In last trading session, Beam Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:BEAM) saw 4.3 million shares changing hands with its beta currently measuring 1.87. Company’s recent per share price level of $27.42 trading at $1.0 or 3.80% at ring of the bell on the day assigns it a market valuation of $2.74B. That closing price of BEAM’s stock is at a discount of -36.73% from its 52-week high price of $37.49 and is indicating a premium of 24.0% from its 52-week low price of $20.84. Taking a look at company’s average trading volume for last 10-days demonstrates a volume of 2.66 million shares which gives us an average trading volume of 1.44 million if we extend that period to 3-months.
For Beam Therapeutics Inc (BEAM), analysts’ consensus is at an average recommendation of Buy while assigning it a mean rating of 1.53. Splitting up the data highlights that, out of 6 analysts covering the stock, 0 rated the stock as a Sell while 0 recommended an Overweight rating for the stock. 2 suggested the stock as a Hold whereas 4 see the stock as a Buy. 0 analyst(s) advised it as an Underweight.
Beam Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:BEAM) trade information
Upright in the green during last session for gaining 3.80%, in the last five days BEAM remained trading in the green while hitting it’s week-highest on Friday, 03/07/25 when the stock touched $27.42 price level, adding 5.61% to its value on the day. Beam Therapeutics Inc’s shares saw a change of 10.56% in year-to-date performance and have moved 5.02% in past 5-day. Beam Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:BEAM) showed a performance of 3.20% in past 30-days. Number of shares sold short was 9.99 million shares which calculate 7.51 days to cover the short interests.
Wall Street analysts have assigned a consensus price target of 38 to the stock, which implies a rise of 27.84% to its current value. Analysts have been projecting 25 as a low price target for the stock while placing it at a high target of 57. It follows that stock’s current price would jump 8.83% in reaching the projected high whereas dropping to the targeted low would mean a gain of 8.83% for stock’s current value.
Weighing up company’s earnings over the past 5-year and in the next 5-year periods, we find the company posting an annual earnings growth rate of -20.88% during past 5 years. In 2025, company’s earnings growth rate is likely to be around -5.84% while estimates for its earnings growth in next 5 years are of -2.20%.
Beam Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:BEAM)’s Major holders
Insiders are in possession of 1.21% of company’s total shares while institution are holding 79.07 percent of that, with stock having share float percentage of 80.04%. Investors also watch the number of corporate investors in a company very closely, which is 79.07% institutions for Beam Therapeutics Inc that are currently holding shares of the company. VANGUARD GROUP INC is the top institutional holder at BEAM for having 7.9 million shares of worth $185.11 million. And as of 2024-06-30, it was holding 9.6701 of the company’s outstanding shares.
The second largest institutional holder is FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, which was holding about 7.91 million shares on 2024-06-30. The number of shares represents firm’s hold over 9.6135 of outstanding shares, having a total worth of $185.4 million.
