The stock of Editas Medicine Inc (NASDAQ: EDIT) has decreased by -3.02 when compared to last closing price of 1.82.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -3.55% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2025-05-25 that Over the past few years, investors have moved away from somewhat speculative and unprofitable companies to put their money into safer, steadier investments. Editas Medicine (EDIT -4.01%), a gene-editing-focused clinical-stage biotech, is firmly in the speculative camp, which is why its shares are down by 97% since early 2021.
Is It Worth Investing in Editas Medicine Inc (NASDAQ: EDIT) Right Now?
Moreover, the 36-month beta value for EDIT is 2.09. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for EDIT is 82.94M and currently, short sellers hold a 10.96% of that float. On June 05, 2025, EDIT’s average trading volume was 2.08M shares.
EDIT’s Market Performance
EDIT’s stock has seen a -3.55% decrease for the week, with a 32.71% rise in the past month and a -0.84% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.26%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.95% for Editas Medicine Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 9.59% for EDIT’s stock, with a -17.96% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of EDIT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EDIT stocks, with H.C. Wainwright repeating the rating for EDIT by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for EDIT in the upcoming period, according to H.C. Wainwright is $3 based on the research report published on April 28, 2025 of the current year 2025.
EDIT Trading at 22.15% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought EDIT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -71.62% of loss for the given period.
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Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at EDIT starting from Parison Amy, who sale 446 shares at the price of $1.72 back on Jun 03 ’25. After this action, Parison Amy now owns 17,506 shares of Editas Medicine Inc, valued at $769 using the latest closing price.
Burkly Linda, the EVP, CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER of Editas Medicine Inc, sale 726 shares at $1.72 during a trade that took place back on Jun 03 ’25, which means that Burkly Linda is holding 69,519 shares at $1,252 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EDIT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -5.91 for the present operating margin
- 0.86 for the gross margin
The net margin for Editas Medicine Inc stands at -8.06. The total capital return value is set at -0.97. Equity return is now at value -140.82, with -71.37 for asset returns.
Based on Editas Medicine Inc (EDIT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.33 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -6.69.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -231.28 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.61. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.33. The receivables turnover for the company is 61.13for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.12. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.08.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Editas Medicine Inc (EDIT) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
