7 CRISPR stocks to watch

The best CRISPR stocks depend on your portfolio and investment goals—while volatility can be ideal for day traders, long-term investors will want to look to stocks with steadier gains over time.

7 popular CRISPR stocks to watch

We round up a selection of stocks in or related to the gene editing industry, weighting the list more heavily towards popular mid- and large-cap stocks.

1. Crispr Therapeutics (CRSP)
2. Editas Medicine (EDIT)
3. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN)
4. Cellectis (CLLS)
5. Beam Therapeutics Inc (BEAM)
6. Bluebird bio (BLUE)
7. Sangamo Therapeutics (SGMO)

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1. Choose an online stock trading platform. Choose from our Top Picks above, use our comparison table below or jump straight to the best stock trading apps in Canada.
2. Sign up for an account. Provide your personal information and sign up.
3. Set up a funding method to pay for the transaction. Deposit funds into your account by linking your banking information.
4. Choose the stocks you want to buy. Search for the stock by name or ticker symbol like CRSP or EDIT.
5. Place your order. Buy the stock. It's that simple.

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We round up a selection of stocks in or related to the gene editing industry, weighting the list more heavily towards popular mid- and large-cap US stocks.

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1. Crispr Therapeutics (CRSP)

CRISPR Therapeutics AG, a gene editing company, focuses on developing gene-based medicines for serious human diseases using its Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein 9 (Cas9) platform. Its CRISPR/Cas9 is a gene editing technology that allows for precise directed changes to genomic DNA. The company has a portfolio of therapeutic programs across a range of disease areas, including hemoglobinopathies, immune-oncology and autoimmune, in vivo, and type 1 diabetes.

• Previous close price: $40.72
• Market capitalization: $3,504,614,912
• 1 year performance: -34.41%

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2. Editas Medicine (EDIT)

Editas Medicine, Inc. , a clinical stage genome editing company, focuses on developing transformative genomic medicines to treat a range of serious diseases. It develops a proprietary gene editing platform based on CRISPR technology.

• Previous close price: $1.31
• Market capitalization: $111,027,192
• 1 year performance: -88.01%

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3. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN)

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. discovers, invents, develops, manufactures, and commercializes medicines for treating various diseases worldwide. The company's products include EYLEA injection to treat wet age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema; myopic choroidal neovascularization; diabetic retinopathy; neovascular glaucoma; and retinopathy of prematurity.

• Previous close price: $701.85
• Market capitalization: $78,529,593,344
• 1 year performance: -18.31%
• P/E ratio: 17.6667

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4. Cellectis (CLLS)

Cellectis S. A. , a clinical stage biotechnological company, develops products based on gene-editing with a portfolio of allogeneic chimeric antigen receptor T-cells product candidates.

• Previous close price: $1.59
• Market capitalization: $167,366,768
• 1 year performance: -50.31%

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5. Beam Therapeutics Inc (BEAM)

Beam Therapeutics Inc. , a biotechnology company, engages in the development of precision genetic medicines for patients suffering from serious diseases in the United States. It develops BEAM-101 for the treatment of sickle cell disease or beta-thalassemia; and BEAM-302, a liver-targeting LNP formulation to treat severe alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency; BEAM-201, an anti-CD7 CAR-T product candidate, which is in Phase 1/2 clinical trials for the treatment of refractory T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia/T cell lymphoblastic lymphoma; and BEAM-301, a liver-targeting LNP formulation for the treatment of glycogen storage disease 1a.

• Previous close price: $29.01
• Market capitalization: $2,190,208,256
• 1 year performance: 2.08%

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6. Bluebird bio (BLUE)

bluebird bio, Inc. , a biotechnology company, researches, develops, and commercializes gene therapies for curative severe genetic diseases in the United States. The company's product candidates for severe genetic diseases include ZYNTEGLO (betibeglogene autotemcel) for the treatment of transfusion-dependent ß-thalassemia; lovotibeglogene autotemcel for the treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD); and SKYSONA (elivaldogene autotemcel) to treat cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy.

• Previous close price: $8.50
• Market capitalization: $81,763,872
• 1 year performance: 159.94%

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7. Sangamo Therapeutics (SGMO)

Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. , a clinical-stage genomic medicine company, focuses on translating science into medicines that transform the lives of patients and families afflicted with serious diseases in the United States. The company's clinical-stage product candidates are ST-920, a gene therapy product candidate, which is in Phase 1/2 clinical study for the treatment of Fabry disease; TX200, a chimeric antigen receptor engineered regulatory T cell (CAR-Treg) therapy product candidate that is in Phase 1/2 clinical study for the prevention of immune-mediated rejection in HLA-A2 mismatched kidney transplantation; SB-525, a gene therapy product candidate, which is in Phase 3 clinical trial for the treatment of moderately severe to severe hemophilia A; BIVV003, a zinc finger nuclease gene-edited cell therapy product candidate that is in Phase 1/2 PRECIZN-1 clinical study for the treatment of sickle cell disease.

• Previous close price: $2.47
• Market capitalization: $563,237,440
• 1 year performance: 495.04%

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Bottom line

While it's possible to turn a profit investing in CRISPR stocks, keep in mind that—like any investment—CRISPR stocks are not immune to risk. These stocks are subject to fluctuating conditions both in the market and in the gene editing industry, so carefully vet your picks before you invest. If you're new to investing or if it's been a while since you've taken a critical look at your investment accounts, compare brokers to make sure you're getting the best trading features for your needs.

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