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Krystal Biotech
KRYS

$184.19
1.01%

Market Cap: $5.29B

 

About: Krystal Biotech Inc is engaged in the healthcare sector in the United States. It is focused on the development of easy-to-use, redosable gene therapies to improve the lives of patients living with debilitating diseases. The company used its proprietary gene therapy platform, STAR-D to develop treatments for rare or orphan dermatological indications caused by the absence of or a mutation in a single gene. It plans to leverage its platform to expand its pipeline to include other dermatological indications in the future. The company has one operating segment, which is the business of developing and commercializing pharmaceutical products.

Employees: 229

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Funds holding %
of 6,686 funds
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Analysts bullish %
of 6 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

40% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 [Q1] → 7 (+2) [Q2]

39% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 99 | Existing positions reduced: 71

28% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 40

27% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $54.5M | Put options by funds: $42.9M

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.52B [Q1] → $5.23B (+$706M) [Q2]

9.83% more ownership

Funds ownership: 89.88% [Q1] → 99.7% (+9.83%) [Q2]

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 230 [Q1] → 241 (+11) [Q2]

Research analyst outlook

6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$200
9%
upside
Avg. target
$210
14%
upside
High target
$221
20%
upside

6 analyst ratings

positive
83%
neutral
17%
negative
0%
HC Wainwright & Co.
Joseph Pantginis
31% 1-year accuracy
85 / 271 met price target
20%upside
$221
Buy
Reiterated
29 Aug 2024
HC Wainwright & Co.
Joseph Pantginis
31% 1-year accuracy
85 / 271 met price target
20%upside
$221
Buy
Maintained
28 Aug 2024
Evercore ISI Group
Gavin Clark-Gartner
64% 1-year accuracy
7 / 11 met price target
12%upside
$206
Outperform
Maintained
12 Aug 2024
Citigroup
Yigal Nochomovitz
40% 1-year accuracy
17 / 42 met price target
11%upside
$204
Neutral
Downgraded
6 Aug 2024
Chardan Capital
Geulah Livshits
17% 1-year accuracy
4 / 23 met price target
13%upside
$208
Buy
Maintained
5 Aug 2024

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 4 articles about KRYS published over the past 30 days