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WAVE Life Sciences Ltd

WVE

6.960USD

+0.160+2.35%
Close 09/18, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
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WAVE Life Sciences Ltd

6.960

+0.160+2.35%

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively very healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite strong stock market performance and technicals, the fundamentals don't support the current trend. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
88 / 507
Overall Ranking
202 / 4723
Industry
Biotechnology & Medical Research

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 15 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
19.800
Target Price
+190.32%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Wave Life Sciences Ltd. is a biotechnology company. The Company is focused on unlocking the potential of RNA medicines (oligonucleotides), or those targeting ribonucleic acid (RNA), to transform human health. Its RNA medicines platform, PRISMTM, combines multiple modalities, chemistry innovation and deep insights in human genetics to deliver scientific breakthroughs that treat both rare and prevalent disorders. Its toolkit of RNA-targeting modalities includes RNA editing, splicing, antisense silencing and RNA interference (RNAi), providing Company with capabilities for designing and sustainably delivering candidates that optimally address disease biology. Its diversified pipeline includes clinical programs in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and Huntington’s disease, as well as a preclinical program in obesity. These programs include WVE-N531, WVE-006 and WVE-003. It is also building a pipeline of novel A-to-I RNA editing oligonucleotides (AIMers).
High Growth
The company's revenue has grown steadily over the past 3 years, averaging 2867.99% year-on-year.
Fairly Valued
The company’s latest PE is -8.51, at a medium 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 156.69M shares, decreasing 1.02% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by Lee Ainslie
Star Investor Lee Ainslie holds 8.26M shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company's current financial score is 5.58, which is lower than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 6.93. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is low. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 8.70M, representing a year-over-year decrease of 55.82%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 53.29%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.58
Change
0

Financials

8.32

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

7.52

Operational Efficiency

2.77

Growth Potential

2.22

Shareholder Returns

7.09

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current valuation score is 2.80, which is lower than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 3.06. Its current P/E ratio is -8.51, which is -58.45% below the recent high of -3.53 and -21.91% above the recent low of -10.37.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
2.00
Change
0.8

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 88/507
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 8.53, which is higher than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 8.03. The average price target for WAVE Life Sciences Ltd is 19.00, with a high of 36.00 and a low of 9.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.53
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 15 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
19.800
Target Price
+191.18%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

554
Total
5
Median
6
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
WAVE Life Sciences Ltd
WVE
15
CRISPR Therapeutics AG
CRSP
30
Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc
IONS
26
Intellia Therapeutics Inc
NTLA
26
Exact Sciences Corp
EXAS
26
IQVIA Holdings Inc
IQV
25
1
2
3
...
111

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current price momentum score is 6.56, which is higher than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 6.32. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 9.33 and the support level at 5.51, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.54
Change
0.02

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(2)
Neutral(2)
Buy(1)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.428
Sell
RSI(14)
31.869
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
8.233
Oversold
ATR(14)
0.570
Low Volatility
CCI(14)
-74.437
Neutral
Williams %R
93.797
Oversold
TRIX(12,20)
-0.987
Sell
StochRSI(14)
100.000
Buy
Moving Average
Sell(5)
Neutral(0)
Buy(1)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
6.904
Buy
MA10
7.242
Sell
MA20
8.383
Sell
MA50
8.412
Sell
MA100
7.583
Sell
MA200
9.175
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 5.96. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 98.46%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 2.88%. The largest institutional shareholder is Lee Ainslie, holding a total of 8.26M shares, representing 5.19% of shares outstanding, with 3.88% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
RA Capital Management, LP
18.20M
--
GSK plc
16.78M
--
Adage Capital Management, L.P.
12.52M
+30.08%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
8.21M
+2.50%
Maverick Capital, Ltd.
Star Investors
8.26M
+0.01%
Driehaus Capital Management, LLC
6.36M
-5.27%
Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories Ltd
5.71M
--
M28 Capital Management LP
5.66M
--
Emerald Advisers LLC
5.06M
-0.57%
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
Star Investors
4.03M
-19.40%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current risk assessment score is 3.11, which is lower than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 3.33. The company's beta value is -1.36. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
3.11
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
-1.36
VaR
+8.28%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+66.67%
240-Day Volatility
+89.28%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+10.79%
120 days
+10.79%
5 years
+74.07%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-16.84%
120 days
-17.08%
5 years
-30.42%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+0.55
120 days
-0.54
5 years
+0.37
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+66.67%
3 years
+66.67%
5 years
+89.76%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.27
3 years
+0.21
5 years
-0.05
Skewness
240 days
+6.06
3 years
+3.74
5 years
+2.64
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+89.28%
5 years
+94.98%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+10.08%
5 years
+6.50%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
-67.05%
240 days
-67.05%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+59.94%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+57.76%
Liquidity
Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.96%
120 days
+0.97%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+28.17%
60 days
+15.58%
120 days
+16.70%

Peer Comparison

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7.85 /10
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