Based on the aggregated intelligence of 145,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, biotech company Isis Pharmaceuticals
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Isis' business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Isis facts
Headquarters (Founded) |
Carlsbad, Calif. (1989) |
Market Cap |
$999 million |
Industry |
Biotechnology |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$119 million |
Management |
Founder/CEO Dr. Stanley Crooke |
Trailing-12-Month Return on Equity |
(6.2%) |
Compound Annual Revenue Growth (Over Past 5 Years) |
23.8% |
Cash/Debt |
$612 million / $140 million |
Other Highly Rated Biotech Stocks |
Amgen |
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Citigroup |
Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 95% of the 539 members who have rated Isis believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include tenmiles, the sixth ranked investor in all of CAPS, and PaladinRider.
Only two days ago, tenmiles highlighted the stock's recent weakness as a great chance to pounce: "Shorts have had some recent fun with this one, but will likely find some technical support around $10 after its spanking. Would seem to represent a fairly cheap 'call option' on a good molecule in the 2010-11 timeframe."
In an earlier pitch, PaladinRider helped Fools make some sense of Isis' antisense technology:
Antisense play that will either be a huge winner or a dismal failure. Been following this company for many years through trials that have fizzled out. However, the current pipeline looks promising and it is one resilient company that takes a licking and keeps on ticking. Highly speculative but could produce a major breakthrough in the treatment of cancer, Type 2 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, etc. Great alliances with Big Pharma also give one hope. Isis is not for the faint of heart -- it's almost a cult classic!
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