Source: GlaxoSmithKline via Flickr.When it comes to healthcare events, there is none more important than the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference. Filled with dozens upon dozens of biotech and medical device companies, the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference, coming up in mid-January, is the perfect time for companies to unveil a study or device they’ve been keeping under their thumb for a rainy day.With […]
Over the last several years, there has rarely been a bad time to own biotechnology exchange traded funds. That much is confirmed by the presence of multiple biotech ETFs on the annual lists of the top 10 sector funds.In 2014, each of the five major biotech ETFs ranked among the year’s top 10 sector ETFs. That includes the First Trust […]
Bloomberg TelevisionTom LeeSee AlsoThe Most Hilarious Chart Of 2014This Is The Best Illustration Of History’s Bull And Bear Markets We’ve Seen YetThis Oil Map Answers The First Question Everyone Asks When Turmoil Hits The Middle EastAfter 2013’s 31% gain in the S&P 500, almost no one expected 2014 to see double-digit gains in the US stock market, especially considering the […]
View gallery.It’s been a rough couple of days for biotech stocks.To start, Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) has dropped from a high of almost $110 per share on Friday to a low of $86 on Tuesday.Many other big-name biotechs, such as Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN), Biogen Idec Inc (NASDAQ: BIIB) and Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (NYSE: VRX) have fallen with […]
Source: Flickr user Mark EsauBargain hunters are often attracted to beaten-down biotech stocks because they sometimes rebound in astonishing fashion. That said, it can be extremely difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff when mulling over such companies, with many of them having little to no hope of ever reliving their glory days.Aegerion Pharmaceuticals , MannKind Corp. , and […]
View gallery.Many biotech stocks have been breaking out over the past two months.Newlink Genetics Corp and Incyte Corporation both skyrocketed in October.After that, stocks of Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. both had nice, quick pops last month.Then there was Kite Pharma Inc’s huge jump earlier this month.
So, Who’s Next?
The Company: Sangamo Biosciences, Inc.Ticker Symbol: (NASDAQ: SGMO)Sector: HealthcareIndustry: BiotechnologySangamo focuses on the research, development and […]
NEW YORKThe stock market has gotten a bit more finicky over the past week, and that begs the question of whether or not investors could be in for a rocky start to 2015.If so, investors should be putting together their plans for handling a market drop now, rather than risk reacting poorly when the tape is tumbling. With that in […]
Mark Schoenebaum, the biotech and pharmaceutical analyst at Evercore ISI, asked ;the Twittersphere for their favorite drug stocks going into next year.
What’s your favorite stock for 2015 in biotech or Pharma?
– Mark Schoenebaum (@MarkSchoenebaum) December 12, 2014What was the top pick? A 21-way tie for first place. All 21 companies got a single vote.I kid you not. As I’m writing […]
Healthcare Stocks Not Immune To Bearish Mood
Crude Hits Lowest Level in Five Years
Biotech stocks joined the market sell-off again with all ETFs hit hard.The most volatile XBI was down 4.27% today and 3.55% over 5 days.Technical support is right about here $175.89, next at $170. During the mid-October swoon the XBI hit near $145. YTD the XBI is still up […]
Stocks and Industries that are expected to grow in the next 5-10 yearsAerospace (ITA)• Air and space travel will be more accessible than ever.• Over the next 10 years the private space industry will surge.• Rising transportation demand will accelerate airplane manufacturing.• Drone technology is a growth industry in both private and military sectors.• Cheaper fuel alternatives will develop, […]
