Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, biotechnology company Dendreon
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Dendreon's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Dendreon facts
| Headquarters (founded) | Seattle (1992) |
| Market Cap | $1.1 billion |
| Industry | Biotechnology |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $396.7 million |
| Management | CEO John Johnson (since February 2012) CFO Gregory Schiffman (since December 2006) |
| Return on Capital (average, past 3 years) | (24.7%) |
| Cash/Debt | $497.5 million / $573.8 million |
| Competitors |
Northwest Biotherapeutics Progenics Pharmaceuticals Sanofi |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 17% of the 1,623 members who have rated Dendreon believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, All-Star TSIF, succinctly summed up the bear case for our community:
I can't find any fundamentals that would suggest Dendreon share price should increase from here. Although it's Provenge is a worthy achievement, as expected it couldn't productize it and it never got the buyout it sought. One trick pony with a drug that's expensive, difficult to manufacture and difficult to get doctors to prescribe. Burn rate continues with no end in sight.
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