628
2023-09-30 NEA Management Company, LLC 2% 1,587,854 $92,286,072
2023-09-30 Vanguard Group Inc 2% 1,538,725 $89,430,695

Besides an analyst consensus of strong upside potential, other market factors point to there being mixed market sentiment on CRISPR Therapeutics AG.

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