Some well-known biotechnology exchange traded funds could be stirred by Gilead Sciences (GILD) fourth-quarter earnings report released Tuesday after the close of U.S. markets.The California-based company posted net income of $3.49 billion, or $2.18 a share, compared with $791 million, or 47 cents a share, a year earlier as revenue more than doubled to $7.31 billion from $3.12 billion on […]
Biotech companies are restoring sight to the blind, curing hepatitis C and fighting off HIV.As they save lives, biotech companies are simultaneously making a lot of money for investors.That’s why the hottest ETFs (exchange-traded funds) on the planet since the bull market began in March 2009 invest in biotech companies.The First Trust NYSE Arca Biotech ETF (FBT) has skyrocketed more […]
Although biotech stocks as a whole handily outpaced the S&P 500 returns last year, there’s no guarantee that investors will be similarly rewarded this year. To get insight into whether biotech stocks can continue climbing, we asked three top Motley Fool contributors to give us their opinion. Read on to learn what they think.: Bringing a new drug to market […]
Four Billionaire Loved Biotech Stocks That Analysts Think Will DoubleAt Billionairesportfolio.com we actively manage a portfolio of the “best ideas” from the world’s best hedge funds, and our members get to follow along.Following the highest conviction trades of the world’s best hedge funds works especially well in the biotech sector. It gives you direct access to the smartest investment minds […]
A lot of markets are at crucial areas here. The US major indices are probably going to decide which direction longer term they want to go. They could continue range bound for awhile longer though unless the Patriots get a hold of the air in the futures markets. They are at the top of the trading range here. You can […]
View photo.Deutsche Bank on Thursday named its top Small-Cap Biotech picks for 2015. The top picks were selected because they were either a disruptive technology, a rare or orphan disease market, an unmet need market or a stock with a big-time catalyst.Here is what to watch for in Deutsche’s top picks.
PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTCT)
Deutsche highlighted PTC Therapeutics as its […]
Judging from the atmosphere at last week’s JP Morgan Healthcare conference in San Francisco – which industry veteran and long-time participant Henri Termeer described as the “most optimistic” he had every experienced – the industry’s well-documented problems are clearly behind us. After a decade in the doldrums, the biotech market is on a bull run stretching back more than a […]
By The Life Science Report
Thursday, 15 January 2015 08:42
Are life sciences stocks in a bubble? Will this be the year biotech overshadows big pharma? Can you fit one more meeting in the schedule? (A reported 4,400 official one-on-one partnering events occurred during the Biotech Showcase 2015, with thousands more cards exchanged in hallways and ballrooms.)Now that the PowerPoint presentations are […]
View gallery.Rumor has it that if the S&P 500 finishes its first five trading days of the year with a gain, then the year in question will — 80 percent of the time — end with a gain as well.Last Thursday’s rally gave the S&P that five-day gain. However, since that day, the market has seen a decent amount of […]
4 Tips for Trading Biotech StocksPosted by Joe Fahmy
on January 12th, 2015
Share on StockTwitsThe Biotech sector has been a leading group for years now. I get many questions on how to trade these stocks, so here are a few tips:1) DO NOT trade anything you are not comfortable with. There is nothing worse than being nervous in a position. Why? […]
