Raymond James Sticks to Their Hold Rating for Bluebird Bio (BLUE)


In a report released yesterday, Dane Leone from Raymond James maintained a Hold rating on Bluebird Bio (BLUE). The company’s shares closed last Wednesday at $25.92, close to its 52-week low of $24.24.

According to TipRanks.com, Leone is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 18.3% and a 65.7% success rate. Leone covers the Healthcare sector, focusing on stocks such as Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Allogene Therapeutics, and Ayala Pharmaceuticals.

Bluebird Bio has an analyst consensus of Hold, with a price target consensus of $42.46, implying a 61.4% upside from current levels. In a report issued on February 16, William Blair also downgraded the stock to Hold.

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The company has a one-year high of $77.68 and a one-year low of $24.24. Currently, Bluebird Bio has an average volume of 1.72M.

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 98 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.

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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.

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