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WAVE Life Sciences Ltd

6.770
-0.130-1.88%
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 of WAVE Life Sciences Ltd

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

Key Insights

WAVE Life Sciences Ltd's fundamentals are relatively very healthy, with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.and its growth potential is high.Its valuation is considered fairly valued, ranking 92 out of 382 in the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry.Institutional ownership is very high.Over the past month, multiple analysts have rated it as Buy, with the highest price target at 23.50.In the medium term, the stock price is expected to trend down.Despite a weak stock market performance over the past month, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals.The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

WAVE Life Sciences Ltd's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
92 / 382
Overall Ranking
212 / 4482
Industry
Biotechnology & Medical Research

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Media Coverage

Last 24 hours
Coverage Level

Very Low
Very High
Neutral

WAVE Life Sciences Ltd Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Wave Life Sciences Ltd. is a biotechnology company focused on unlocking the broad potential of ribonucleic acid (RNA) medicines to transform human health. The Company’s RNA medicines platform, PRISM, combines multiple modalities, chemistry innovation and deep insights in human genetics to deliver scientific breakthroughs that treat both rare and common disorders. Its toolkit of RNA-targeting modalities includes editing, splicing, RNA interference and antisense silencing, providing Wave with unmatched capabilities for designing and sustainably delivering candidates that optimally address disease biology. The Company’s diversified pipeline includes clinical programs in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, obesity, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and Huntington’s disease, as well as several preclinical programs utilizing the Company’s broad RNA therapeutics toolkit. Its programs include WVE-006, SERPINA1 (AATD); WVE-007 (GalNAc), INHBE (Obesity); WVE-N531, Exon 53 (DMD), and WVE-003, mHTT (HD).
Growing
The company is in a growing phase, with the latest annual income totaling USD 42.73M.
High Profit Growth
The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 42.73M.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PE is -6.42, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Held by CI Select Canadian Equity Fund
Star Investor CI Select Canadian Equity Fund holds 1.31K shares of this stock.

Analyst Rating

Based on 16 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
23.500
Target Price
+240.58%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The current financial score of WAVE Life Sciences Ltd is 7.05, ranking 133 out of 382 in the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is low. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 38.25M, representing a year-over-year increase of 316.85%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 44.35%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.05
Change
0

Financials

9.53

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Quality of Earnings

7.42

Operational Efficiency

2.82

Growth Potential

8.22

Shareholder Returns

7.27

WAVE Life Sciences Ltd's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The current valuation score of WAVE Life Sciences Ltd is 6.44, ranking 269 out of 382 in the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry. Its current P/E ratio is -6.42, which is -72.85% below the recent high of -1.74 and -409.17% above the recent low of -32.71.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.44
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 92/382
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The current earnings forecast score of WAVE Life Sciences Ltd is 8.63, ranking 92 out of 382 in the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry. The average price target is 23.00, with a high of 36.00 and a low of 12.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.63
Change
0

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Analyst Rating

Based on 16 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
23.500
Target Price
+240.58%
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
16
CRISPR Therapeutics AG
CRSP
27
Beigene Ltd
ONC
26
argenx SE
ARGX
26
IQVIA Holdings Inc
IQV
26
Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc
IONS
25
1
2
3
...
111

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

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 Updated: 2026-05-15

The current price momentum score of WAVE Life Sciences Ltd is 6.35, ranking 254 out of 382 in the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry. Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 7.41 and the support level at 6.40, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.40
Change
-0.05

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

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(3)
Neutral(2)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
0.162
Neutral
RSI(14)
36.784
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
15.289
Oversold
ATR(14)
0.374
Low Volatility
CCI(14)
-162.261
Sell
Williams %R
89.418
Oversold
TRIX(12,20)
-0.606
Sell
StochRSI(14)
29.211
Sell
Moving Average
Sell(6)
Neutral(0)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
6.904
Sell
MA10
7.088
Sell
MA20
7.178
Sell
MA50
8.672
Sell
MA100
11.485
Sell
MA200
10.150
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The current institutional shareholding score of WAVE Life Sciences Ltd is 7.00, ranking 83 out of 382 in the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 77.83%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 16.89%. The largest institutional shareholder is Lee Ainslie, holding a total of 9.28M shares, representing 4.82% of shares outstanding, with 10.01% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
RA Capital Management, LP
26.99M
+48.28%
GSK plc
18.25M
+8.76%
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC
13.65M
+218.18%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
10.02M
+14.77%
Adage Capital Management, L.P.
9.79M
-32.82%
Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories Ltd
5.71M
--
Maverick Capital, Ltd.
Star Investors
9.28M
+10.59%
Darwin Global Management Ltd
7.30M
--
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
Star Investors
7.26M
+85.76%
Driehaus Capital Management, LLC
6.58M
+4.49%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Biotechnology & Medical Research domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The current risk assessment score of WAVE Life Sciences Ltd is 1.66, ranking 281 out of 382 in the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry. The company's beta value is -1.16. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets. WAVE Life Sciences Ltd’s latest ESG disclosure leads the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry, indicating outstanding, compliant performance across environmental management, social responsibility, and governance, which may help mitigate overall risk.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
1.66
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
-1.16
VaR
+8.28%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+70.91%
240-Day Volatility
+133.55%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+9.52%
120 days
+147.26%
5 years
+147.26%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-49.59%
120 days
-49.59%
5 years
-49.59%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-1.55
120 days
+0.75
5 years
+0.51

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+70.91%
3 years
+70.91%
5 years
+81.08%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+0.12
3 years
+0.42
5 years
+0.05
Skewness
240 days
+10.01
3 years
+9.28
5 years
+7.76

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+133.55%
5 years
+105.43%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+10.90%
5 years
+7.13%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+168.85%
240 days
+168.85%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+114.04%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+122.92%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+2.87%
120 days
+3.59%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+59.64%
60 days
+67.56%
120 days
+109.56%

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