At least the share price isn't $2.84/share like it was in Q4 2011 after Lanphier dropped the DN SB509 bombshell and then promised to reform, because this time SGMO is $4.28/share or 50% higher than 5 years ago. But over the past 5 years XBI is up 176%, S&P500 is up 73% and Nasdaq's up 100%. A 2011 Sangamo pps relative to these other indices would have been priced at $1.55, $2.48, and $2.14 respectively. So from a share price this isn't as a bad as 2011 it is indeed worse.
The primary and most fundamental difference between then and now is, of course, Sangamo's new leader Sandy Macrae. He somehow has to build the company's credibility in order to prove to Wall street that Sangamo is more than the story stock that has been throughly milked by Lanphier and by most of his opportunist cronies in the C-Suite. Dead weight like Andro and the incredibly overpaid accountant/cfo must be jettison. Strategic and decisive moves along with making a few commitments will be rewarded.
Here's hoping Sandy meets our expectation and stands up this company. All we can do is hope or bail and for now I've decided to give hope a chance.