4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Exelixis
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, biotech company Exelixis (NAS: EXEL) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Exelixis' business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Exelixis facts
Headquarters (founded) | San Francisco (1994) |
Market Cap | $738.5 million |
Industry | Biotechnology |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $289.6 million |
Management | Co-Founder/Chairman Dr. Stelios Papadopoulos |
Trailing-12-Month Return on Capital | 49.4% |
Cash/Debt | $194.3 million / $181.5 million |
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Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 2,597 members who have rated Exelixis believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, nevercontent, succinctly summed up the bull case for our community:
It's cancer fighting drug cabozantinib is still undergoing phase 3 trials, but things are look pretty promising to me at this point. It also offers the unique benefit of pain reduction, which could help distinguish it from other competing drugs.
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