1-Star Stocks Poised to Plunge: Regeneron?
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, biotech company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NAS: REGN) has received the dreaded one-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Regeneron's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Regeneronfacts
Headquarters (Founded) | Tarrytown, N.Y. (1988) |
Market Cap | $9.9 billion |
Industry | Biotechnology |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $445.8 million |
Management | Co-Founder/CEO Leonard Schleifer |
Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) | (27.7%) |
Cash/Debt | $810.6 million / $435.5 million |
Competitors | Amgen |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 27% of the 186 members who have rated Regeneron believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just a few of days ago, fellow Fool Sean Williams (TMFUltraLong) agreed with yours truly and questioned Regeneron's lofty valuation:
[F]antasyland valuation. There's no way that Eylea's forecast of $250 million-$300 million in sales translates into a $10.5 billion market cap. Avastin should give Eylea enough competition to bring Regeneron back to Earth. Never get too excited about new drugs otherwise you often get burned.
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