by Raynovich Rod | Nov 5, 2015 | 2024 Rayno Tools and Diagnostics Portfolio
Looking for Value in a Slow Growth Market Life Science stocks took a big hit over the past summer and many have not fully recovered.The important metric to watch is sales growth because many of the smaller cap companies are still lagging in earnings growth so the PE...
by Raynovich Rod | Sep 16, 2015 | 2024 Rayno Tools and Diagnostics Portfolio
10/7/15 Update…Still in No Man’s Land…Nothing to Do See recent posts on bear market in biotech. We need to wait for Q3 earnings to find trades and longer term value in Dx and Tools. Most stocks in the sector have been hit hard since August....
by Raynovich Rod | Jun 24, 2015 | BIOgraph, Biopharmaceuticals, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
Updated 6/25 Precision Medicine -Novel Prevention and Treatment Strategies Lead The Way A New Initiative on Precision Medicine — NEJM Over 15,000 attended BIO 2015 in Philadelphia including 1100 companies and more than 30 nations. The Exhibits and Partnering meetings...
by Raynovich Rod | Mar 12, 2015 | 2024 Rayno Tools and Diagnostics Portfolio, Biopharmaceuticals
Diagnostic Stocks rally with NASDAQ and Small Caps -IWM Up 1.66% Life Science Tools and Diagnostics stocks are a tad off their one year highs hit by dollar strength and disappointing revenue growth in some cases. Sequencing stocks were big winners but sold off after...
by Raynovich Rod | Feb 19, 2015 | 2024 Rayno Tools and Diagnostics Portfolio
Bullish Trend Continues for Mid-Cap Growth Stocks The Life Science Tools and Clinical Diagnostics sector kept pace with major life science ETF performance. Major ETFs (FBT,IBB,XBI) are up about 10% YTD and our top performers are up over 10%. We will provide an update...
by Raynovich Rod | Jan 29, 2015 | 2024 Rayno Tools and Diagnostics Portfolio, Biopharmaceuticals
Solid earnings reports-All of Our Picks Are Strong Holds But Strong Dollar a Factor in 2105 Cardiovascular Systems (CSII) Stock Soars 15% On Strong Revenues Interventional treatments for cardiovascular disease Q2 Revenues soared 38% to $44.7M compared to previous...
by Raynovich Rod | Dec 29, 2014 | 2024 Rayno Tools and Diagnostics Portfolio, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
Many Big Winners Are Among Rayno Diagnostics and Tools Stocks in 2014 Abaxis (ABAX) up 46% A major “Point of Care” (POC) Dx Player in veterinary and human markets. Exact Sciences (EXAS) up 135% An emerging Dx player with non-invasive, DNA based test for...
by Raynovich Rod | Jul 29, 2014 | 2024 Rayno Tools and Diagnostics Portfolio
Update -2 Aug. 1 Draft Guidance on LDTs Coming from FDA in 60 Days: Tests Must Be Validated More regulation coming means greater development costs and potential time delays for clinical tests in development and currently marketed as LDTs . Presumably LDT tests will be...
by Raynovich Rod | Jun 26, 2014 | Biopharmaceuticals, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
Challenges Ahead But Sequencing Is A Driver We first reported on Personalized Medicine in 2010 with an article on the importance of Biomarkers for exploiting breakthroughs in the molecular basis of disease. The BIO 2014 Personalized Medicine and Diagnostics Forum...
by Raynovich Rod | May 22, 2014 | 2024 Rayno Tools and Diagnostics Portfolio, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
Update 11/24/14 Clinical Diagnostics and Tools Stocks Review Performance YTD and compared to 11/13 YTD Top winners YTD are: EXAS 104%, ILMN 71.4%, ABAX 36.8% Top Losers YTD are: NSTG 16.6%, RGDX 54%, VRML 30.9% but all were good trades. IWM at $117.4 See Performance...