Bluebird bio Inc [BLUE] Is Currently -8.38 below its 200 Period Moving Avg: What Does This Mean?

Bluebird bio Inc [NASDAQ: BLUE] loss -8.38% or -0.02 points to close at $0.31 with a heavy trading volume of 4776870 shares.

The daily chart for BLUE points out that the company has recorded -69.39% loss over the past six months.

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If we look at the average trading volume of 6.64M shares, BLUE reached to a volume of 4776870 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Bluebird bio Inc [BLUE]:

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for BLUE shares is $2.36 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on BLUE stock is a recommendation set at 3.20. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

JP Morgan have made an estimate for Bluebird bio Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Underweight, with their previous recommendation back on November 15, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, BofA Securities dropped their target price from $3 to $0.50. The new note on the price target was released on November 15, 2024, representing the official price target for Bluebird bio Inc stock.

The Average True Range (ATR) for Bluebird bio Inc is set at 0.04, with the Price to Sales ratio for BLUE stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 1.12.

Trading performance analysis for BLUE stock

Bluebird bio Inc [BLUE] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -21.89. With this latest performance, BLUE shares dropped by -38.59% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -69.39% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -91.08% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for BLUE stock in for the last two-week period is set at 23.34, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 18.50, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 27.95 for Bluebird bio Inc [BLUE]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 0.4763, while it was recorded at 0.3396 for the last single week of trading, and 0.9046 for the last 200 days.

Bluebird bio Inc [BLUE]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis

Bluebird bio Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.33 and a Current Ratio set at 0.51.

Bluebird bio Inc [BLUE]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis

With the latest financial reports released by the company, Bluebird bio Inc posted -0.78/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at -0.56/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company fail the estimates by a Surprise Factor of -0.22. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for BLUE. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Bluebird bio Inc go to 45.80%.

An analysis of Institutional ownership at Bluebird bio Inc [BLUE]

There are presently around $43.69%, or 43.96%% of BLUE stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of BLUE stocks are: BLACKROCK INC. with ownership of 15.44 million shares, which is approximately 14.1544%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 10.3 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$10.14 million in BLUE stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$6.29 million in BLUE stock with ownership which is approximately 5.8586%.