In a report released today, Mark Breidenbach from Oppenheimer maintained a Hold rating on Bluebird Bio (BLUE). The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $29.67, close to its 52-week low of $24.24.
According to TipRanks.com, Breidenbach is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 17.1% and a 39.2% success rate. Breidenbach covers the Healthcare sector, focusing on stocks such as Forma Therapeutics Holdings, Global Blood Therapeutics, and Iovance Biotherapeutics.
Bluebird Bio has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $42.69, implying a 46.1% upside from current levels. In a report released yesterday, William Blair also maintained a Hold rating on the stock.
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Bluebird Bio’s market cap is currently $2B and has a P/E ratio of -2.90. The company has a Price to Book ratio of 1.48.
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 97 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of BLUE in relation to earlier this year. Most recently, in March 2021, Nick Leschly, the President & CEO of BLUE bought 203,355 shares for a total of $1,118,453.
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bluebird bio, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company, which engages in the development of potential gene therapies for severe genetic diseases and cancer. Its integrated product platform includes gene therapy, cancer immunotherapy, and gene editing. Its product pipeline includes Lenti-D, LentiGlobin, BCL11a shRNA, bb2121, and bb21217. The company was founded by Philippe Leboulch and Ronald C. Dorazio on April 16, 1992 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.
