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bluebird bio, Inc. (BLUE)

NASDAQ Healthcare Biotechnology
$4.97 ▲ +0.00%
Market Cap
$48.7M
Sector
Healthcare
Industry
Biotechnology
Beta
0.36
52-Wk Range
3.2-28.6
CEO
Andrew Obenshain
Country
US
Currency
USD

bluebird bio, Inc. operates in the Biotechnology industry of the Healthcare sector, headquartered in Cambridge, MA, US. The stock last traded at $4.97, up 0.00% on the session, giving a market capitalisation of $48.7M. On trailing twelve-month figures it carries a trailing P/E of -0.20, a net margin of -287.2%. Its beta of 0.36 implies it has historically moved less than the broad market.

Valuation & profitability (TTM)
P/E
-0.20
Price / Sales
0.58
Price / Book
-1.53
EV / EBITDA
-2.20
Gross margin
-6.6%
Operating margin
-322.7%
Net margin
-287.2%
Return on equity
Debt / equity
-11.36
Current ratio
0.48
Dividend yield
0.0%
Payout ratio
0.0%
Company profile
Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select
Employees
248
IPO date
2013-06-19
Headquarters
Cambridge, MA, US
About bluebird bio, Inc.

bluebird bio, Inc. is a biotechnology firm that concentrates on the discovery, development, and commercialization of innovative gene therapies. These pioneering treatments are aimed at debilitating genetic conditions. Among its leading investigational therapies for severe inherited diseases are betibeglogene autotemcel (beti-cel), intended for patients with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia; lovotibeglogene autotemcel (lovo-cel), which targets sickle cell disease (SCD); and elivaldogene autotemcel (eli-cel), developed to address cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy. The company's robust clinical trial program is actively evaluating the safety and efficacy of these treatments. Specifically, lovo-cel's impact on SCD patients is being assessed in studies HGB-205, HGB-206, and HGB-210. Concurrently, beti-cel is under investigation for beta-thalassemia in trials HGB-204, HGB-205, HGB-207, and HGB-212. Furthermore, bluebird bio maintains strategic collaborations and licensing arrangements with entities such as Orchard Therapeutics Limited, Forty Seven, Inc., and Magenta Therapeutics, Inc. The company, which began its operations in 1992, was formerly known as Genetix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and rebranded as bluebird bio, Inc. in September 2010. Its principal office is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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