The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. CRISPR Therapeutics AG shares valued at $760,660 were sold by Kulkarni Samarth on Aug 18 ’25. At $58.15 per share, Kulkarni Samarth sold 13,081 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 207,004 shares worth approximately $15.07 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Treco Douglas A purchased 20,000 shares, netting a total of over 1,140,600 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $57.03 each, the insider now holds 22,000 shares.
Before that, George Simeon had added 989,812 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $51,499,918, the Director bought CRISPR Therapeutics AG shares for $52.03 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 989,812 shares, worth approximately $125.99 million.
As published in their initiating research note from JP Morgan on September 18, 2025, CRISPR Therapeutics AG [CRSP] has been an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $70. Analysts at Evercore ISI upgraded the stock from ‘”an In-line”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid February. As of February 12, 2025, TD Cowen has increased its “Sell” rating to a “Hold” for CRSP. Earlier on February 03, 2025, H.C. Wainwright initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for CRSP stock.
Analyzing CRSP Stock Performance
On last trading session, CRISPR Therapeutics AG [NASDAQ: CRSP] rose 10.07% to $72.82. The stock’s lowest price that day was $66.57, but it reached a high of $72.95 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 20.72%. Over the course of the year, CRISPR Therapeutics AG shares have jumped approximately 55.00%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $72.95 on 10/02/25 and a 52-week low of $30.04 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 68.61, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 64.40. In the upper region, resistance lies at 74.99. The next price resistance is at 77.16. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 77.14 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is CRISPR Therapeutics AG subject to short interest?
Stocks of CRISPR Therapeutics AG saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-15 jumping by 0.5 million shares to 23.81 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 23.31 million shares. A jump of 2.11% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 12.64 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 12.64.
Which companies own the most shares of CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP)?
In terms of CRISPR Therapeutics AG share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 84 in the next 12 months, up nearly 26.96% from the previous closing price of $66.16. Analysts anticipate CRISPR Therapeutics AG stock to reach 180 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 52. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked CRISPR Therapeutics AG stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On August 06, 2024, Needham assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $84.
