by Raynovich Rod | Mar 6, 2013 | 2024 Rayno Tools and Diagnostics Portfolio, BIOgraph
Sector Drivers include Technology Innovation and M&A The Life Science Tools and Diagnostics sector is important for diversification of any biotechnology portfolio.The stocks are less volatile than biopharmaceuticals and less driven by momentum players because the...
by Raynovich Rod | Feb 26, 2013 | 2024 Rayno Tools and Diagnostics Portfolio, BIOgraph
Genomic Health-Good Long Term Value This looks like a good entry point for buying shares of Genomic Health (GHDX $28.50), a molecular diagnostic company focused on personalized medicine for cancer with its oncotype DX invasive breast cancer test.Yesterday the Company...
by Raynovich Rod | Jan 25, 2013 | Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
Bull Run Continues Except AAPL and GOLD: Every Pundit Seems Bullish on Stocks-Up 12% in 2 Months The green screen rules again today with most life science up and ETFs up 0.5%. Biopharma MO-vers are mostly up CELG GILD MDVN PCYC SGEN. We reiterated many buys in Q4 last...
by Raynovich Rod | Jan 3, 2013 | BIOgraph, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
Rayno Diagnostics and Tools -Another Year of Outstanding Performance In a volatile year with a few earnings disappointments and the summer doldrums, the sector did quite well due to synergies with new drug therapies, technological innovation such as genomics and...
by Raynovich Rod | Oct 23, 2012 | 2024 Rayno Tools and Diagnostics Portfolio, BIOgraph, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
Cepheid in Low $30’s- Long Term Buy Cepheid is not a cheap stock with a Price to Sales of 6.82, market cap of $2.10B and a forward PE of 122.58 but we see a capitulation of sellers who were playing the MO game with a very expensive stock. Nonetheless Cepheid is...
by Raynovich Rod | Oct 2, 2012 | BIOgraph, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
Molecular Plays Lead Rayno Dx Focus Stocks Up Illumina (ILMN) rose 4.5% today on “talk” that Roche will increase its buyout offer to $60. Roche told Bloomberg that it does not comment on rumors. Illumina was added to the Rayno Portfolio in 2/2/09 at a...
by Raynovich Rod | Sep 14, 2012 | BIOgraph, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools, Macro
FED Policy Boosts Risk Assets -QQQs Should Outperform IBB We expect the biotech sector to slightly underperform NASDAQ (QQQ $70.22) in light of “QE Forever” yesterday and the shift to financials, materials, tech and other risk assets. Prior to yesterday...
by Raynovich Rod | Jul 20, 2012 | 2024 Rayno Tools and Diagnostics Portfolio, Biopharmaceuticals, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
AACC Meeting Hangover Begins With Cepheid Earnings Cuts–Stock Off 24% on Volume of 7M shares Cepheid (CPHD) a leader in molecular diagnostics, forecasted earnings of 38-42 cents a share for the year down from 50-55 cents a share on expected revenues in the...
by Raynovich Rod | Jul 13, 2012 | 2024 Rayno Tools and Diagnostics Portfolio, BIOgraph
2012: Four Big Winners Up 30-40% in DX and Tools Portfolio: ABAX, EXAS, GPRO, ILMN In a volatile year with dire macro news and low growth forecasts the NASDAQ was up 10 % YTD and the Rayno Life Science Portfolio had its best year since 2010. M&A continues to play...
by Raynovich Rod | May 3, 2012 | 2024 Rayno Tools and Diagnostics Portfolio, BIOgraph, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
ALR ($21.58) Continues to Sell-off Slicing through 3 Mo. Technical Bottom We have included Alere in our diagnostics and tools portfolio since 2/2/09 at a price of $25, and although the stock is trading more than 10% under that price 3 years later, there was an...