Previous close | 74.86 |
Open | 71.95 |
Bid | 70.00 |
Ask | 73.05 |
Strike | 175.00 |
Expiry date | 2023-10-20 |
Day's range | 71.90 - 71.95 |
Contract range | N/A |
Volume | |
Open interest | 25 |
Once a relatively unknown biotech company, Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) became a household name when it became one of the first companies to offer a vaccine for the COVID-19 virus. At its peak, Moderna saw quarterly revenue of $7 billion as it sold vaccines to the world. Its stock price followed suit, reaching an all-time high of $484 in mid-2021.
CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CRSP) specializes in gene editing, or the repair of faulty genes responsible for disease. Right now, CRISPR is heading for its biggest moment ever -- a regulatory decision on what may become its first commercialized product. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is set to decide on exa-cel for sickle cell disease in December and on exa-cel for beta thalassemia in March.
Despite slowing COVID-19 vaccine sales these healthcare titans are trading at more reasonable valuations with a lot of the risk-to-reward being priced into their stocks considering their earnings potential.