BLUE Stock Overview A biotechnology company, researches, develops, and commercializes gene therapies for curative severe genetic diseases in the United States. More details
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bluebird bio, Inc. Competitors Price History & Performance
Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for bluebird bio Historical stock prices Current Share Price US$7.91 52 Week High US$38.40 52 Week Low US$5.80 Beta 0.73 1 Month Change -5.16% 3 Month Change -15.13% 1 Year Change -60.40% 3 Year Change -94.23% 5 Year Change -99.56% Change since IPO -98.53%
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Consensus EPS estimates upgraded to US$26.75 loss Jan 23
Price target decreased by 31% to US$26.00 Jan 07
Investors Don't See Light At End Of bluebird bio, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:BLUE) Tunnel And Push Stock Down 38% Jan 04
Consensus EPS estimates fall by 11% Jan 02
New minor risk - Insider selling Dec 15 Bluebird Bio, Inc. Announces Updated Data from Patients with Beta-Thalassemia Who Require Regular Blood Transfusions Treated with Betibeglogene Autotemcel (Beti-Cel, Approved Commercially as ZYNTEGL) in Clinical Studies
New major risk - Share price stability Dec 04
Insufficient new directors Dec 01
Price target decreased by 24% to US$2.19 Nov 15
bluebird bio, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:BLUE) Revenues Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors Nov 15
New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth Nov 15
Forecast to breakeven in 2026 Nov 14
bluebird bio, Inc. to Present Additional Long-Term Follow-Up Data from Gene Therapy Programs in Sickle Cell Disease and Beta-Thalassemia at the 66th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition Nov 05
bluebird bio Receives Written Notice from Nasdaq Regarding Non-Compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) Oct 05
bluebird bio: Scientific Success And Financial Success, And The Gap Between Sep 26
bluebird bio, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Nov 06, 2024 Sep 19
bluebird bio Announces Receipt of Expected Notices from Nasdaq Due to Non-Compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) Aug 25 bluebird bio, Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for the Third and Fourth Quarter of 2024
Price target decreased by 13% to US$3.67 Aug 15
Price target decreased by 11% to US$3.78 Jul 29
bluebird bio's Flight Through Financial Fog And Fierce Rivals Jun 27
bluebird bio, Inc. Announces Chief Financial Officer Changes, Effective June 10, 2024 May 30 bluebird bio, Inc. announced delayed 10-Q filing May 17
Bluebird Bio, Inc. Announces Completion of First Cell Collection for LYFGENIA Gene Therapy May 07
Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Bluebird Bio Inc Mar 29 bluebird bio, Inc. announced delayed annual 10-K filing Mar 27
bluebird bio Is Priced Below IP Value Mar 23
Price target increased by 8.0% to US$5.00 Mar 05
Bluebird Bio: Innovative Therapies, Monetary Setbacks Jan 25 bluebird bio, Inc. has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of $125 million. Dec 21
New major risk - Shareholder dilution Dec 20 bluebird bio, Inc. has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of $125 million. Dec 20
bluebird bio, Inc. has filed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of $150 million. Dec 19
Consensus revenue estimates fall by 13% Dec 18
Price target decreased by 8.2% to US$6.61 Dec 13 Bluebird Bio Inc. Presents Long-Term Data At Ash Support Beti-Ccel as A Potentially Curative Gene Therapy for -Thalassemia Patients Who Require Regular Transfusion Independence and Normal or Near- Normal- Normal- Normal-Normal Adult Hb Levels Bluebird Bio Details Plans for the Commercial Launch of Lyfgenia(Tm) Gene Therapy for Patients Ages 12 and Older with Sickle Cell Disease and A History of Vaso-Occlusive Events
Now 31% undervalued after recent price drop Dec 08
Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind Nov 09
New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth Nov 08
Bluebird Bio, Inc. to Present New and Updated Data from Gene Therapy Programs in Sickle Cell Disease and Beta-Thalassemia at the 65th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition Nov 03
Now 24% undervalued after recent price drop Oct 27
bluebird bio, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 07, 2023 Oct 25
Is bluebird bio (NASDAQ:BLUE) In A Good Position To Invest In Growth? Oct 13
New minor risk - Insider selling Aug 14
President recently sold US$60k worth of stock Aug 13
Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind Aug 08
Here's Why We're A Bit Worried About bluebird bio's (NASDAQ:BLUE) Cash Burn Situation Jul 13
bluebird bio, Inc. Announces FDA Priority Review of the Biologics License Application for Lovotibeglogene Autotemcel (Lovo-Cel) for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease (Scd) 12 Years and Older with a History of Vaso-Occlusive Events Jun 22
Consensus revenue estimates decrease by 26%, EPS upgraded May 16
First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind May 10
Full year 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind Mar 31
Consensus forecasts updated Jan 08
bluebird bio, Inc. Appoints Joseph Vittiglio, JD as Chief Business and Legal Officer Jan 04
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Lifts Partial Clinical Hold for bluebird bio, Inc.’s Sickle Cell Disease Studies for Patients Under the Age of 18 Dec 20
Bluebird Bio, Inc. Presents New and Updated Data At the 64Th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition Dec 13
An unknown buyer entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SKYSONA & ZYNTEGLO of bluebird bio, Inc. (NasdaqGS:BLUE) for approximately $100 million. Dec 02
Consensus forecasts updated Dec 01
Less than half of directors are independent Nov 16
Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind Nov 08 bluebird bio, Inc. Appoints Christopher Krawtschuk as Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer
Bluebird, Real Endpoints team up to increase access to pricey gene therapy Zynteglo Oct 04
Bluebird bio names interim finance chief Sep 26 bluebird bio, Inc. Announces Executive Changes Effective October 14, 2022
Bluebird bio jumps 17% on FDA approval of new gene therapy Sep 19
bluebird bio Receives FDA Accelerated Approval for SKYSONA® Gene Therapy for Early, Active Cerebral Adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD) Sep 17 bluebird bio, Inc. Announces Executive Changes
bluebird bio' chief strategy and financial officer to depart Sep 12
Treasurer recently sold US$78k worth of stock Aug 25
Consensus forecasts updated Aug 23
bluebird bio, Inc. Announces FDA Approval of Zynteglo®, the First Gene Therapy for People with Beta-Thalassemia Who Require Regular Red Blood Cell Transfusions Aug 18
FDA approves bluebird bio's Zyntego beti-cel gene therapy for beta thalassemia Aug 17
President recently sold US$96k worth of stock Aug 10
Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat Aug 07
Price target increased to US$8.22 Aug 06
bluebird bio, Inc. Appoints Tom Klima as Chief Commercial & Operating Officer, Effective August 8, 2022 Aug 06
Chief Regulatory Officer recently sold US$6.7k worth of stock Jul 21
bluebird bio: Potential For 3 Gene Therapy Approvals In 12 Months Makes Buy Case Jun 22
Consensus forecasts updated Jun 14
bluebird bio, Inc. Announces That the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee Recommends Approval of elivaldogene autotemcel (eli-cel) for the Treatment of Early Active Cerebral Adrenoleukodystrophy Jun 11
FDA Advisory Committee Unanimously Endorses eli-cel Gene Therapy for Cerebral Adrenoleukodystrophy Jun 10 Shareholder Returns BLUE US Biotechs US Market 7D 0.5% 1.7% -0.8% 1Y -60.4% -3.1% 25.2%
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Return vs Industry: BLUE underperformed the US Biotechs industry which returned -3.1% over the past year.
Return vs Market: BLUE underperformed the US Market which returned 25.2% over the past year.
Price Volatility Is BLUE's price volatile compared to industry and market? BLUE volatility BLUE Average Weekly Movement 36.3% Biotechs Industry Average Movement 11.3% Market Average Movement 6.5% 10% most volatile stocks in US Market 18.7% 10% least volatile stocks in US Market 3.3%
Stable Share Price: BLUE's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: BLUE's weekly volatility has increased from 21% to 36% over the past year.
About the Company 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. Its clinical development programs include HGB-205, HGB-206, and HGB-210 to evaluate the safety and efficacy of lovo-cel in the treatment of patients with SCD; and HGB-204, HGB-205, HGB-207, and HGB-212 to evaluate the safety and efficacy of beti-cel in the treatment of patients with ß-thalassemia.
Show more bluebird bio, Inc. Fundamentals Summary How do bluebird bio's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap? BLUE fundamental statistics Market cap US$73.40m Earnings (TTM ) -US$292.82m Revenue (TTM ) US$53.12m
Earnings & Revenue Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM) BLUE income statement (TTM ) Revenue US$53.12m Cost of Revenue US$78.78m Gross Profit -US$25.66m Other Expenses US$267.16m Earnings -US$292.82m
Last Reported Earnings
Sep 30, 2024
Earnings per share (EPS) -30.12 Gross Margin -48.31% Net Profit Margin -551.25% Debt/Equity Ratio -1,394.4%
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status Data Last Updated (UTC time) Company Analysis 2025/01/30 23:46 End of Day Share Price 2025/01/30 00:00 Earnings 2024/09/30 Annual Earnings 2023/12/31
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Analyst Sources bluebird bio, Inc. is covered by 33 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
Analyst Institution Jack Allen Baird Huidong Wang Barclays Zhiqiang Shu Berenberg
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