These are the Biggest Risk to Biotech – Stocks to Watch – Barrons.com

By Ben LevisohnIn a note this morning, BofA Merrill Lynch’s Christina Giannini and team note that the risk for big-cap biotech stocks–think Gilead Sciences (GILD) and Biogen (BIIB)–and small-cap biotech stocks–everything else–are quite different. They explain:
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Biotech is now more passive than actively managed: Perhaps due to the difficulty picking stocks within such an idiosyncratic sector given the complicated science […]

Short Sellers Shy Away From Biotech Stocks – Benzinga

Related ALXNUS Stock Futures Drop Ahead Of Economic DataStrensiq Receives Marketing Approval in Japan for Treatment of Patients with HypophosphatasiaBy and large, the number of shares short in the leading biotech and emerging pharmaceutical stocks shrank between the June 15 and June 30 settlement dates.The trend was particularly noticeable in Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALXN) and Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: […]

Biotech to break out, buy these names: Analyst – CNBC.com

While the stocks are not cheap, they’re not expensive, he added. What investors are paying for is high quality growth and high quality earnings.Read MoreCramer: Secret pattern to unlocking biotech richesIn fact, he thinks people have underappreciated biotech’s “fantastic” margins, noting that the companies now have 50 to 70 percent operating margins and “tons of real cash flow.””These are real […]

Ignore These Risks to Gilead at Your Peril

Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) has enjoyed remarkable success in the past year thanks to the launch of two instant billion-dollar blockbuster hepatitis C therapies, however, even best-in-breed biotech stocks like Gilead Sciences still face risks that could leave investors in the lurch. Read on to learn which three risks concern me most, and how they could impact Gilead Sciences down […]

One analyst is convinced the biotech stock plunge is 'misguided' (IBB, ALXN, BIIB, VRTX, GILD)

Some investors have been worried about a bubble in biotech stocks, and Wednesday’s sell off seemed to prove those fears.

Biotech stocks fell more than 3%, their biggest one-day drop this year.

But the industry is still one of the best-performing in the market: it’s up 35% over the past 12 months and 9.3% year-to-date, compared to year-to-date gains of 3% for […]

One analyst is convinced the biotech stock plunge … – Business Insider

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Wikimedia CommonsSome investors have been worried about a bubble in biotech stocks, and Wednesday’s sell off seemed to prove those fears.Biotech stocks fell more than 3%, their biggest one-day drop this year.But the industry is still one of the best-performing in the market: it’s up 35% over the past 12 months and 9.3% year-to-date, compared to year-to-date gains […]

One analyst is convinced the biotech stock plunge is 'misguided'

View photo.(Wikimedia Commons)Some investors have been worried about a bubble in biotech stocks, and Wednesday’s sell off seemed to prove those fears.Biotech stocks fell more than 3%, their biggest one-day drop this year.But the industry is still one of the best-performing in the market: it’s up 35% over the past 12 months and 9.3% year-to-date, compared to year-to-date gains of 3% for the […]

3 Big Cap Biotechs That Could Trounce Gilead Sciences This Year

Gilead Sciences’ (NASDAQ: GILD) blockbuster launches of the hepatitis C drugs Sovaldi and Harvoni resulted in its revenue jumping 122% in 2014, but with Gilead Sciences facing tough comparisons this year, these three big-cap biotech stocks may be in better positions to see their shares climb in 2015http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/03/01/3-big-cap-biotechs-that-could-trounce-gilead-scien.aspx

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3 Big Cap Biotechs That Could Trounce Gilead Sciences This Year

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3 Tiny Biotech Stocks That I'm Paying Attention to in 2015

The fact that biotech stocks can trade up or down significantly based on news from clinical research trials ensures there is no shortage of pop-and-drop stories in this business. The industry’s volatility might scare off many investors, but for those willing to accept the risk, here are three tiny biotech stocks that could make big moves thanks to the release […]

Was Gilead Sciences Inc.'s Dividend a Good Idea?

Source: Gilead Sciences.Gilead Sciences surprised investors when it recently announced that it will begin returning some of its cash stockpile to investors in the form of a dividend. Since dividend-paying biotech stocks are a bit of a rarity, we asked two Motley Fool healthcare experts for their opinion on whether Gilead Sciences’ dividend plan makes sense. Read on to learn […]