Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, pharmaceutical and diagnostics company Opko Health (OPK 1.63%) has received an alarming one-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Opko and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Opko facts
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Headquarters (Founded) |
Miami (2006) |
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Market Cap |
$2.0 billion |
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Industry |
Biotechnology |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$36.6 million |
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Management |
Chairman/CEO Dr. Phillip Frost (since 2007) |
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Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) |
(23.9%) |
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Cash/Debt |
$42.4 million / $21.4 million |
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Competitors |
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY 0.19%) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 17% of the 168 members who have rated Opko believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those bears, All-Star TMFBlacknGold, touched on Opko's seemingly unsustainable valuation:
I see a lot of speculation here about a buyout, but let's get back to reality. It doesn't seem likely that any company will pay over $2 billion for just $170 million in net assets and less than $40 million in annual revenue. Opko goes from a measly $5-$6 million in quarterly revenue to $11 and all of a sudden it's the best company ever? Look closer and you'll see that a near doubling in revenue resulted in an even larger loss than last year!
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