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Biotech Giants Now Priced Like Old World Drug Stocks

Most investors buying Big Pharma stocks these days are buying them for dividends and somewhat of a defensive position against stock market volatility. Investors who are buying biotechs generally are looking for serious growth.…

Jon C. Ogg · 12 years ago

Vindication for MannKind With FDA Panel Backing

ThinkstockMannKind Corp. (NASDAQ: MNKD)had been trading as though the stock was bracing for an U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel decision recommending against the approval of its inhalable insulin called Afrezza. On Tuesday…

Jon C. Ogg · 12 years ago

Will Prana’s Implosion Go All the Way?

ThinkstockThe first question anyone might ask if a stock falls from more than $9 to less than $2.50 is whether it already imploded? Prana Biotechnology Ltd. (NASDAQ: PRAN) has done just that in the…

Jon C. Ogg · 12 years ago

Biotech Firm Prana Misses Goal on Alzheimer Drug

Prana Biotechnology announced Monday morning that top-line results for a Phase II trial of its Alzheimer drug failed to meet its primary endpoint. Shares were slammed in premarket trading.

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

Baxter Split-Up, a Page From Abbott’s Playbook

Baxter International is taking an activist investor role of its own. The health care company has announced that it is splitting itself into two separate companies.

Jon C. Ogg · 12 years ago

Morgan Stanley Starts Mixed Coverage on Top Biotech Stocks

courtesy of Morgan StanleyLike many of its Wall Street peers, the brutal sell-off in the biotechnology space has Morgan Stanley taking a closer look at the top names. The firm initiated coverage of the…

Jon C. Ogg · 12 years ago

Medicare Reimbursement Relief for Lab Testing, Maybe

ThinkstockThe House of Representatives may be single-handedly saving the lab companies in America on Wednesday. A bill was posted to propose a short-term fix to the sustainable growth rate, delaying cuts to Medicare reimbursement…

Jon C. Ogg · 12 years ago

Exelixis Enters the Danger Zone

Exelixis may have a while longer before it gets to be a serious revenue stage company. Its stock was crushed on Wednesday, and the company has lost its $1 billion market cap.

Jon C. Ogg · 12 years ago

J.P. Morgan Says Buy Specialty and Big Pharmaceuticals Now

Wikimedia CommonsWith the U.S. pharmaceutical group, and particularly the specialty pharmaceutical names, under pressure over recent trading sessions, the large biotechnology stocks were not the lone rangers when it came to the carnage. While…

Trey Thoelcke · 12 years ago

Insmed Joins Biotech Trash Heap

When a drug trial goes bad, the hit to a drug maker's stock is instant and spectacular. Wednesday it will be Insmed in the spotlight. Shares were down nearly 25% in premarket trading.

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

Short Sellers Find Renewed Interest in Biotech Stocks

After retreating from many leading biotech and emerging pharmaceutical stocks in the previous two periods, short sellers returned in early March, especially in Celgene, Medivation and Pharmacyclics.

Trey Thoelcke · 12 years ago

Top Biotechnology Stocks On Sale Again

For the second time in less than a month, the biotechnology sector got whacked when once again, chatter coming from the halls of Congress hit the sector hard. This may be a perfect entry…

Trey Thoelcke · 12 years ago