Biotechnology,Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Providers Are Most Attractive After a five day rally led by chips, tech and industrials Morgan Stanley came out today calling the healthcare sector an overweight. Adam Parker, the US Equity Strategist published a report with the key themes and top picks by the US Healthcare Team. In a detailed 25 page [...]
Celgene (CELG $58.49) is off 0.93% and down 1.29% YTD in a biotech bull market. The stock is also off 20% from 2007 and 2008 highs near $75.The Company recently bought Abraxis for $3B + and presented Abraxane data in combination with other drugs at ASCO. The Company has 25 drugs in it pipeline and [...]
Good Technology Fit Helped By Cheap Money and Tax Benefits M&A has been one of the main drivers of the biotech market and today we have more recombinant action as Alkermes (ALKS) of Boston is buying the EDT drug delivery unit of Elan (ELN) of Ireland for $960M. Elan would receive $500M in cash and [...]
3/30/11 Update CEO Michael Pearson of Canadian based Valeant (VRX) reiterated his determination(live on CNBC this am) for buying Cephalon (CEPH) after being stalled by the Board of CEPH after initial discussions.Mr. Pearson stated he wanted to move quickly and if the deal stalls he would withdraw his bid for the Company.It is possible that [...]
It was 2005, the peak of the housing bubble and housing stocks were running wild. Toll Brothers (TOL) and Lennar (LEN) stock were at 60. There was no end to housing with Wall Street buying up mortgages faster than brokers could sell them. One of the many creative ploys feeding the frenzy was for the [...]
The gloom and doomers are still out in force today but facing a little headwind as the market is stable to up helped by home prices and consumer confidence. Apparently the bulls were on vacation this August or frozen from clicking on something to buy except bonds. However the bond bulls rule led by PIMCO [...]
