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bluebird bio NasdaqGS:BLUE Stock Report

Last Price

US$5.25

Market Cap

US$47.8m

7D

36.4%

1Y

-78.3%

Updated

01 Apr, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

BLUE Stock Overview

A biotechnology company, researches, develops, and commercializes gene therapies for curative severe genetic diseases in the United States. More details

BLUE fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation3/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health0/6
Dividends0/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for bluebird bio
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$5.25
52 Week HighUS$28.60
52 Week LowUS$3.56
Beta0.82
1 Month Change28.68%
3 Month Change-37.05%
1 Year Change-78.31%
3 Year Change-94.78%
5 Year Change-99.38%
Change since IPO-99.02%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Investors Don't See Light At End Of bluebird bio, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:BLUE) Tunnel And Push Stock Down 38%

Jan 04
Investors Don't See Light At End Of bluebird bio, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:BLUE) Tunnel And Push Stock Down 38%

bluebird bio, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:BLUE) Revenues Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

Nov 15
bluebird bio, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:BLUE) Revenues Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

bluebird bio: Scientific Success And Financial Success, And The Gap Between

Sep 26

bluebird bio's Flight Through Financial Fog And Fierce Rivals

Jun 27

bluebird bio Is Priced Below IP Value

Mar 23

Bluebird Bio: Innovative Therapies, Monetary Setbacks

Jan 25

Is bluebird bio (NASDAQ:BLUE) In A Good Position To Invest In Growth?

Oct 13
Is bluebird bio (NASDAQ:BLUE) In A Good Position To Invest In Growth?

Here's Why We're A Bit Worried About bluebird bio's (NASDAQ:BLUE) Cash Burn Situation

Jul 13
Here's Why We're A Bit Worried About bluebird bio's (NASDAQ:BLUE) Cash Burn Situation

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 jumps 17% on FDA approval of new gene therapy

Sep 19

bluebird bio' chief strategy and financial officer to depart

Sep 12

Shareholder Returns

BLUEUS BiotechsUS Market
7D36.4%-6.4%-3.0%
1Y-78.3%-11.7%7.5%

Return vs Industry: BLUE underperformed the US Biotechs industry which returned -11.9% over the past year.

Return vs Market: BLUE underperformed the US Market which returned 6.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is BLUE's price volatile compared to industry and market?
BLUE volatility
BLUE Average Weekly Movement16.3%
Biotechs Industry Average Movement10.8%
Market Average Movement6.4%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.9%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.2%

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 decreased from 22% to 16% over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of US stocks.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1992248Andrew Obenshainwww.bluebirdbio.com

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.

bluebird bio, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do bluebird bio's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
BLUE fundamental statistics
Market capUS$47.78m
Earnings (TTM)-US$240.71m
Revenue (TTM)US$83.81m

0.6x

P/S Ratio

-0.2x

P/E Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
BLUE income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$83.81m
Cost of RevenueUS$89.38m
Gross Profit-US$5.57m
Other ExpensesUS$235.14m
Earnings-US$240.71m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)-24.59
Gross Margin-6.65%
Net Profit Margin-287.23%
Debt/Equity Ratio-276.4%

How did BLUE perform over the long term?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/01 05:22
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/01 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

bluebird bio, Inc. is covered by 33 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jack AllenBaird
Huidong WangBarclays
Zhiqiang ShuBerenberg