by Raynovich Rod | May 20, 2015 | 2024 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio, Biopharmaceuticals
Update-2 uniQure up on deal with BMY (CURE) Cardiovascular Deal with Bristol Myers (BMY) The closing of the uniQure deal with Bristol Myers triggered a $50M payment. Three collaboration targets in cardiovascular and future areas. The stock is up 81% YTD but off its...
by Raynovich Rod | May 14, 2015 | 2024 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio, Biopharmaceuticals
Rayno Biopharmaceutical Stocks- ASCO Plays or Not Large Caps Rule Clovis Oncology (CLVS) up 16.7%, 79% YTD to $100 level! Several data CLVS Presentations for ASCO including two oral and six posters for non-small cell lung cancer and ovarian cancer. Also with a...
by Raynovich Rod | May 13, 2015 | 2024 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio, Biopharmaceuticals
Valuations Step-Up With More Deals Prior to the acquisition of Pharmacyclics (PCYC) by Abbvie (ABBV) for $20B, the top price paid for an emerging biotech company was in the $10B range. Two additional companies among the mid-caps were acquired in prior years: Cubist...
by Raynovich Rod | May 8, 2015 | 2024 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio
Jobs Report Drive Stocks Higher-DOW Up 1.5% Stocks moved higher on the “goldilocks” job report which showed a gain of 223k added in April. The jobs number was too high to raise concerns about an increase in rates but not too bullish because overall...
by Raynovich Rod | May 6, 2015 | Biopharmaceuticals
Orphan Drugs-The Latest Hot Spot in Biotech Large Cap Biotechs Were Red-Specualtive Stocks Were Green XBI 214.9 up 2.36% GEVA $203.4 up 112% NASDAQ 4919 down 0.4% Rare Disease Companies Merge: ALXN and GEVA Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN) the leading company in...
by Raynovich Rod | May 1, 2015 | Biopharmaceuticals
Biotech Bounce-Caution on New Positions IBB up 2% at 340 support level Most biotech stocks are green as of early trading on May 1. Although the sector has taken a beating since April 23 most ETFs and funds are outperforming the market year to date up more than 10%. As...
by Raynovich Rod | Apr 28, 2015 | Biopharmaceuticals
Gilead (GILD) Gilead Beats Q1 Estimates: $7.4B Sales HCV , EPS $2.94, stock up 2% after hours XBI Down Another 4% Down 12.84% in Five Days Weak Tape and Sell-Off Continues…4/30…NASDAQ at 4991 XBI down 1.6% now at 2/24 lows at 212 High fliers hit with...
by Raynovich Rod | Apr 24, 2015 | Biopharmaceuticals
Can Biotech Leadership Continue Up 20% YTD Biotech stocks were roughed up on Friday with a potential market rotation out of healthcare into technology. The XLK Technology SPDR was up 4% for the week compared to only 2% for the IBB. The XLK holds large cap stocks such...
by Raynovich Rod | Apr 21, 2015 | Biopharmaceuticals
Update ILMN 12n EDT trading 4/22 Illumina (ILMN) is selling off from the opening and is now down 4.8% on heavy volume of over 2M shares. The stock has a high PE of 83, P/S of 15 and 95% institutional holdings. Profit taking is underway. The chart shows a triple top at...
by Raynovich Rod | Apr 20, 2015 | 2024 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio, Biopharmaceuticals
Big Earnings Week-AACR Data Disappoints Roller Coaster Market This will be a big week for the market with 25% of all S&P companies reporting earnings. There is a broad rally today in all major indices up over 1% with the DOW leading helped by AAPL up 2.4% on more...