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3 Up and Coming Biotech Stocks to Watch

Source: Ligand PharmaceuticalsHow hot is biotech these days? The top two exchange trade funds focusing on biotech stocks both more than tripled the performance of the S&P 500 index over the past 12 months. That’s pretty hot.You might be asking, however, if it’s too late to still make solid returns in this sizzling sector. Not at all. There are plenty […]

The Small-Cap Biotech Stock You Should Be Watching

Small-cap biotechnology stocks offer some of the most breathtaking opportunities in the market, but some are better than others. For example, these three tiny biotech stocks are favorites among our Motley Fool experts, and that could mean they’re worth watching.Source: Portola Pharmaceuticals.: Warfarin’s decades long dominance as an anticoagulant used to treat heart disease and post-operative patients is waning, and […]

3 Stocks That Were Huge Winners Last Week

Although we don’t believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes — just in case they’re material to our investing thesis.The market’s best-performing companies last week included three healthcare stocks that won over investors with can’t-miss news. Two of these companies are highly speculative, emerging-stage biotech stocks that […]