June 15-Update 2 after close…Biotechs Down with Techs-Red Screen Day Very few winners today: IBB down 0.77%, XBI down 1.36% to $71.55 near 52 week high of $73. ABBV near new highs at $70.60, BLUE up 24.7% for past month. EPZM soars 17% on EZH2 inhibitor, RXDX up 5.8% continues run on NTRK inhibitor. Trump Executive […]
ASCO Update: Many Stocks Rallied on the News Over the Past Month ASCO Rally is Holding but Fails to Break Through to New 2017 Highs The stock performance of most companies with ASCO news is summarized below.Biotechnology stocks are driven by clinical and deal news so here are some trends to consider: Anticipation of positive […]
June 5…ASCO Update: Incyte Puma and Roche A lot of the product news is already “baked into” stock prices but here is a brief summary of big movers today on clinical news updates. The bellwether XBI peaked at $71.72 today and is down 0.62% to $70.66. bluebird bio (BLUE) up 8.5% to $91.30 BLUE soared […]
6/1/17 Update at close…Biotechs Bounce off Bottom of 3 Month Trading Range IBB up 1.8% back above $290 after hitting 200 SMA bottom. XBI up 2.7% to $69.54 at SMA 50. XBI 2017 top is $72. XLV a safer play up over 1% to $76.91; above March highs and near 12 mo. highs up 11.58% […]
Biotech Fades with Profit Taking: Is the pre-ASCO Momentum Gone? Technicals Matter Drug Pricing Scrutiny Continues Biotechs faded today now that the rush of oncology drug news slowed down. NASDAQ retained momentum with the ETF leader QQQ up 19% YTD pulling ahead of the biotech ETFs. Large cap tech stocks rule. The large cap centric […]
Biotech Trends: Immuno-Oncology Stocks Trending Strong Await ASCO Meeting on June 2 Prices as of Monday 11:45A with NASDAQ up 0.73% FBT $106.75 up 0.2%, IBB flat at $290.64, XBI at $69.33 up 0.3% Here is a selection of biotech trending stocks that have had significant moves or released ASCO Abstract news last week. The […]
Update-3…ASCO Movers Today 5/18: IBB up 1.28% to $292.27, XBI up 2% to $70. Nice follow through in biotech after a nasty day on 5/17 attributed to ASCO and a move away from the “Trump Trade” (industrials and materials). Mid-caps and small caps were very strong. Large Caps: MRK up 1.35%,REGN up 2.38%. Mid Caps: […]
Hologic, Inc. (HOLX) Beats: Revenues Increased 3.2% and GAAP diluted Earnings Increased 666.7% Compared to Prior Year Period (fiscal Q2) The base business grew 5.4% lead by molecular diagnostics, surgical and international franchises.Restructuring completed. The newly acquired Cynosure business grew by 5.7%; blood screening business of $38.4M was divested. GAAP Revenues were $715.4M with diluted […]
May 8, 2017 Large Cap Biopharma Valuations After Q1 Earnings Large cap biopharmaceutical stocks are about 3-4% off their 2017 highs but have been losing momentum. Here is a quick review of the valuation metrics: Best stock performance YTD are REGN up 15.3%, AMGN up 11.5% and ABBV up 5.73%. The large cap focused IBB […]
Update: Big Down Day in Biotech XBI down 3% Article to follow: big movers down CELG,KITE, PBYI, TSRO, XLRN etc Update-1… 5/8/17…Biotech Sector Losing Momentum XBI down 4.3% over 5 days although still up 15.5% YTD. IBB very weak today down over 2%. NASDAQ Composite and QQQ holding near highs mainly because of strength in […]
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