4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: PDL BioPharma
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, antibody humanization patent manager PDL BioPharma (NAS: PDLI) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at PDL's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
PDL facts
Headquarters (founded) | Incline Village, Nev. (1986) |
Market Cap | $886.8 million |
Industry | Biotechnology |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $362.0 million |
Management | CEO/Acting CFO John McLaughlin |
Return on Capital (average, past 3 years) | 88.2% |
Cash/Debt | $210.8 million / $410.0 million |
Dividend Yield | 9.5% |
Competitors | Amgen |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ; Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 95% of the 901 members who have rated PDL believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last month, All-Star Fool austinhippie highlighted several of PDL's positives:
Looks about worth twice its current market price ... Good Margins ... cash flow is positive and relatively steady although not really growing ... a powerful dividend.
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