AES Corp vs Crispr Therapeutics AG — how do they compare? AES Corp trades at $14.72 (market cap $10.51B), while Crispr Therapeutics AG trades at $53.88 (market cap $5.17B). The key difference: AES Corp is far larger — about 2× Crispr Therapeutics AG's market cap, and AES Corp pays a 4.78% dividend while Crispr Therapeutics AG pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AES | CRSP | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $10.51B | $5.17B |
Sector | Utilities | Health |
52-Week High | $17.28 | $76.78 |
52-Week Low | $12.51 | $44.34 |
Enterprise Value | $40.77B | $3.59B |
Dividend Yield | 4.78% | — |
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AES is a global power company operating across 14 countries and 4 continents. Its current generation portfolio as of year-end 2021 consists of over 31 gigawatts of generation, with the generation mix composed of renewables (43%), gas (32%), coal (23%), and oil (2%). The company has 3.5 gigawatts of generation under construction. AES has majority ownership and operates six electric utilities distributing power to 2.6 million customers.
Read more on AES →CRISPR Therapeutics is a gene editing company focused on the development of CRISPR/Cas9-based therapeutics. CRISPR/Cas9 stands for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein 9 (Cas9), which is a revolutionary technology for precisely altering specific sequences of genomic DNA. The company is focused on using this technology to treat genetically defined diseases. CRISPR's most advanced pipeline candidate, CTX001, is in collaboration with Vertex Pharmaceuticals and targets sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia, which have high unmet medical needs. The company is progressing additional gene editing programs for immuno-oncology, as well as a stem cell-derived therapy for the treatment of Type 1 diabetes.
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