4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Alkermes
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, integrated biopharmaceutical company Alkermes (NAS: ALKS) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Alkermes and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Alkermes facts
Headquarters (founded) | Dublin (1987) |
Market Cap | $2.3 billion |
Industry | Biotechnology |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $390.0 million |
Management | Chairman/CEO Richard Pops |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | (13%) |
Cash/Debt | $190.5 million / $445.0 million |
Competitors | Abbott Labs |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 248 members who have rated Alkermes believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
A couple of months ago, one of those Fools, neinstein, nicely summed up the bull case for our community:
These guys use technology to improve existing drugs, and make them less burdensome for patients to take. Plus, they're inventing a lot of new ones themselves. I think 2012 could be the breakout year for Alkermes, as the company now has five drugs on the market and, next year, they expect to see double-digit revenue growth. ... Plus, Alkermes has a hefty pipeline ... that's what matters ... where the company keeps on developing better drugs in areas they know well. This company is the opposite of the big, old-line pharma companies that seem to have hit the wall, or fallen off the cliff ... the patent cliff, that is.
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