Crispr Therapeutics AG vs Dollar General Corp. — how do they compare? Crispr Therapeutics AG trades at $54.08 (market cap $5.23B), while Dollar General Corp. trades at $120.1 (market cap $26.49B). The key difference: Dollar General Corp. is far larger — about 5.1× Crispr Therapeutics AG's market cap, and Dollar General Corp. pays a 1.97% dividend while Crispr Therapeutics AG pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CRSP | DG | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $5.23B | $26.49B |
Sector | Health | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $76.78 | $156.26 |
52-Week Low | $44.34 | $95.94 |
Enterprise Value | $3.65B | $40.93B |
Dividend Yield | — | 1.97% |
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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.
Read more on CRSP →A leading American discount retailer, Dollar General operates over 18,000 stores in 47 states, selling branded and private-label products across a wide variety of categories. In fiscal 2021, 77% of net sales came from consumables (including paper and cleaning products, packaged and perishable food, tobacco, and health and beauty items), 12% from seasonal merchandise (such as toys, greeting cards, decorations, and gardening supplies), 7% from home products (for example, kitchen supplies, small appliances, and cookware), and 4% from basic apparel. Stores average roughly 7,400 square feet, and about 75% of Dollar General locations are in towns of 20,000 or fewer people. The firm emphasizes value, with most of its items sold at everyday low prices of $5 or less.
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