Medicis Pharmaceutical
What analysts say:
- Buy, sell, or hold?: Analysts strongly back Medicis Pharmaceutical, with 11 out of 17 rating it a buy and the remainder rating it a hold. Analysts like Medicis Pharmaceutical better than competitor Impax Laboratories overall. Analysts still rate the stock a moderate buy, but they are a bit more wary about it compared to three months ago.
- Revenue forecasts: On average, analysts predict $187.2 million in revenue this quarter. That would represent a rise of 5.6% from the year-ago quarter.
- Wall Street earnings expectations: The average analyst estimate is earnings of $0.61 per share. Estimates range from $0.57 to $0.65.
What our community says:
CAPS All-Stars are solidly backing the stock, with 93.2% assigning it an outperform rating. The community at large backs the All-Stars, with 93.3% awarding it a rating of outperform. Fools are bullish on Medicis Pharmaceutical, though the message boards have been quiet lately, with only 79 posts in the past 30 days. Despite the majority sentiment in favor of Medicis Pharmaceutical, the stock has a middling CAPS rating of three out of five stars.
Management:
Medicis Pharmaceutical's income has fallen year over year by an average of 18.6% over the past five quarters.
Quarter | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 |
Gross Margin | 90.4% | 91.3% | 89.2% | 89.8% |
Operating Margin | 31.4% | 26.9% | 20.2% | 30.5% |
Net Margin | 15.1% | 11.7% | 13.1% | 15.6% |
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